i just noticed there are 3 cs-j1 aiwas on the ebay usa right now. all of them look close to mint except the one with the battery damage. that ate right through the metal but it is a separate piece which could be replaced easily. my question is this :: will anybody who has completed a successful belt transplant please raise there hand..thank you..if you have you are in the wrong business,,,you should be a brain surgeon...

Haha, spot on. This is one of the worst offenders of the crime.

I hate to say it but I did actually manage to change mine but the weekend was a write off.

ah,,you have alot of patience. i took some of the metal clading off again yesterday. i staired at it for about 20 minutes and wisely put it right back on. it didn't look any easier than when i first got it a couple of years ago. the first one that had the battery damage sold on ebay for $30.00 delivered. only 1 bidder on that damaged cs-j1.