WTB V551 Rubberized Faceplate

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www.cnn.cn has em.
"Bill Kraski" <Bill.Kraski.NoSpam@verizon.invalid> wrote in message
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> I recently got a new Cingular V551, which I like, pretty much "as is".
The
> rubberized case parts make it easy & comfortable to hold with no slippage
> if I change my grip. However, now that I have my V551, I've noticed a
> number of friends have the same model. What I'm trying to find is an
exact
> replacement in a different color (maybe black/charcoal?) for the faceplate
> & battery cover. Googling seems to get a wide variety of faceplates, but
> all seem to be either metal (maybe metal-look plastic) or hard plastic,
but
> none that are the rubber with or without metal insert. There was one that
> the picture appeared to be a black rubberized replacement without the
metal
> centerpiece by Wildcat, but none of the sites include a description to be
> sure that it isn't another hard plastic set. Does anyone know if such a
> set exists? And who might carry it?
>
> Bill K

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look on ebay for oem v547 faceplates. they are the same design as the v551
but in a different grey color
"Bill Kraski" <Bill.Kraski.NoSpam@verizon.invalid> wrote in message
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> Craven Morehead wrote:
>
>> www.cnn.cn has em.
>
> Thanks. That might have been somewhere in the results I got. But, after
> going through 5 to 8 pages of nothing but hard plastic replacements for
> varying search term combinations, I was giving up hope of finding
> something
> like this.
>
> Bill K