Motorola Razr V3 — Disassembly Guide — Part 1

Welcome to the Celtnet Mobiles: Motorola Razr V3 Disassembly Page 1 — There are a number of broken Motorola V3s on the web and if you have a scratched housing or screen or even a borken screen you can use these as donours to repair yor own phone. Or, maybe, you just want to change the colour of your phone? If this is you, then this guide will tell you precisely how to disassemble your phone so that you can then do the repairs or modifications you need before re-assembling the phone.

This is the first section of an three-part series of articles that take you through all the steps required to safely disassemble your Motorola Razr V3 mobile phone.

This article takes you through the tools you will need and the first steps required in disassembling your phone (essentially removing the battery and SIM card). If you would like to know more about what the various parts of the phone are and how they work, see my eight-part article on how mobile/cellular telephones work.

Welcome to the new home of the Celtnet Mobiles in formation site. This page is the first in a series of three articles that take you through the process of dismantling your Motorola Razr V3 mobile/cellular phone.


Motorola Razr V3 Disassembly: Part 1

Getting Started

Tools for disassembly

Before you start you will need a few tools, as above. To disassemble the phone you will need two Torx screwdrivers: a T5 and a T6. You will also need a flat plastic implement to prise apart the components of the phone. Anything flat but rigid will do. I used an old SIM card here. It needs to be plastic to ensure that you don't scratch the fascias whilst taking them apart. You will also need a small flat-head screwdriver to ease some of the components apart. In addition you will need a needle or a pin to remove some of the rubber protective components. Once you've assembled all these items the next stage is to begin disassembly.

front and back view of V3 Razr

First we'll start with front and back views of the classic V3 RAZR mobile phone. I know that you'll be familiar with these views already, but I'm placing them here so that you can use them to orient yourselves when going throug the various other images on this site.

Removing the battery case

The first and simplest thing to do is to remove the battery case. Just use the flat-head screwdriver to press the button at the top of this pannel. This will reveal the battery and SIM card inside (as below)


Removing the battery case
Remove the battery and the SIM card

Once the battery bay is open pop out the battery itself and then slide out the SIM card. But do not use this SIM card to perform the following procedures as they are quite violent and may damage your SIM card.

The easy part of the procedure is now done. To learn how to remove the main fascias, jump to the next part of this course.







Not found what you're looking for? Search the web:



stefan and zogo small One Million People Campaign
If you can spare $1 then help support this site and change someone's life forever? Learn how and why on the One Million People campaign page. Or donate $10 and get my guide to spices ebook or The Recipes of Africa eBook as a gift for your donation!

Buying mobile phones online

By osev34of | Published 2010-02-17 00:40:46 | 2010 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

It's not a secret that in today's world it is not easy to catch everything. Therefore, a man of the twenty-first century is more and more confidence in his purchases online - it is both practical and handy.

iPhone application developing

By sel32fon | Published 2009-11-09 01:43:59 | 2009 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

It is a well-known fact that almost everyone uses mobile phones today. Most people think that the mobile cell phone is a really significant invention. And not only common phones, but also a kind of mobile phones called an iPhone.

Are you an outdoor enthusiast, or a nature lover?

By IrenBirken | Published 2009-10-19 13:55:08 | 2009 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

GPS Tuner Atlas Full version with North America Basic map content Atlas, is an outdoor navigational software for windows mobile devices, with built-in Tele Atlas maps, raster maps, and user generated custom calibrated maps.

Innovative iPhone Application Development

By kethywright | Published 2009-08-25 11:50:51 | 2009 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

If you are in search of company for your iPhone application development then visit Perception System

Verity Technologies signs Kores (India) as channel sales partner to distribute Blue ID solutions.

By veritytech | Published 2009-07-10 10:53:46 | 2009 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

Bangalore: Verity Technologies, a mobile applications company with focus on Authentication and Identity Management Services, today announced a strategic alliance with Kores (India) Limited, a 76 year old highly diversified business house with all India network and market leadership in stationery and office products. Kores has relationships with most Indian Banks. The alliance paves way for Kores to distribute Verity’s highly acclaimed Blue ID, a new generation technology – that secures financial transactions, manage access and provides biometric identity to masses on a pan India basis.

Get an exciting iPhone Games Applications visit - Perception System

By perceptionsystem00 | Published 2009-05-20 11:48:48 | 2009 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

Perception System has professional Iphone Games developers to built different levels of iPhone games as per your cost, budget and requirements within a certain period of time. Perception System http://perceptionsystem.com/iphone-game-development.html , offers great value at affordable cost to deliver our customers high quality game services.

Why choose iPhone as a third generation mobile?

By perceptionsystem00 | Published 2009-05-12 07:15:15 | 2009 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

Perception System know-how to proves quality and cost effective porting solutions. If you want our iPhone porting services please contact us at http://www.perceptionsystem.com Perception System offer both operator specific and handset specific porting services.

Explore the World of Mobile Information and Services with SmartTouch Mobile!

By IrenBirken | Published 2009-04-02 16:07:25 | 2009 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

A handy app, SmartTouch Mobile enhances your Windows Mobile device functionality with a suite of widgets, enabling smooth access to branded content and services.

Why unlock an iPhone when you can get one free

By RobertMelk | Published 2009-01-12 00:03:48 | 2009 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

iPhone 3G is the coolest mobile phone launched lately, even though it is cheaper than its earlier version but there are a lofty subscription charges involved. You can spare yourself from these costs and gift yourself a free iPhone 3G.

Start the New Year with a free iPhone

By RobertMelk | Published 2009-01-11 23:53:07 | 2009 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

iPhone is a revolutionary cell phone and has changed the cell phone industry completely. But it is cell phone which is out of reach of many. There are a lot of websites which are offering free iPhones.


Advice Articles



envirofone.com - get money for your old mobile phone


Build a REAL business you can be proud of

Want to know more?


1. Take the tour
2. See the results
3. See the Proof
4. Take the Video Tour

Want to learn more? Talk to a real (and successful) SBI owner


PhopneBox Direct - pick-up your free phone today