How do I change i450 faceplate?

If you're just doing the faceplate and back then just take off the inside LCD screen cover...it's double sided taped into place...and then you'll see the 4 little screws (Torx-6)...one is under the antenna so extend the antenna to get to it. You just pry the two pieces of the front and back apart, they snap together. It's pretty easy and self explanitory once you remove your LCD screen cover inside the flip. Housings take more time to do...pain in the a**. I just did one and don't ever want to do another one.

***Hidden screw (Torx-5) behind a small piece of rubber on the antenna, which you'll need to find if doing a housing change!***

Thanks! I've just decided to only change the back plate and not the front since I also found out if I do it I cancel the warranty!

don't worry about it just put the old 1 back on i suggest a heat gun to "loosen " the glue on the lcd but just a little bit heat is bad for lcd's

Just switch it back to the old one before turning it in for problems and the warranty will be fine. Just be careful when removing the LCD cover on the inside. It's double sided tape which you can pry up easily...just go slow...if you rush it you'll bend it or scratch it. I just changed an entire housing unit on my hubby's i450 and I'd never so much as changed a faceplate once before doing it. It was a pain in the butt to do the actual handset behind the battery but the top was simple as pie.

i have taken my i450 and put it into an i560 dummy housing. now my i450 board and what not are used in that. easy solution to get a work phone!