[oyster rsx]

hey all my brother in law wanted to know if he could get a replacment antenna for his 7100i both myself and him have searched for a replacement antenna and have come up with nothing thus far. is there a replacment antenna out there for a 7100i? if so where can i go about getting one thank you...

[taravangenderen]

I would just get an i860 antenna from a nextel repair store...same size.

[oyster rsx]

really it is? i didnt know that and is it hard to change? thanks...

[taravangenderen]

not hard to change just need a T-6 and a T-4 screwdriver. The antenna is held in place with a tiny little screw that the T-4 can get.

[TWGhost]

yea but wouldn't you have to open up the back?, cause you can visually see the T-4 screen like you can with the i860.....so i would say becareful...

[xbubbax]

Originally Posted by TWGhost

yea but wouldn't you have to open up the back?, cause you can visually see the T-4 screen like you can with the i860.....so i would say becareful...

i you know what a T4 screwdriver is, than you can open this puppy. its simple just bring your magnifying lends just in case.............

[TWGhost]

hahaah, i still dun noe where the T-4 screw is for the BB7100i, afte i open the battery door, but whatever......

**i do know what a T-4 screwdriver is, and they are hard to find and easy to strip, used to change housing all the time

[Jimbob_1000]

Originally Posted by taravangenderen

I would just get an i860 antenna from a nextel repair store...same size.

This is correct, BUT the holes for screw to hold the antenna onto the frame/housing of the 7100i and i860 are on opposite sides. so they look identical but they really aren't.

I tried for a customer.

JIM

[taravangenderen]

after you open up the battery door you have to unscrew those 2 screws that you see there. Then you have to pull that whole piece off (everything from the place that says blackberry to the antenna). Flip that piece over that you just took off and there is the little t-4.

[oyster rsx]

Originally Posted by Jimbob_1000

This is correct, BUT the holes for screw to hold the antenna onto the frame/housing of the 7100i and i860 are on opposite sides. so they look identical but they really aren't.

I tried for a customer.

JIM

ok if it doesnt work, what would you recomend?

[taravangenderen]

ooops didn't realize that about which side the hole was on. sorry for the wrong info oyster.
you may be able to luck up and find a service center that repairs or sends off bbs and see if you can buy the whole piece that the antenna is attached to. I switch them out all the time for customers, but I have a bunch of bbs that are being sent off to get repaired, so I have access to those types of parts.