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[Q] replacement screen?

anyone know where i can get a new one? how easy are these to fix?
it works fine. just cracked. im not sure how touch screens work, but it just looks like the outer glass..if thats what it is.
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I heard its extremely difficult. Supposedly the touch sensor is extremely fragile. Again just what I heard.
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If you are good with small parts and very patient, it is not going to be a terrible job, but I wouldnt recommend it if you havent done a digitizer before. They are very fragile, and the front bezel will require careful removal of old adhesive. Here is a video, ignore the final part which is just the LCD disassembly.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xiauhj_htc-thunderbolt-take-apart-screen-repair-guide_school
...and here is the digitizer on Amazon....
http://www.amazon.com/Verizon-HTC-Thunderbolt-Digitizer-Engraving/dp/B004ULQH34

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If you are good with small parts and very patient, it is not going to be a terrible job, but I wouldnt recommend it if you havent done a digitizer before. They are very fragile, and the front bezel will require careful removal of old adhesive. Here is a video, ignore the final part which is just the LCD disassembly.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xiauhj_htc-thunderbolt-take-apart-screen-repair-guide_school
...and here is the digitizer on Amazon....
http://www.amazon.com/Verizon-HTC-Thunderbolt-Digitizer-Engraving/dp/B004ULQH34
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thanks! i will definitely look into this.

ok so in that video the adhesive is heated up so they can be separated, but what about putting it back together? is that same adhesive still good? what about where the ribbon cable is glued down?

I have used thin double side tape on a few, but usually I like the black rubberized superglue from the hobby store (called tire glue for RC cars). Use very sparingly. It is shock resistant and not brittle like regular superglue. Keep in mind, I have done a lot of digitizers in the past, but not on a Thunderbolt, your mileage may vary!

Very fragile is an understatement.

I had to replace mine about a week ago. I though it would be easy since I have replaced MANY iPhone digitizers. Ohhh I was wrong. I really wish I would have looked on Amazon since I had to pay 88 for one on eBay (I only buy from US sellers). The hardest part to me was seperating the LCD from the frame. I kinda man handled the old digitizer since it was broke. You will need to use a good combo of heat and force but don't pry to hard or you will crack your LCD. I recommend a blow dryer it does not get super hot and everyone has one. Use the adhesive well since that is the only thing holding your LCD and digitizer to the phone. I made the mistake of not using enough and now when my.phone is not in its case the screen likes to move around.
PS: Keep everything dust free!!! You do not want pressure points between the digitizer and LCD from dust.
No, thats not a storm. Its just my Thunderbolt layin down this post.

thanks again guys. i went ahead and ordered the digitizer. i really hope i dont screw this up. ive never done this before

if you have a warranty, it's cheaper just to pay the deductable and get a new phone

Jesus, you people are brave; I'd not be caught dead trying to pull this kinda thing off!

its mostly because im too cheap to pay someone else to do it lol i better not screw it up though

ok so i replaced the digitizer, no problem. i turned on my phone and my LCD is now all f'd up. half the screen is discolored and lines, bla bla. i took it back apart and what it appears to be is that i must have pulled on the ribbon cable too hard when separating the lcd from the motherboard. its sort of stretched on one side.
So now i have to buy a new LCD i think :/ i might have a cellphone repair place put it in for me.
does anyone know if using a screen from a different phone such as the inspire will work?

Fehnix22 said:
ok so i replaced the digitizer, no problem. i turned on my phone and my LCD is now all f'd up. half the screen is discolored and lines, bla bla. i took it back apart and what it appears to be is that i must have pulled on the ribbon cable too hard when separating the lcd from the motherboard. its sort of stretched on one side.
So now i have to buy a new LCD i think :/ i might have a cellphone repair place put it in for me.
does anyone know if using a screen from a different phone such as the inspire will work?
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There are many services that will repair these things for you, I've seen several ads on eBay to repair digitizers. I would stick with Thunderbolt parts though, unless you want a frankenbolt.

haha yea i guess you're right. its just so expensive :/ i thought maybe i could cop a super LCD. i might bid on a broken thunderbolt on ebay that still has a good screen. think i should or just buy a new one for 70/80 bucks?

Broken lcd?

My brother cracked his inspires screen and tried to change it himself. Bless his heart but he couldn't tell you the difference from the digitizer and lcd, yet he tried replacing the digitizer from watching a YouTube video.
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Safe to assume he broke the lcd in the process?
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no idea, but holy crap is changing the screen on these phones hard. I damaged a ribbon cable trying to separate the boards and ruined the phone completely.

Carnifex3 said:
My brother cracked his inspires screen and tried to change it himself. Bless his heart but he couldn't tell you the difference from the digitizer and lcd, yet he tried replacing the digitizer from watching a YouTube video.
Safe to assume he broke the lcd in the process?
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looks like he damaged the flex connecting to the lcd.

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Safe to assume he broke the lcd in the process?
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No, actually, IMO it looks like the lcd is still in working condition, but it seems like the cable to the lcd isn't completely connected.
It's possible he broke or over-bent a part of the ribbon cable, as the post above me states. So, before you buy any new ribbons or screens, just make sure all your connections are snug and lined up correctly.

UrticantOwl said:
No, actually, IMO it looks like the lcd is still in working condition, but it seems like the cable to the lcd isn't completely connected.
It's possible he broke or over-bent a part of the ribbon cable, as the post above me states. So, before you buy any new ribbons or screens, just make sure all your connections are snug and lined up correctly.
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This is what I was gonna say (bad connection to the board). I just tried replacing my digitizer this weekend. On the 4th attempt of taking apart and putting back together I got it working, but it wasn't working in some spots. So I took it apart for a 5th time, and when it came back on I get no display on the LCD, but I do have a nice bright blue spot in the bottom right hand corner. I'm pretty sure I borked the LCD good the last time. The digitizer seems to work ok now though

I successfully change my HTC inspired 4g glass not the digitizer because it was working properly but now the touch doesn't work. Any of you guys know if the touch is control on the glass or LCD screen/digitizer?
Just trying to determine. If it was a bad buy in eBay lol. $27 down the drain....
PS: phone boots to main screen. since touch doesn't work can't unlock.
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The glass is part of the digitizer. That is what controls the touch. The LCD is picture only.

Agoattamer said:
The glass is part of the digitizer. That is what controls the touch. The LCD is picture only.
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i see small wire going all around glass . and the small connector to the lcd screen.
i have connected them both but i still have to touch.
one more question? if i touch the lcd screen without the glass will it get damage?

nikon1b4 said:
i see small wire going all around glass . and the small connector to the lcd screen.
i have connected them both but i still have to touch.
one more question? if i touch the lcd screen without the glass will it get damage?
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The question is. Why would you want to?

nikon1b4 said:
i see small wire going all around glass . and the small connector to the lcd screen.
i have connected them both but i still have to touch.
one more question? if i touch the lcd screen without the glass will it get damage?
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I got to this point to and figured out the problem was every time I put the phone back together, the little ribbon cable that goes from the glass/digitizer to the back of the LCD would come out of the connector. This was solved with a small piece of scotch tape over the cable once I had it in where I needed it to go. The next time I booted the digitizer was working and the touch screen was active. But, like I said, I must have damaged the LCD at some point the last time I took it apart.
And no, I would not recommend touching the LCD directly if you can at all avoid it. Not only do they not like direct pressure applied, the oils, dirts, etc from your skin are not good for the display either.

Thanks for good advice you guys are great... ill try that tape thingy
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Make sure cable is inserted all the way and the tab is depressed. Cable should not fall out. Also to add what homeslice976 stated, you have the cable that runs from the digitizer to lcd and then the cable that goes from lcd to board. So digitizer is affected by both cables here. LCD should only be affected by the one running from lcd to board.

HOW TO: replace I727 screen

I didnt see any other threads showing how, just asking how. But i broke my screen monday and thought since I didnt see any I would make a How To.
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I have no ties to this place it just happened to be somewhere in the US that i could buy a screen from in white. http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.com
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This is how the screen comes and explains why they are $200 its half the phone
1 remove battery cover , battery, sim card, and sd card if you have one.
2 remove the 7 screws that have red arrows pointing at them, you might keep the order but they seemed to be all the same to me
3.use your finger nail and pick to pull housing apart at the volume rocker and slide down pushing in occasionally to help separate
4. remove all connectors and the 2 black screws with red arrows. also completely remove the little blue wire its the radio antenna wire you will have to reinsert later.
5. slowly and carefully remove the board
6. remove this board with the arrow pointing at it from the arrow side you can use your hands or a pry tool
7 remove the small screw from this board shown with the red arrow and remove the board, just becareful there is adhesive where the yellow arrow is pointing
8. remove the earphone/speaker with your fingers pulling from the earphone jack, it has some adhesive on the earphone jack
9 use a small flat head and pry up the metal part and this will remove it exposing the front camera and proximity sensor
10. use a small flat head screwdriver to carefully pry up the the proximity sensor where the red arrow is this has adhesive holding it down, if it doesnt come up with the adhesive you will want to remove you will have to reuse it
and there ya go. now all your have to do is take your new screen and reverse all the steps and everything should work just fine
also if you are really careful you can remove your IMEI sticker with a razor blade and hairdryer and transfer it to your new screen =)
thanks for looking
chris

Nice writeup. Sticky pls!

good job man, you've got the balls to try it out on such a new phone without many people posting feedback

Wonderful write up! If I was a admin I will definitely make it a sticky....
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It is truly a painless process. Broke mine on Dec 12th, and just fixed it Wednesday. 7 minutes and it was done. The hardest part is actually getting the new screen. Most online stores stay back ordered. But I am so glad to have it back again.

rebel1699 said:
It is truly a painless process.
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$200 for a new screen doesn't sound painless. Thanks for the info. Very detailed.
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200$ still seemes awefully expensive for that, i've never seen such a high price for a lcd/digitizer assembly. I guess i'll have to take extra care of it

Wow! You could teach this to Samsung techs!
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thanks. yeah alot of the places i found that had them on ebay was in china and i didnt feel like waiting 3 weeks for something that may or may not be OEM. i came across that place via a google search and called them to make sure they had it in stock. as far as it being 200 its a little more then just digitizer and lcd its like half of the phone. i know i saw one post where someone was compairing it to the $10 3g/s iphone screens.
but i agree the tear down wasnt that hard by any means just takes some care removing the parts with adhesive .I just like helping people with something that i come across

I got mine for $169.99. Shortly after, they raised it to $199.99. It is due to the limited availibility of the part I would guess. Took forever for me to get one in.

can any one give me the part number of white LCD screen of Skyrocket...

nkamurlekar said:
can any one give me the part number of white LCD screen of Skyrocket...
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as far as from the company that i got my screen from this is the sku number
GH97-12908B

Wow! Great job ... thanks for sharing.

Great, can you share from where you bought it... i want to buy white LCD Screen

Also be advised- Depending where you get it from, you may have less work to do. The one I got already had the USB connection/ charger board and the proximity sensor and front facing camera installed. I only had to add the main board and antenna assembly. Pretty cool, as I now have extras of those things. Never hurts to have spares!

The place I got it from is in my how to
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Thanks for the high quality images. I replaced my broken screen last night...everything works great. The new screen I ordered from dealrepairs came unattached to the plastic front adding a step. I had to pry off the old broken glass and lcd piece by piece with a razor blade since it's glued in. Have to be careful at the bottom where the home button sensors are attached. The new screen had three pieces of plastic over the adhesive back including a small red piece that had to be removed before setting back into the plastic base.

msprus said:
Thanks for the high quality images. I replaced my broken screen last night...everything works great. The new screen I ordered from dealrepairs came unattached to the plastic front adding a step. I had to pry off the old broken glass and lcd piece by piece with a razor blade since it's glued in. Have to be careful at the bottom where the home button sensors are attached. The new screen had three pieces of plastic over the adhesive back including a small red piece that had to be removed before setting back into the plastic base.
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As he said, that plastic base has to be peeled off the screen. Most screens come that way without the plastic bezel. So expect some fun guys.
Hairdryer helps loosen the double sided glue. It looks easy (and is) with a whole screen, when cracked though... OMG /wrist.
Be careful with a razor to peel the tape off the glass for the button sensors. The glass and the razor can damage the filament and/or the LED solder joint.

Most places I see on eBay show a picture like this:
What's up with that? Can we actually remove all this stuff? Or do the boards come like on the OP's picture?

My glass broke, but digitizer and lcd are fine. I just received the glass only from ebay yesterday. blkkouki, how hard do you think it would be to separate the glass from lcd and digitizer and glue the new glass to old lcd/digitizer? I know I will need a heat gun. Thanks.

Broken Screen, Need help knowing what to replace.

The glass part of my screen broke recently but it kept functioning, I could still use it like nothing was wrong. Then earlier today my screen went black but I can still feel the haptic feedback when pressing the menu and other buttons. I would just like to know, do I have to buy the digitizer along with the screen, just the screen or just the LCD. Thanks in advance.

Search replacing screen i727 xda. It's been discussed before. From what I remember you need to replace the screen and digitizer. It's next to impossible to separate the two.
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jd1639 said:
Search replacing screen i727 xda. It's been discussed before. From what I remember you need to replace the screen and digitizer. It's next to impossible to separate the two.
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Thanks for the help

thefief said:
Thanks for the help
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You're welcome
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thefief said:
The glass part of my screen broke recently but it kept functioning, I could still use it like nothing was wrong. Then earlier today my screen went black but I can still feel the haptic feedback when pressing the menu and other buttons. I would just like to know, do I have to buy the digitizer along with the screen, just the screen or just the LCD. Thanks in advance.
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After changing a bunch of screens for both apple and android....I would always recommend buying the complete LCD & digitizer screen replacement referred to as a screen assembly....if not it involves heat guns lots of glue that is not ment to unstick and so forth..... Most devices including the i727 make changing the screen assembly easy...
There are plenty of sites out there to show you step by step for most devices such as ifixit its my go to...for many devices and they have parts also. YouTube is another treasure trove.
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Fixing screen
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I had just gotten my Skyrocket setup exactly like I wanted it and then it slipped off the seat of the car and I stepped on it. You have to replace the entire screen/digitizer assembly. There are some good you tubes on how to do that. I'll let you in on a "what not to do". I inadvertently severed the cable to the lighted buttons. No prob its an $8.00 fix. I put the new screen back in the phone, which is held by double sided tape so it wouldn't hurt to order some also. When the new cable came I looked at the phone and thought the hole at the top of the screen would be good leverage to remove the screen as I had scraped off most of the old adhesive. That was a mistake and almost a huge mistake. I cracked the new screen when I pulled on that opening on the new screen. I was just about to throw it in the trash and thought that I had the screen cable readily accessible I should plug it in. It worked perfectly- the digitizer doesn't go up that far and my case protector covers 95% of the broken screen area. It has worked perfectly since before Embryo 5. One of these days I'll get around to replacing the screen with a new one but not today. Have a pix attached.
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The glass part of my screen broke recently but it kept functioning, I could still use it like nothing was wrong. Then earlier today my screen went black but I can still feel the haptic feedback when pressing the menu and other buttons. I would just like to know, do I have to buy the digitizer along with the screen, just the screen or just the LCD. Thanks in advance.
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thefief said:
The glass part of my screen broke recently but it kept functioning, I could still use it like nothing was wrong. Then earlier today my screen went black but I can still feel the haptic feedback when pressing the menu and other buttons. I would just like to know, do I have to buy the digitizer along with the screen, just the screen or just the LCD. Thanks in advance.
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I broke my screen and replaced it for $150 off ebay. Just buy the LCD, it comes with the digitizer and faceplate, everything you need. You can't just separate the two and do it yourself for cheap, you'll ruin it. Took me no more than 10 minutes from start to finish. I recommend getting something to pry open your phone (the kits are like $2) because if you use anything like a flathead or what not, you'll scratch and chip the edges. Nails work but it's frustrating and you might put too much force trying to pry it and snap a clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf6jqYejWNU (try to ignore his coke nail)
This video is what I used to make sure there weren't any cables I had to worry about when opening it. 7 screws, some patience prying it apart and your phone is open. The rest is just swapping out the internals to your new screen. It's really simple. Not worth sending it off for $200+ and being without your phone for a week just to keep your warranty. It's probably up or almost up anyway and you still have a nice, new-looking phone to sell when you're done with it.
Plus you get the satisfaction of fixing your phone yourself.

Broken outer glass

2 days ago I dropped my phone and outer glass is broken. (from bottom left part) I went to service provider they said we can repair it for 450 Turkish Liras (208 US dollars)
If I buy this (http://www.aliexpress.com/item/for-...-Glass-Lens-Outer-Touch-Glass/1897497974.html) and replace myself will it be okay? and these are the picture from my nexus 5. (sorry for bad quality)
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If you know what you're doing sure why not you will probably save tons of money

Everything is fused together.. Replacing "just the glass" will be next to impossible without the required tools. Besides that, the crack has hardly breached the display area.. if I were you, I would just ignore it and move on.

Yeah I watched the videos about dissambling, you need to disassemble almost everything to replace the glass. I've some friends who capable to do that fortunately. There is a crack on the display area it's really thin and I can see it from a certain angle.
I won't rush to replace it but if the glass in the link is enough, I won't give my money to service provider. This was all I need to know. Thx guys.

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Yeah I watched the videos about dissambling, you need to disassemble almost everything to replace the glass. I've some friends who capable to do that fortunately. There is a crack on the display area it's really thin and I can see it from a certain angle.
I won't rush to replace it but if the glass in the link is enough, I won't give my money to service provider. This was all I need to know. Thx guys.
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The glass is bonded to the digitizer, even if you manage to separate it using heat, you have a huge chance of breaking the digitizer in the process. If done successfully you still have to use loca glue cured with a uv light to attach the new glass to the digitizer. This needs to be done with zero bubbles or defects or the touch won't work. Even if the loca is applied and the touch works and you don't ruin other components with the glue, it still won't be 100 percent perfect. Don't waste your time. Just pay to have it replaced imo. Or buy the digitizer, glass, and bezel assembly and just swap out the internals it'll be much easier. Unfortunately that assembly is 150 dollars, might as well pay the extra 50 and have lg or a repair shop do it for you and warranty their work.

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The glass is bonded to the digitizer, even if you manage to separate it using heat, you have a huge chance of breaking the digitizer in the process. If done successfully you still have to use loca glue cured with a uv light to attach the new glass to the digitizer. This needs to be done with zero bubbles or defects or the touch won't work. Even if the loca is applied and the touch works and you don't ruin other components with the glue, it still won't be 100 percent perfect. Don't waste your time. Just pay to have it replaced imo. Or buy the digitizer, glass, and bezel assembly and just swap out the internals it'll be much easier. Unfortunately that assembly is 150 dollars, might as well pay the extra 50 and have lg or a repair shop do it for you and warranty their work.
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Precisely this. Well said.

Lokke9191 said:
The glass is bonded to the digitizer, even if you manage to separate it using heat, you have a huge chance of breaking the digitizer in the process. If done successfully you still have to use loca glue cured with a uv light to attach the new glass to the digitizer. This needs to be done with zero bubbles or defects or the touch won't work. Even if the loca is applied and the touch works and you don't ruin other components with the glue, it still won't be 100 percent perfect. Don't waste your time. Just pay to have it replaced imo. Or buy the digitizer, glass, and bezel assembly and just swap out the internals it'll be much easier. Unfortunately that assembly is 150 dollars, might as well pay the extra 50 and have lg or a repair shop do it for you and warranty their work.
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Thanks for detailed info. I think I'll save money a bit and then I'll pay for replacement.