So I just finished replacing the bezel and buttons, and of course I forgot the SD card door - Argh :( Anyway, I will fix it tonight, and post pictures. A couple things to note for those of you that want to perform the mod. Make sure to watch the assembly and disassembly videos:
BlackBerry Bold 9000 OEM black bezel- Sony, Panasonic, Alcatel, 3G, Apple, SonyEricsson, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Dopod/
I ignored the step about taking the LCD apart, and that bit me. I know some people have stated that they were able to reassemble without going through this step, but it's not easy, they had more patience than me, or just got lucky that it all snapped into place. If you take the LCD screen off, it really makes the assembly process smoother. I did not, and struggled trying to put it all back together, a couple times my heart skipped a beat because of the weird snapping sounds I was hearing. In fact, I would not have discovered this crucial step if it were not for the fact that with all my fidgeting, the LCD screen came off the main board. That was my "ah ha" moment.
Note that the video does not show you how to remove the battery latch, and as others have mentioned, the 2 side charging connectors, and don't forget the SD card door like I did!
As far as the previous posters (jnelson2000) note about the 2 mesh coverings - thank you! I would have never caught that. However, I have no idea how you removed the top mesh, I ripped mine to shreds :(. jnelson2000, how did you remove the mesh?
As far as tools go, the plastic case opener (attachment from "carsmovies" post on page 1 of this thread) is not really crucial, but the other 2 are! Some kind of pointy device (what is this tool called?) really helps for removing the charging connectors, seating the button nipples/tabs and for removing the speaker meshes.
Learn from our mistakes (though I had no execuse after 4 pages of posts
)!!!
Despite the pain and small heart attack, it was worth it. My Bold looks tight, and as you will see later tonight, is different from any others that I have seen posted