by 2234jones » Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:50 pm
Just an update, I have replaced my complete LCD and it was the easiest phone I have done.
1. Remove the battery and sim card, and Memory card, and battery. Carefully run your finger nail around the top of the phone where the camera is and as you do you will hear clicks, and it slowly comes apart, do not force.
2. There are five screws, remember where they go as the bottom left corner one is longer than the rest. There are four philips screws on the edge, and then a small chrome one near to the camera lense.
3. remove these screws, and again with your nail, slowly run it around the front panel, and the silver middle piece of plastic, you should hear it click as you run around the edge. Remove the front panel from the board, which is held by 3 plastic clips.
4. Do not pull it too much, as the button pad is attached to the front panel, jump lay it to one side. The screen, then folds to the left side, and you will see its ribbon attached to the board at the bottom left of the screen. Carefully release the clip and slide the ribbon out.
5. Place the new screen ribbon onto the clip and push into place ensuring its home.
6. Close the locking clip and then lay the screen onto the main board.
7. place the front panel onto the board and clip it on. Then clip the middle piece together.
8. Put the screws back into the holes they came from and then clip the top rear cover on.
9. place the battery back in and then once the cover is back on, then power it up.