Sony SZ71VN/X cosmetic part - replace?

No luck looking myself... and ome people have service guides, so.

The plastic piece that covers the speakers and contains the on/off switch plus the graphics switch, the Wireless switch, etc.

What happened:
The Aluminium started to bend upwards out of nowhere... don't ask why... I don't know.
Even though the laptop is in warranty . I doubt its covered, and even if, its just cosmetic and not necessarily worth the hassle.

I have fidelled about a bit, it would be easy to replace the part - but, only if its not expensive, and if I - or someone else can find it.

Does someone have a part number or links? Or a price?

If I don't replace it at the moment I may save the information for later reference.

(I'm in the UK)

Thanks

 

Hi. I have the service manual for the final revision SZ. It contains all the part numbers for every part. Send me a PM with your email and I will send it to you.

PS. You also need to have Adobe reader installed, as well as MS Office to read it.

 

I've got Adobe and Office
Thanks.

Edit: I can't send a pm at the moment, you have too few posts....

Do you fancy joining the NBR MSN group? see my sig... and then you'll be able to get one of my e-mail addresses too.

 

Does anybody else have that information? - I can't PM viiv

Just a little bump - superglue did "fix" the issue ina way - but replacing that cosmetic part may still be a good idea...

 

I'm curious - if it started to deform for no good reason, why should you fix it yourself? By supergluing it you've invalidated your recourse as well.

 

That is true - but there is one more issue.

My laptop was bought in Germany - I'm living in the UK.
Asking Sony to repair it would be more difficult.

And if I replace the part myself I don't expect the cost to be high - its just plastic with some aluminium.

But I need to find out what it is first...

 

Ah, I see. That is definitely one Sony-typical thing I want gone: The regional division of warranty. Almost every other major manufacturer has a portable or international-by-default warranty.

 

Oh its not too bad in Europe - 1 year everywhere in Europe.
But some places give you two years - example Germany, however, the second year can only be retained if you are in Germany, if you're not you need to travel there.

But it means I wouldn't have my laptop and its my only computer.

 

I doubt if your going to get the part you're looking for by itself. You could try Ebay though. May be try messaging a few sellers and see if that have that part. I know vaiorefurbs on ebay seem to sell and have a lot of Sony parts. I have used them before.

Also, i thought that you needed to buy a VOS pack in order to have the standard one year warranty in several countries in the EU.

http://www.microwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/A0435897

 

Outside of the country you purchased your notebook in, you need the overseas warranty package, as I discovered when I brought my UX3/490N's here and tried to register the warranty. Crucially, I had to buy the overseas warranty package in the country I bought the Vaio in. So I had to buy the overseas warranty when I was back in the US, and also the warranty extension in the US as well - that's also quite an important point, you can't buy a local warranty extension even if you have the overseas warranty pack.

(ludicrous hassle in this day and age if you ask me, but then we're talking about a company whose corporate mindset is still in the mid-90's)

Of course, the UX's have not needed a single service despite a pretty hard life. I sometimes wish they'd break so I could see if that hassle I went through actually means I will actually get a non-UK machine repaired here - because knowing Sony, I'm almost certain they'll have a get-out clause.

 

As far as I am aware Sony products come with an EU warranty - its not really overseas.

But would anybody have the part number?
Because I can't look without knowing what to look for.

 

This is the part that you need
X-2178-375-1

It is listed as hood k/b assembley on the Sony Service website page for the SZ7/C and X models.
You might be able to buy it from nexttronics and get it sent to you.

This is what the hood looks like for another SZ model-so it is that part that you need above.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/X21035053-SON...0|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

Edited to add:
Nexttronics do sell it.
http://www.nexttronics.com/catalog/sony/X/X21783751.htm

 

Thank you Rachuck

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