Fixing Balkin's Zune Case
I recently acquired a Zune 30GB (in Brown) and a Belkin Folio Kickstand Case for Zune (F8M031).
I really like the case, my only problem is that you cannot click the Play/Pause and Back buttons while it is in the case. This is a design flaw of the case, I tried out 3 cases and they all had the same problem. In fact, reading the Amazon.com Reviews of the case seam to show that everyone is having this button problem.
In the design of the case, there are pieces of rubber imbedded inside the leather case which click the buttons on the Zune. The problem with the case is, these pieces of rubber are not aligned correctly inside the leather.
The fix to this is quite easy, move the pieces of rubber.
***NOTE: Moving the pieces of rubber will VOID the case's warrantee!***
- Put your Zune in the case
- Figure out what way the Back button rubber piece needs to move in the case for both buttons to function correctly.
- Take your Zune out of the case
- With a razor blade, cut along the seam of the Back button to expose the piece of rubber
- With some tweezers, carefully move the rubber piece in the direction you determined from step 2. The rubber piece is glued down, though if you gently nudge the rubber piece you can get it loose
- Put your Zune back in the case. If the buttons still do not work correctly, go back to step 2
The Belkin Zune Case now fits my Zune perfectly!