Now that more eBay sellers have Nokia N73 faceplates and covers available, curious Nokia N73 users can now change the color of their phone. Johnh_21 from HOFO recently tried it and shows off the successful result. Here’s how he did it.

There are 2 excellent tutorials which can be found here by digisnacks and here by elcapitan. They complement each other perfectly. Here it is in combined and summarized version.

Tools Needed: 2 credit cards and T6 Screwdriver.

1. Take front faceplate off by inserting credit card 1 between housing and silver key. As you pull up, take credit card 2 and slide it on the side of the phone prying the clips off.

2. Unscrew these 6 screws at the edges with the T6 screwdriver and release the 4 clips surrounding the LCD screen.

3. Slip the little black frame off of the LCD screen, and lift the screen. You should now see a screw. Removing this screw removes the back cover.

4. That’s it! Put your new faceplate or housing in and figure out how to put things back by following the directions here in reverse order.