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Housing swap

hudifried335

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I own a APX6000XE 2.5 model and am looking to swap the housing and control top to black from my existing yellow. Anyone know the best and easiest way to get all the necessary parts?
While doing this, what does it take to convert it to a 3.5 model?
 

NotATechGuy

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While doing this, what does it take to convert it to a 3.5 model?
Money and a compatible codeplug. Either edit the existing codeplug to match the new model number or write a new codeplug with compatible parameters to the radio. Experimenting with your own radios and hardware is a taboo topic here so I won't discuss how to accomplish the task. In short, if you make a hardware change you will most likely need to update the codeplug to match those changes. There is usually more than one way to go about making these changes but none are supported by the manufacture and you are on your own self-support journey at this point.
 
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