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    What is this Vaio-Z part?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by komugi, Oct 21, 2011.

  1. komugi

    komugi Notebook Geek

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    Wondering if anyone knows just the part# for the aluminum cover (part of the keyboard).
     
    komugi, Oct 21, 2011
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  2. ComputerCowboy

    ComputerCowboy Sony Fanboy

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    Depends on the color

    4-165-824-01 CHASSIS AL J [Black & Silver/Carbon & Silver/Glossy Premium Carbon & Silver/Silver]
    4-165-824-11 CHASSIS AL J [Black/Glossy Premium Carbon/Premium Carbon]
    4-165-825-01 CHASSIS AL E [Black & Silver/Silver]
    4-165-825-11 CHASSIS AL E [Black/Glossy Premium Carbon/Premium Carbon]
    4-165-826-01 CHASSIS AL U [Black & Silver/Carbon & Silver/Glossy Premium Carbon & Silver/Silver]
    4-165-826-11 CHASSIS AL U [Black/Glossy Premium Carbon/Premium Carbon]
     
    ComputerCowboy, Oct 21, 2011
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  3. komugi

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    Much appreciated :)
     
    komugi, Oct 21, 2011
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    ComputerCowboy Sony Fanboy

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    ComputerCowboy, Oct 21, 2011
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  5. MikjoA

    MikjoA Notebook Evangelist

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    And do you know where is it possible to find those parts ?

    I'd like to change my LCD case cover, cuz sony scratched at several area when they attempted to repair my laptop...
     
    MikjoA, Oct 21, 2011
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    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    Might also want to be careful of the above listings on the J, E, & U annotations.

    I may be wrong but I think those refer to the following (& note that these regions have got different keyboard layouts):

    J - Japan
    E - Europe
    U - U.S.

    Good luck. :)
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Oct 21, 2011
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    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    Which country &/or region are you located at? That may help us to give you some ideas on where you may be able to obtain the parts that you need.
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Oct 21, 2011
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    I'm located in France
     
    MikjoA, Oct 22, 2011
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  9. komugi

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    komugi, Oct 23, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Just the aluminium part, no buttons, keyboard, palmrest, etc.

    That's the flat thin silver thing that surrounds the front edge of the screen. (it has SONY written in the center and VPCZ1 written on the right at the bottom)
     
    namaiki, Oct 24, 2011
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    Hi i dropped my z1390 and the aluminum plate twisted on the side of the power botton, i have a US keybord with black glossy aluminum carbon fiber do i have to loock for the 4-165-826-11 ? and if any one have any idear wher i can find that, i'm also looking for the hings cover same color (black) because the aluminum smached them. Please Help
     
    medwes, Feb 25, 2013
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  12. Jasman

    Jasman Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone here ever replaced just the aluminum cover for the keyboard/palmrest, disassembling everything attached to it in the process? It almost seems impossible, given the amount of tape/fabric and adhesive that looks to be holding everything together. The entire assembly might exist somewhere, at least used. I don't want to try taking mine apart unless someone else has done it (and put it back together) successfully.

    Thanks
     
    Jasman, Mar 19, 2015
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    aced411 Newbie

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    I just replaced that part on my VPCZ1290X. It seemed like it would be impossible looking at it, but I just took my time. What really helped was to taking pictures every so often as I disassembled things so I could make sure I was putting it back together properly. A lot of screws are hidden under black tape. Anyways I'll be honest after I got it back together I was surprised it still works LOL. Next I need to replace one of the hinge covers. Someday I'd like to replace the bottom shell as well.
     
    aced411, Mar 30, 2015
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