Guys, I have a first gen nexus 7 to repair, Im pretty handy as I repair quite a lot of stuff but I haven't done one of these yet.
The question I have is can the digitizer be separated from the lcd panel? I've noticed that you can buy digitizers separately and together with lcd panels. But I read a few things where people say they can't get them seperated? I have a heat gun...can it be done? Or should I just pay more for the combo?
Thanks guys.
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No no no no......you definitely want the combo. The seperate pieces would need to be bonded and thats a pain. The combo is definately the best route.
best route is to sell it on eBay for parts and get the new nexus7
I've taken a look, you guys are right. ...there is no way that digitizer is coming off that lcd with destroying both. Im good as this stuff, and even swapping the combo is a pain in the ass!
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Scratched my phone on my keys need new housing for it does anyone know a service to replace or where to buy
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One place (out of many probably): http://cnn.cn/shop/i9300-galaxy-c-1425_26_1412.html
Thank you looking for UK screen all ok just scratched externally
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chrisully said:
Thank you looking for UK screen all ok just scratched externally
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Try being helpful......What exactly are you looking to replace?
The external housing and thank you for the reply I have Google and looking on ebay has got me nowhere
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chrisully said:
The external housing and thank you for the reply I have Google and looking on ebay has got me nowhere
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so you need the back cover?
The back is fine
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so which bit do you want? The glass, the bezel?
The external housing the screen is scratched
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the screen and digitizer are glued together, expensive
It is possible to separate them but it is fiddly, hit and miss, and requires skill and patience.
There is a thread in s3 general about doing it, with a video.
Ahh I thought was separate sorry for misunderstanding
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chrisully said:
Ahh I thought was separate sorry for misunderstanding
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They are very hard to prise apart so my suggestion is live with the scratch and get a screen guard.......always, whenever you get a new phone!
Depending on your phones colour, this is what you will need. He is a UK seller and trusted i can confirm his item is legit. I was playing Basket ball with my brother near my house and the floor was concrete floor. Anyway i took a shot and the phone fell out my jacket pocket and landed face down. The screen protector got totally f'd up and i still got a scratched and a cracked screen.
I was looking at youtube videos on how to replace the screen it looked hard till i found these two items on ebay.
Blue touch panel and metal frame with hardware buttons.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-...arts_Tools&hash=item5aea0d4273#ht_3037wt_1163
White touch panel and metal frame with hardware buttonss.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-...arts_Tools&hash=item5aea48657e#ht_4474wt_1163
Anyway so i have a white phone i ordered the white digitizer metal frame thingy it is quite expensive, When it arrived all i did was take my phone apart and take the important parts like the mic, motherboard, front facing camera and etc and swapped it into the new one and it works great again looks brand new as well.
Thanks that's what I'm looking for
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You're most welcome
I googled i9300 housing eBay
And got quite a few.
Managed to dent my side metal frame.
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My sisters Nexus 7 was dropped today and I'm trying to get it fixed for her. The frame is dented up so I'm not sure if the replacement would fit anyways, but maybe. The glass is cracked pretty bad but the LCD still works fine. Problem is, the digitizer must be broken because it will not register any touches. She does not need a whole new screen assembly, because those are expensive, rather just the glass and digitizer. Do any of you guys know anything about replacing it? Thanks a lot for any help.
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cyanogendroid said:
My sisters Nexus 7 was dropped today and I'm trying to get it fixed for her. The frame is dented up so I'm not sure if the replacement would fit anyways, but maybe. The glass is cracked pretty bad but the LCD still works fine. Problem is, the digitizer must be broken because it will not register any touches. She does not need a whole new screen assembly, because those are expensive, rather just the glass and digitizer. Do any of you guys know anything about replacing it? Thanks a lot for any help.
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Sorry mate but on the nexus 7 the screen and digitizer are fused together. Bottom line, she needs entire screen/display. I haven't seen them hit the market yet.
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They are on eBay but go for around $160. Might be cheaper to buy a new 8Gb and sell the broken one for parts. Seems like that's what a lot of folks are having to do.
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Thanks guys, unfortunately that seems like the only fix right now. Might end up finding her one off craigslist
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Thanks guys, unfortunately that seems like the only fix right now. Might end up finding her one off craigslist
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Hi, did you find the replacement on Craiglist?? Today I broke mine..
I found just the glass and digitizer on eBay for less than 30 buck. Don't know how difficult this installation is gonna be but I'm up for resurrecting my Nexus 7.
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I found just the glass and digitizer on eBay for less than 30 buck. Don't know how difficult this installation is gonna be but I'm up for resurrecting my Nexus 7.
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Yes, already broken Basically I dropped the S4 and front part has cracked , the screen still works and so does touch. Any help on how best to repair or guide to parts? Pictures provided
http://i.imgur.com/ZuZPG2m.jpeg
http://i.imgur.com/TEs36hF.jpeg
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Yes, already broken Basically I dropped the S4 and front part has cracked , the screen still works and so does touch. Any help on how best to repair or guide to parts? Pictures provided
http://i.imgur.com/ZuZPG2m.jpeg
http://i.imgur.com/TEs36hF.jpeg
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Ouch - 1st things first get a screen protector/ seriously to protect the broken glass (not to the protect the phone) / Its probably too early, but u can look for a new digitizer / it's gonna be expensive / i'm assuming you don't have insurance (or the co-pay is really high)/ sorry about the phone...
edit double ouch... ($262)
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-lcd-screen-and-digitizer-assembly.html
If u have insurance, i would go that route...
Yeah tell me about it, bad luck and ouch..
I was thinking about the digitiser and stuff, but isn't that for the touch screen function? That works and so the screen, any way to replace the top plastic only?
Sorry if silly question, making suire
Thanks in advance
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Yeah tell me about it, bad luck and ouch..
I was thinking about the digitiser and stuff, but isn't that for the touch screen function? That works and so the screen, any way to replace the top plastic only?
Sorry if silly question, making suire
Thanks in advance
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It's quite a specialist task with a very strong chance of things going wrong (you can see an example here); I would recommend just buying a new digitiser + display.
Damn, I'll see what I can do. From the UK, need to find UK parts
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Ive replaced a broken N4 front assembly and LCD and I was wondering is there any uses for the old LCD? The LCD is fine and works but the other parts is damaged. Does anyone has any ideas or is there any possibilities? or should I toss them out cause idk if anyone would buy the old parts? Thanks for any help guys.
Whatever parts are still good . then someone will buy then.
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myturbo1 said:
Whatever parts are still good . then someone will buy then.
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You have any idea of who would buy them? Im thinking of listing on ebay but idk what or where to start and ive seen them not being sold after a while
Even if they don't always sell quick, there's no downside to listing them.
So I broke my screen in my Nexus 4 from Google Play Store. I don't exactly have the money to repair it right now especially considering it costs damn near what a new 8gb costs. Anyways I have the 16gb version and am wondering if there are any users here that need the main board for a replacement of a bad one in their device. I would be willing to give the broken phone to whoever needs it at no charge. I just feel like someone should get some use out of it . The phone turns on and boots up fine it is just unusable due to the screen.
I understand that buying and selling devices is not allowed here anymore but technically I am donating my device to new home for rehab. If this is not allowed I apologize and will remove the post.
By the way the screen is the only broken part on the phone. Back glass is just fine.
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Dibs. You have a pm message
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i dont know why im here but yeah ...
another samaritan ^^
I could definitely use it to fix my wife's
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