Trying to FIX a Broken $2.5K Lamborghini Luxury Phone

Here we have the start of a new mini series of attempted fixes on broken unusual branded items. To start it off we have a faulty Lamborghini mobile cell phone which retailed in 2017 at $2500. It was sold in Harrods, Dubai and other areas in the United Arab Emirates. I paid £299 from eBay in 2022. It doesn't power on. Can it roar into life again or will it end up on the scrap heap...let's find out.
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Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things. I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things, so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series. Many thanks, Vince.

[@alanharris2799]

The irony of fixing a $2500 phone with a 1pence bit of plastic from a recycle bin is brilliant

[@Random_4400]

ikr

[@cynaptyc]

That's why I love this channel! Just straight up practical do it yourself repair! Learning something new every time I watch. His thinking outside the box at times is just on the spot!

[@abzhuofficial]

Thanks for the SPOILER. Now I wanna watch this video from start to finish

[@emptytomb4967]

i thought that the black cushion pads on the volume may have been what they had underneath the power button.

[@ElektroTechNL]

Haha yes some one els will ask allot off money for this fix xD.

[@MikeB_UK]

Vince, you are a brave man to start attacking a phone that cost you almost £300 with no prior info or help. Hats off that you got into it with virtually no damage. Well done. Love all your videos.

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Mike 👍👍👍

[@TheRetroFuture2]

What a result! You must be very pleased with that. Now you can tell people you own a Lamborghini.

[@Mymatevince]

I've made it 🤣

[@Aryx_]

@@Mymatevince your so funny and @Elliot Coll your so funny.

[@carlosvela5486]

Lol! Da boys will be like: "so where's the ride...?" Vince takes out Lamborghini phone and enters UBER app. "There's the ride..." P.S. awesome fix btw, love when sometimes it's something SO simple

[@GadgetUK164]

LOL!!!

[@PaulKingIII]

Ayeeee ahahahah

[@TampaTec]

Lamborghini should stick with cars. Now You can put this on your resume you worked on Lamborghinis! 👍

[@Mymatevince]

🤣🤣🤣👍👍

[@60gregma]

From some of the videos I have seen, their cars are even worse.

[@David-uq2uk]

Ferrari are better than Lam's

[@Tronicsfix]

Really enjoyed this one Vince! This was a great idea for a video. Nice work

[@Aryx_]

Agreeable

[@Mymatevince]

Cheers Steve, glad you liked it 👍👍👍👍

[@curbyi76]

As sadly a enforced retired electrician, I love to hear someone else insists on having a vertical screw finish, something drummed into me as an apprentice. I believe your background is telecoms Vince I'm sure your cabinets were immaculate.

[@philsinclair]

How many people were like “oooooooo, please don’t snap” when vince was taking it apart!?😂

[@emptytomb4967]

ikr, then he would have been gutted, lol.

[@chriskukowski398]

I definitely held my breath several times, and loved when he was just hoping to find another screw under the adhesive strip hahah totally been there.

[@andreilucian10]

As a person who SNAP more than 10lcd screens...i`m one of those person :)))

[@simarriott524]

It really melted my heart hearing you say “my son will love this”. Reminded me of my dad fixing up old toys in our garden shed for me when I was a kid.

[@damarioYT]

The pure luck of having a small fault not related to the phone itself is amazing. Good find!

[@johnperalta9415]

That's quite a common issue on old samsung S series phones. I've fixed a lot of those using the same method but using the discarded part of a nylon cable tie

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks John, a small cable tie would have worked nicely on this one too, might be a longer lasting fix as well 👍👍👍

[@gabrielh9886]

Really enjoyed this one Vince. The process of getting it open had my fingers clenching and seeing the phone come on after your repair was so satisfying. Congrats m8! Now I'm craving to do some phone repairs myself

[@johnlake6321]

You’re a bloody star Vince!! I love your attitude to the jobs you get. You’re not easily deterred. And very inquisitive.

[@MrAsBBB]

The guy who owned this originally may well have just gone out and got another one.This was so enjoyable. Perseverance , patience and intelligence is what you have in bucket loads. Well done!

[@CrayonConoisseur]

Man it must be so cool to have you as a dad. I would never have to worry about stick drift on my controllers or heating issues on my consoles lmao

[@Steve_Hallett]

As a mechanical fitter. Back in my youth, if we scratched the blacking off of anything, we used to give the area a quick dab with a permanent marker. It covers up the marks well and would take your eye off any damage on the screws you tried to undo 👍.

[@samuelwilliams8575]

This is actually my favourite kind of fix. My technical ability is far surpassed by my inability to take defeat well! Good perseverance getting the back off!

[@GarthBeagle]

Amazing! And ironically I also used a cut off square of plastic from a fruit container to fix something yesterday, brilliant minds think alike 👍

[@Mymatevince]

👍👍👌

[@michaeldoyle7444]

Nice one Vince, I love it when a bodge comes together

[@AbsiA7]

mate i love your videos as someone from the uk who buys random stuff to buy and fix your an actual inspiration to me and id love to learn from you

[@SURGE101]

What a result vince, great fix. That startup screen is brilliant, my favourite bit of the phone. That phone really is something special. Great fix and video👍

[@Mymatevince]

Nice one Rich, cheers 👍👍

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

Vince,you are way smarter then you give yourself credit for ! i love people like you,the ability to fix things is such a good trait,keep doing what you do,i wish more people were like this ☹

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Mike 👍👌

[@benbrown2185]

Good job as always! The phone is based on a ZTE Axon 7, you should get some spares for that if you need to.

[@justcallme00oogy]

I was gonna say this! I had that phone and replaced parts on the inside several times and it's so funny how they essentially rebranded a phone known for being inexpensive (although very good for the time)

[@speedwaynutt]

@@justcallme00oogy Cheaper phone probably gives them more $$$$$ from sales

[@sranang-kino]

well done , this problem also exist on Samsung S5 and S4 models , and a bit of cardboard brings it back to life ..nice work really , Your son is the boss with this phone ,

[@Liltinyant1977]

The sheer guts to attempt a repair on such an expensive, exquisite phone is to be commended nevermind you only went and cracked it. Great video as always.

[@chriskukowski398]

I loved that you could see your signs smile in the reflection, I don't have kids, but shit like this makes me want em just for those amazing moments. Great dadding man!

[@livefreeprintguns]

Congrats on the fix, very cool!

[@michaleus]

I find your videos incredibly reassuring. The variety of products and the fun is first rate. Fantastic work Vince. Greetings from Czechia, country located in central Europe.

[@LifewithLewy]

I really enjoyed watching this video. I was watching a PS4 repair and stepped out of my house. Came back in to this on. Nice random sub!

[@UltimatelyEverything]

What a great fix this was who would have guessed it would be this simple and easy to fix? It's a nice phone as well i hope your son enjoys it and another successful fix from Vince that's a thumbs up from me.

[@ChickensinHighDef]

I can't remember how long I've watched your videos, but every single time a new one pops up, it makes my day. Cheers from America!

[@johnproudlock2900]

$2.5K Lamborghini Luxury Phone fixed with a piece of plastic reclaimed from the bin unbelievable. Brilliant result vince

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

It's mostly those small things that damage more expensive items (mainly pecause of penny pinching during the design period). Back when the PS4 came out the trigger buttons on the (back then quite expensive) PS4 controllers wore out because Sony decided to save a fraction of a cent on each by removing some silicone. You could get one relatively cheap on ebay, they were fixable with a dot of silicone (the stuff used to seal gaps in bathrooms).

[@marcianzero_yt]

Next up: MMV trying to fix a Lamborghini Countach acquired faulty from eBay. :) MMV the master of preserverance.

[@jc-kj2on]

Love it when a plan comes together and dads a hero for another day

[@clairehoffner2851]

from lamborghini toy car to lamborghini phone 😁 can’t wait for the porsche toaster

[@rorykelly8275]

Mate that is not a bodge job. It’s better than from the factory. Great ingenuity from you. Great job and great video as usual. You have come a long way since you first started out. Proud of ya man.

[@loteknomad5032]

Oh man. talk about a potential return on investment if you want to sell it down the line. Beyond the potential monetary value, this is a prime example of how much we might avoid throwing away or wasting if we had just some basic troubleshooting and tinkering skills. Who knows how many electronic devices have been thrown away, assumed "dead", when in fact all they needed was a tiny sliver of plastic in the right place, or a replaced bit of foam or rubber. :) Love your vids. Thanks for sharing these experiences with us.

[@fishsticks888]

Hope the revenue from this video covered the cost of the phone, good job 👍

[@damoville66]

This was the most savage scrappy repair I've ever seen. .

[@kikihobbyrepair]

Really amazing fix Vince. This phone deserves the new life.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Kiki 👍👍👍👍

[@virgildeklerk]

Wow what a perfect fix, really love how you fix things without any experiance with this device, the way you analyse and proceed.. just amazing to watch. well done Vince

[@HM024]

As a previous watcher ( a year or two ago) I came to this video and was completely surprised at the change in Vinces voice! lol I thought it was an imposter

[@TheSteviesimpson1]

Great video, I love jerry rig everything and loved the endeavour to get this sorted. New fan. 👍

[@GadgetUK164]

Awesome =D Really pleased you could fix this, and the solution was perfect imo =D Crazy price for what it is lol

[@Mymatevince]

It is crazy, strangely it is the high price that probably makes it attractive to own. At least after the heartache of getting into it I was rewarded with a really easy fix 👍👍

[@nhand42]

Another great song for the outro. "I’m always in bloom for you" by Gabriel Whitmore

[@stephenhood2948]

You could make those rear numberplate screws look a little better with a tiny bit of matte black paint.

[@german_dude_]

Looks similar to the SONY XPERIA C5 ULTRA DUAL, including the metal button on the side

[@TechGorilla1987]

@33:37 - Now we know why the power button was knackered - the previous owner turned it on and off a thousand times at parties...

[@KS-cz2rb]

What I normally do is just add a tiny dot of hotglue on the button. Works all the time.

[@mikeysgametime8914]

You some kind of genius, good vid bro, the button was grounding out, always fix the simple things first

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

The interesting thing about the price tag is that the brands have the phone built to spec put a price tag of what they think will distance regular buyers and those with more money than sense and the "limited edition" items usually sell out (no pun intended) - if they can manage to get on a KZbin/social media influencer channel that almost guarantees they'll be sold out right around launch based on the "buzz". Sometimes these items come with a "concierge" service for a period of time too which is nothing more than what you would get having a credit card with a high annual fee. Great repair job - I can see how someone with this phone would just sit and press that power/wake button for hours on end like a fidget spinner....

[@bobimnottellin362]

Someone send this man a selection of guitar picks. Those metal tweezers gave me anxiety.

[@bobimnottellin362]

Of course I sent that before he used one, but why did he wait?

[@_packa_2731]

You should've removed the old thermal paste and get some new in there.. but great repair! I wouldn't know if I would have tried this. Thumbs Up! Best wishes from Germany

[@tronixfix]

Nice job Vince! Well done! I hope you plan to buy the other two phones from that seller and see if they got the same issue. Also if you have a shop where you sell things like this phone i would be willing to buy it… shipping would be to Germany.

[@ingog.8424]

This 2500$ smartphone looks a lot like it isn't waterproof. One could think not having waterproofness is in any way a form of luxury.

[@jamesdougan8789]

just getting a earphone jack is a luxury these days on the new phones

[@schmutz1g]

When you pay that much for a phone for status, you don't care if its waterproof. you'll just buy a new one. Most luxury items aren't very durable for this reason.

[@acumenium8157]

No phone is waterproof. The most "waterproofed ones" will succumb to water damage. It's just that they hold it off slightly and have indicators to tell the repairer/recycler it was water damage.

[@Burn377]

@@acumenium8157 I've got a galaxy s8 that spent a week at the bottom of a creek 2 years ago and it still works to this day, I also washed it under a tap weekly. Just opened it last week to put a new battery in it (So it's not waterproof anymore) But there was no evidence of ingress after all those years. It just kicks around on the bench now paired to my thermal cam.

[@2010ngojo]

It's based on a Chinese phone, and made back in 2017. Don't expect waterproof to be a norm for these "boutique" phones. You're more likely to fine rare metals and gems on these phones than waterproofing.

[@davidevans5571]

Your bent tweezer tips are driving my OCD crazy. :)

[@mr_spacedout713]

Hey Vince. Thanks again for all your hard work and continue to bring us all great content. Cheers🍻

[@ZonicMirage]

Gotta love expensive promo items not really built to last. Figures the fix was as simple as that too.

[@tom13794]

i can only imagine the bragging right your son has right now with his mates haha he's gonna be top dog

[@mantelmann13]

Great fix, dude. It's so horrible how many devices could be rescued but are thrown away.

[@VSteam81]

I was surprised by the Lambo Phone was based off a ZTE. Haven't had good experience with ZTE... but that's what you get while using a government phone... either way, good video!

[@CTCTraining1]

Great result Vince ... only slightly worried that you have ended up with a Russian Mafia phone, but hay, how could they possibly know where it ended up? Keep up the great work 😀👍

[@fixitralphltd4988]

Good work. Nice plan with the plastic

[@andypuglas5376]

i came back to this channel after 3 yrs and he has a check mark

[@nicbush5118]

Looks very much like a huawei from the inside board layout etc nice fix!

[@geraldtalbot6400]

To the Remove the carbon fibre inserts you could have used a thin piece of cotton thread a bit like a cheese wire. Fibre engineers sometimes use a nylon cord tied between two pieces of wood to remove the outer sheath of fibre optic cables

[@davidgray9195]

Well done on fixing this. Love watching all your videos weather its a fix or a fail You've gave me the brave to attempt to fix some of my own broken items.

[@ColossulTitan]

Brilliant fix Vince,totally agree with you aswell that it's definitely going to be worth a penny or 2 in a few years

[@leepedrick7780]

That was awesome! I know what you mean about who would pay so much for it and such a shame that probably the cheapest part of it broke but a fantastic fix. Hopefully your son loves it.

[@tolman4tor257]

I was really happy for you when that phoned turned on :) great job :)

[@pipodorologio1648]

really enjoyed your video on this Lambo phone...thanks for sharing

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

Wow wat a design fault.. but you made a great fix. It looks great!

[@GrimStarr]

Lol, that sim key. Your first ever Lamborghini key!!

[@andersmmvfc.8376]

A friend had the lambo airpods, do not think he payed that mutch for them but maby you shuold keep the look out for them to have as a set ;) Nice and easy fix thank you!

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Anders 👍

[@gamersplaygroundliquidm3th526]

was going to say your power button wasn't actually connecting to the electronic button lol awesome

[@tomjohn4687]

Absolutely brilliant! So glad you could get this one fixed, and rather simply too! Beautiful phone

[@davebr7104]

Well done vince good to watch and learn

[@moepmanauto]

Great. Thanks for rescuing this entertaining piece of designed technology. Greetings from germany.

[@josericardogs1435]

Nice!!! It is a cool phone, leather is nice. The gap between the button is there because with the ZTE one the rail is narrower, the Lamborghini phone is wider.

[@crsman15]

Keep up the videos! You definitely gave me a confidence boost. I've bought soldering equipment to fix broken electronics.

[@SpoojFritter]

In Dubai, this is the phone you would use to call your servant (so that they can bring you your actual expensive phone!)

[@binkythecat457]

Nice one buddy. Good job. Get the other ones to fix.

[@digihorse6730]

Bloody awesome Vince

[@D3vilin]

Planned obsolesce at it's finest. Great video.

[@Drottninggatan2017]

Probably wasn't plastic but some sort of softer material, to give it a softer touch, maybe.

[@anthonydenn4345]

Nice fix. I would of used rubber, like the top of those buttons use. Thin piece of a used bicycle tube. Better shock absorber in the long run, maybe.

[@dadwillfixit1907]

Amazing video mate great fix 👏👏❤️❤️

[@yourboiholdy1470]

Nice work Vince! I think I remember the iPhone 4 had a similar issue with the power button, it would also wear out, you’re so smart tho, that piece of plastic is so genius and even if that bowl was sitting in front of me I wouldn’t have thought about that! Such a fascinating fix beyond impressed and entertained the whole time

[@isthkar123]

nicely done very relax to watch and very done

[@EsotericArctos]

Just goign to say I love your videos, even if I have only found oyur channel recently via KZbin recommendations. Its still going to have the one contact point at the power button, that will likely wear. It's a great little bodge fix though and likely stronger plastic than the original, which was likely soft to cushion the pressing, but with reduced lifespan. If you wanted to make sure the bodge plastic didn't move, you could put just a dab of hot glue on it. Unfortunately given the age of the phone, it is likely not getting any new updates for the Android version on the phone, so it likely is missing a lot of features and security patches. I believe it has the MiFavour UI in it, which is Xiaomi product so although it may have been based on a ZTE design, I believe this phone may actually be a Xiaomi phone

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

Great job Sir! Neat phone... It's newer than my Iphone 7 plus.... and that thing was well over $1000 US..... Still, $2500 is really steep.... Now that it WORKS though.... Heh heh heh! Great fix. You are a fine tech. Use your eyes, your ears, your hands... I get so wound up during your videos, I was sitting here talking to my screen, "Is the battery any good?? It's taking a charge??? Holy crap, it could be a bad switch... How great would that be... heh heh heh!" Those I Fix It tools are great. I know you don't have the sweet sponsorship Steve does, but I have bought a bunch of their stuff, and it is really good.

[@onasazi]

Excellent fix Vince! Came through with some MacGyver thinking! 👍 Keep it up!

[@89ludeawakening1]

I have the non Lamborghini model. Haha That phone is a ZTE Axon 7 with square bezels, Lamborghini logos and themes. And the real leather back and side rail coating.

[@arround1]

It's rebranded ZTE Axon 7 for $400, just with different body

[@andersmmvfc.8376]

How about that, looks really posh and a entertaining video!

[@LadyBama]

I’m not really a phone person, so long as mine works I’m happy. However, that is a beautiful phone.💚💚💚

[@samuelfielder]

Well done. What no security on this phone? Or you were able to break in?

[@doiron12]

Your a great father and youtuber!

[@welshe222]

Specs for anyone curious : 5.5-inch WQHD, 2560x1440, display Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor Android Nougat 4GB of RAM with 64GB of storage and up to 128GB of expandable storage 20-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera 3,250mAh battery Dual SIM card support

[@ryutenmen]

If that mighty Lamborghini phone doesn't have double tap to wake/shut down the screen I would have put a metal piece under that faulty button because the plastic would wear down and you'll be back at the the same problem.

[@erickelly8704]

The price of this phone broken just went up everywhere 🤪🤪🤪 nice work Vince think how many broke this phone trying to replace battery or diagnose the issue