I am trying to replace the digitizer on a cracked Touchpad screen. I started following the instructions on ifixit ( I guess new users cant post links) , but now I am stuck, the digitizer is glued to a bezel and I can't figure out how to separate these without breaking the glass. Any tips?
haydeecm said:
I am trying to replace the digitizer on a cracked Touchpad screen. I started following the instructions on ifixit ( I guess new users cant post links) , but now I am stuck, the digitizer is glued to a bezel and I can't figure out how to separate these without breaking the glass. Any tips?
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I hope you have a hobby shop close by. That's the only place I know to buy an old fashioned razor blade or an Xacto knife. I used a steak knife with a serrated edge to remove one but since the glass was already cracked and being replaced, I wasn't worried about breaking it further.
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im currently putting a deal streak apart to replace lcd screen. just waitin on part. was bored so i took it apart and removed gorilla glass which was a pain in a butt. but my question was it hard to put back together ?? the ribbons kinda scares me on puttin them back together and what do u recommand to use to stick the gorilla glass back on since it was glued on and the panel covering the camera which looks like it was stuck together by tape lol
Your replacement LCD didn't come with a new glass already attached? All of the ones I have seen on e-Bay do including the one I picked up.
i dont think it does come with the gorilla glass. just the digitalizer
They all come with the glass over the digitizer, is it Gorilla glass, who really knows.
Second, if you would have done a search you would have your answer about putting the thing back together, several folks, myself included have provide information about taking it apart.
Follow this link for a thread with a guide on just what you are doing.
LCD Replacement
honestly im doin it for my brother so hopefully he order it with the glass on it. i have heard rumors of it not being gorilla glass sometimes. i used i fix it to take apart just waitin on the part to come in to install. i cant believe how cheap this is made with glue and tape holding some of the parts together. i wonder if my dell labtop is built the same way lol
I know this has been discussed before but I would like clarification on what I need to replace on my TF201. I am attaching pictures. I actually sat on my tablet and it damaged the LCD. The glass is fine but the display is not. Can someone tell me what I can do? Do I need to replace the whole screen? It powers on okay. Thank you!
thispdxgirl said:
I know this has been discussed before but I would like clarification on what I need to replace on my TF201. I am attaching pictures. I actually sat on my tablet and it damaged the LCD. The glass is fine but the display is not. Can someone tell me what I can do? Do I need to replace the whole screen? It powers on okay. Thank you!
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If the digitizer glass on the front is okay, you'll need to replace the LCD panel. The digitizer glass and the LCD are separate pieces. When you open your Prime, you'll see that the entire "display assembly" is a sort of sandwich. The digitizer glass is attached with dobule-sided tape to a thin piece of black plastic. The LCD is attached to the other side of the plastic with thin double-sided foam tape. Additionally, there are small brackets that hold the LCD to the plastic.
You're going to need to separate the LCD from the plastic with an exacto then clean away the remaining sticky foam crap. Order a replacement LCD, then reinstall.
Me, I reinstalled mine without using any sticky foam tape. I rely on the brackets. I'm glad I did it that way because I noticed a speck of dust after I re-assembled. It drove me nuts. If I'd used tape, I'd have never been able to get the piece of dust out.
A few notes: the LCD is VERY delicate and VERY fragile. Yours is already broken, so there's no real risk with the old one. The digitizer, comparatively, isn't quite as delicate. Still, BE CAREFUL when removing the LCD from the bracket. You DO run the risk of breaking your digitzer glass.
Also, leave the protective cover on the replacement LCD until the last possible moment of re-assembly. Use rubber gloves. You'll be unhappy if you leave a fingerprint on the replacement. Cleaning off fingerprints with alcohol or Windex risks breaking the new LCD. Did I mention that it's delicate?
Good luck
My friend gave me a note 2 and it has a cracked screen. I was wondering if i should replace the screen+digitizer or just the digi. The lcd still works and so does the digitizer but a cracked screen just annoys me.
lolwutwin said:
My friend gave me a note 2 and it has a cracked screen. I was wondering if i should replace the screen+digitizer or just the digi. The lcd still works and so does the digitizer but a cracked screen just annoys me.
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yes the glass alone is I'm thinking around 30 us dollars on the web the glass is glued together to the amoled lcd touch panel and can be removed with the following tools .....hair dryer highest heat setting, plastic tweezers, I actually took the whole phone apart to avoid heat damage to the internal components. apply heat to the whole screen from the outside only. caution very hot so wear gloves now slowly and I repeat very gently with tons of patience start prying off piece by piece then clean and losen the glue with alcohol then I used a stain remover I cant think now but will get back to you on that good luck
Hello. I have had a galaxy s3 with cracked glass and tried to replace it. I have seen many videos on youtube how to replace it. Basically people on these videos heat the screen and then remove the front glass easily, because the digitizer is glued to the lcd. But when I tried to remove it it came off quite easily, but only then I noticed that the digitizer was glued not to the lcd but to the front glass, so when i tried to remove front glass I accidentally broke the digitiser connector and somehow damaged the lcd. You can see photos here:
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Samsung-galaxy-S-III-/00/s/MTYwMFg5MDE=/z/N0AAAOxylpNTUq5H/$_58.JPG
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Samsung-galaxy-S-III-/00/s/MTYwMFg5MDE=/z/QREAAMXQ74JTUq67/$_58.JPG (in this photo you can see that the digitizer was glued to the front glass very strongly)
I would like to ask, do you know why the digitizer could have been glued to the front glass but not to the lcd? And why the lcd could have been damaged while removing front glass??
I would really wanna know the answer myself, as I ordered one that should have reached yesterday, but as they do not work on weekends, it will be here tommorow, and I don't wanna brake my display forever, especially because mine is not that damaged.
Any ideas?
my advice don't bother with a glass replacement. I HAVE TRIED TWICE and as the op said the digitizer is glued to the front glass. this has been the case with both the original screen and two replacement lcd/digitizer/glass assemblies that i personally took apart. each time the glass was fused to the digitizer . i used a heat gun and a laser thermometer and still i failed. I was successful replacing the whole screen assembly twice . but those cost about $130 from amazon,com. These replacements may seem at first like oem but the ones i got cracked very easily. they dont use the gorilla glass and the quality is not as good. one replacement was really bad in sunlight. could not see anything. after my screen cracked a third time i got a galaxy s 5 . and started using a case and screen protector.
Hi guys,
so my tablet fell on the floor and the glass covering the display cracked in several places. Is there any possibility to order this glass from ebay or whatever and replace it myslef?
Thank
giosal said:
Hi guys,
so my tablet fell on the floor and the glass covering the display cracked in several places. Is there any possibility to order this glass from ebay or whatever and replace it myslef?
Thank
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Well... as far as i read replacing just the glass is a bit of a hit or miss with the chance that you have to just take the glass off without killing the panel. On my smashed N7 i just replaced the screen panel and glass as one piece but i dont know how it would work with the z4 and its waterproofness.