The back plate of my ipod bent-how do i fix???CHEAP

i got hit by a car and the mirror from the car bent the back plate of the itouch...it works with no problems and the screen didn't break,only the back was danged.so how can i fix it for cheap or free????

Yes, third-party places can replace the back. Just Google for iPod repair. It is not covered by the Apple warranty. I myself would just live with it.
Here is one place:
http://www.milliamp.com/4th-gen-ipod-touch-repair.html

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Read the following
he Sad iPods icon or folder with an exclamation mark are the toughest problems to deal with, and must do a Restore in order to fix it. However, when your iPod is showing this icon, it is probably too late for your computer to recognize the iPod.
1. Try these five steps (known as the five Rs) and it would conquer most iPod issues.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
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3. Try to wait 30 minutes while iPod is charging.
4. Try another known-good FireWire or USB through Dock Connector cable.
5. Try another known-good FireWire or USB port on your computer .
6. Try to disconnect all devices from your computer's FireWire and USB ports.
7. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. We've found that in many cases when an iPod won't show up on a PC that it will show up on the Mac. Then it can be restored. When the PC user returns to his computer the iPod will be recognized by the PC, reformatted for the PC, and usable again. By the way, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it.
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Hi Maxdup,
I had a similar issue recently, where the back plate of my shuffle came off.
I was working out in the gym. The shuffle was attached to my watch. After I finished my jog on the treadmill I was stepping down and the headphone cord got entangled on the treadmill hand bar.
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Replacing the back plate.

Hi. I am planning on buying a cosmetically damaged iPod classic 80GB on eBay. The damage is on the back plate, and I was thinking there are bound to some iPod parts available. And indeed there are (again, on eBay). But all the classic ones are pretty expensive. But there are a lot of cheap back plates for the 5th gen iPod 80GB. Does anybody here know whether they are compatible? Can I put a back plate of a 5th gen iPod 80GB onto a 6th gen one?
And just one more thought, how about the front panel? Can I use a 5th gen front panel to replace the 6th gen one? Because actually I kind of like the 5th gen look more than the 6th.

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