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MUTILATION VIDEO... BUT IT WORKS

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Instead of plopping down $130 for a new Gear VR, I vowed to attack my current 2016 Gear VR (which was FREE with my Galaxy S7) with my trusty dremel.
Samsung sets our pants on fire, comes back with a mediocre S8+ upgrade for ludicrous cost, and then tries to sell us a new Gear VR for $130?
Samsung, I assure you that we certainly are suckers, but we are not made of money.

Planning: Simply consisted of measuring out a piece of cardboard based on the latest measurements reported, then sticking that on my Gear VR to see where I'd need to cut. I also researched where the sensitive electronic bits and pieces were.

Execution: After cutting a bit off the locking piece, I had crudely used a box cutter to make a basic outline with the actual note 8 in it with the USB C connector the 2016 Gear VR came with for the Note 7. I then taped up what I could to prevent bits of melted plastic dust from getting everywhere, then went to town on it with my dremel.
I had to go back a few times and clean it up a little, making sure the phone fit just right in the locking piece.

*I almost cut too much plastic off of the bottom of the locking piece (which has a guide) and this would have caused the locking piece to pop off permanently, so I'd recommend using caution with that in mind.*

The only issue (other than appearance) is that I can see a tiny sliver of the right eye's image out of the CORNER of my left eye. If I attempt to look at the tiny sliver (looking right), it disappears as my eyeball moves.


I'm not recommending that everyone try this for many reasons...
1. if you screw up, you could ruin your gear vr that you could have otherwise used with some old samsung phone you may have lying around since you are the kind of person that hoards old phones.
2. the dremel will probably spit hot melted plastic in your face as the gear vr tries to defend itself (wear eye protection and keep your mouth closed, you fool)
3. you should probably already know your way around a dremel, or the dremel will attack you.