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Dayvidpriddy Author

Level 1

10 points

iPhone 4 bumpers scratch stainless steel band!

Beware guys...I received my black bumper about a week ago now. Took off the bumper tonight to clean my phone down and there are scratch marks on the steel band from the bumper (this is caused from the pieces of hard plastic on the underside of the bumper. Not a happy camper here...

HP DV7T-Quad, Windows 7, iPhone 4

Posted on Jul 16, 2010 10:14 PM

212 replies

aditz

Level 1

0 points

Jul 17, 2010 12:44 PM in response to Hawk-Firestorm

you bet it does, we took our bumpers back in today and showed them the scratches on both phones and they offer to replace the phones. See my previous post regarding the bumpers, about a week old.

aditz

Level 1

0 points

Jul 17, 2010 12:47 PM in response to red555

You are wrong my friend, the bumpers have tiny spots inside(not all I expect) but those that have do scratch the brushed stainless steel surrounding. So much for 5 x times harder than standard stainless steel. LOL

Jul 18, 2010 1:34 AM in response to Dayvidpriddy

Just took my Bumper off for the first time since the day I purchased my handset and it also has small scuffs on the so called 'Stainless Steel' edge. I've counted 5-6 small marks. I really don't want to have to return my handset. Does anyone know of anything I can buff my handset with?

I won't be using any workshop tools!

Jul 18, 2010 8:08 AM in response to aditz

did you have to schedule a genius appointment or did they offer to replace when you showed them the bumpers?

bibo24

Level 1

5 points

Jul 18, 2010 10:01 AM in response to honeyb27

LOL!!

Anonax

Level 1

0 points

Jul 19, 2010 1:38 AM in response to Dayvidpriddy

Yeah, the same thing has happened to me. Took off the bumper to clean about a week later after putting it on and found that there were friction scratches caused by the imperfection in the hard plastic band rubbing against the stainless steel. It's funny that i bought something to protect the cool stainless steel band and it turn out to scratch it instead ??! 'THIS IS PANTS'

zYxMa

Level 1

24 points

Jul 19, 2010 1:48 AM in response to Dayvidpriddy

Didn't you get it yet? All answers you get here is: Return it!

BTW thanks for the info. That's just pathetic.

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Jul 19, 2010 8:55 AM in response to Dayvidpriddy

I'm off to see if they will exchange tomorrow, I will be getting a Sena case for sure. No more rubbish Bumpers.

mrpelon

Level 1

0 points

Jul 19, 2010 9:31 AM in response to Dayvidpriddy

ay foreal... i was tripping All day....ive never ever dropped my phone since i purchased it n yesterday morning i was looking at the phone with the bumper off n there were like nicks n little dent marks.....i was dumbfounded?...could not recall how that ever happened.. i even asked my son if he had accidently dropped it..n he swears no on it?

Jul 19, 2010 9:40 AM in response to Dayvidpriddy

I'm using my old 3gs Speck cover on my iPhone 4. No scratches on the SS ring, and this cover is not made for the iPhone 4, but does protect it in while I'm waiting for my bumper.