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So my transformer took a fall of a little less than two feet and now has a nice crack running across it. It's still useable and even looks normal at certain angles but I'm determined to replace it.
I'd be happy to have Asus do it if it's not too expensive, but they refuse to talk price over the phone or to give you any kind of contact information for their repair centers. If there is anyone who has had their glass replaced by Asus before please tell me: how much does it cost?
Doing it myself would be fine, but I can't find the glass anywhere. I've tried Asus (dead end), Ebay (nothing yet that I could find) and the web in general. Does anyone know where to find replacement gorilla glass for the tf101?
don't break any further or it will transform and kill you
usually repairs for those kind of products run about $150+, which i believe is too expensive.
Thanks for that, and yeah, that does sound too expensive. I think that money would be better spent on a tegra 3 transformer this winter
So now I just need to find someone who will sell replacement glass. Any ideas? Anyone here who has replaced gorilla glass before on another device - who did you buy it from?
Did you ever find replacement glass? Mine just took a tumble last night
SquareTrade is having mine repaired by a company called Professional Satellite Repair in Phillipsburg PA. I have no idea what they're charging, but their phone number is (877) 777-3491. Hope that helps. - sheureka
That does, I'll give them a call and if its reasonable, Ill send it out. Did SquareTrade say anything about charging you?
Any luck with this? These things are more disposable than tampons.. wtf is the tech industry becoming?
I am in direct contact with a local repair guy that just got a hold of a supplier for the capacitive glass for the transformer. Be patient. I'll post any further info when I have it.
I actually have access to the replacement digitizers problem is there making me purchase in bulk. From what info I've gathered these are DIRECT OEM ASUS front panels. I'm not sure how long the wait is if people are interested let me know and ill get actual pricing i'm not always on the board but you can email me at [email protected] for quicker response.
edit 1: I did gather the earliest they would ship is Feb 5th due to the Chinese holidays. They would price around $88 shipped I would need a minimum of 5 orders for that price. I personally need 1 so we would only need 4 more people. Just a thought guys if this is in the wrong section please let me know just trying to help.
anthonyeco said:
I actually have access to the replacement digitizers problem is there making me purchase in bulk. From what info I've gathered these are DIRECT OEM ASUS front panels. I'm not sure how long the wait is if people are interested let me know and ill get actual pricing i'm not always on the board but you can email me at [email protected] for quicker response.
edit 1: I did gather the earliest they would ship is Feb 5th due to the Chinese holidays. They would price around $88 shipped I would need a minimum of 5 orders for that price. I personally need 1 so we would only need 4 more people. Just a thought guys if this is in the wrong section please let me know just trying to help.
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Try talking to the following person. He just got a shipment.
[email protected]
I cant contact him using that email i even tried seller search. can you get me more info on his pricing and such
If this replacement digitizer/glass is 100% the same as the original equipment (eg 10 point touch and also gorilla glass), then I'm in for $88. Let me know how to join in the group buy.
His ebay username is gunzz11.
He gave me a deal, but I promised him I wouldn't say. I no longer want to do this. If you want a replacement glass, you talk to him.
http://myworld.ebay.com/gunzz11/&_trksid=p3984.m1559.l2754
Why so apprehensive? Is there a reason we should possibly avoid said seller? Was just curious why you can't say what you payed?
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His ebay username is gunzz11.
He gave me a deal, but I promised him I wouldn't say. I no longer want to do this. If you want a replacement glass, you talk to him.
http://myworld.ebay.com/gunzz11/&_trksid=p3984.m1559.l2754
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Is he selling just the LCD or the combined LCD/Digitizer?
BigCon said:
Is he selling just the LCD or the combined LCD/Digitizer?
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LCD is easy to find. Its the capacitive glass that people have a hard time finding.
I don't understand why you guys insist on wanting to know how much he offered me. Just email him and find out.
So my TF101 got a crack. I believe it was from docking it but ASUS has denied my warranty claim (surprise). I was gonna take it out back and torch the thing then go buy an iPad but I think I may want to try and fix it myelf. Problem is now I don't know if I need the LCD or the digitizer. The crack on my screen is under the glass, does that eman I need the digitizer?
vf171 said:
So my TF101 got a crack. I believe it was from docking it but ASUS has denied my warranty claim (surprise). I was gonna take it out back and torch the thing then go buy an iPad but I think I may want to try and fix it myelf. Problem is now I don't know if I need the LCD or the digitizer. The crack on my screen is under the glass, does that eman I need the digitizer?
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Dude, if you don't know which is which, don't even try to do this yourself.
goodintentions said:
Dude, if you don't know which is which, don't even try to do this yourself.
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Dude, I'm a mechanical engineer. I can tear apart and put back together almost anything with some guidance. Do I know the difference between the two? No. Can I do the repair, I guarantee I can. Just looking for HELP. Thanks for yours so far, appreciate it really.
vf171 said:
Dude, I'm a mechanical engineer. I can tear apart and put back together almost anything with some guidance. Do I know the difference between the two? No. Can I do the repair, I guarantee I can. Just looking for HELP. Thanks for yours so far, appreciate it really.
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Ok, don't say I didn't warn you so.
The TF display has 2 layers, the upper gorilla glass and the lower display panel. The LCD is the lower display panel. The upper gorilla glass is the digitizer... well the capacitive sensor grid is attached to the glass.
The LCD is easy to find for about $50. It's the digitizer (the upper layer, the part that you touch, the touch screen) that people have trouble finding.
Now, here's the kicker. The digitizer glass is held to the rest of the device via very strong adhesives. I suggest using either a hot gun or a hair dryer to heat up the adhesives before removing.
Here is what I would suggest you do to get to this point.
(1) Remove the 2 screws in the bottom near the charging port.
(2) Remove the Bezel. Please let me know if you don't know how to do this safely. If you don't do this right, there's a chance you could permanently screw up the casing.
(3) Remove the necessary crews on the outer perimeter of the TF to remove the back.
(4) Unhook the ribbon wire that connects the digitizer to the motherboard. Should be on the left side if you're looking at the back.
(5) While the glass is facing you, heat up the perimeter of the glass and very carefully remove the glass.
(6) Apply the new glass digitizer.
(7) Don't forget to hook up the ribbon wire connecting the digitizer to the motherboard. Haha, I can already imagine your face (all red) when you put everything back together and then not have a working touchscreen
(8) Write me a check for $2,000.
This is just an outline. If you have further questions for specifics or want some pictures of the parts, please let me know. I know the TF anatomy inside out like the back of my hand.
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Do not skip any step, especially the very last step. Failing to follow all the steps will result in your in-laws camping out at your place for a month.
cracked screen. Do i just need to replace the screen(cheaper)? or just replace phone.
Uhhhh, what do you want to do? If you fix the digitizer screen, it would be cheaper than buying a new phone. But I think that question is up to you.
I have to agree with what he^ said. It is up to you. It is not that hard with the right tools, right amount of time, and of course common sense. I have helped a buddy replace his cracked screen over the phone and it worked out fine. Mind you if you dont have any experence doing this before. Read, watch videos, Read some more. Oh yeah and take your time. If you rush it you will break something important.
zelendel said:
I have to agree with what he^ said. It is up to you. It is not that hard with the right tools, right amount of time, and of course common sense. I have helped a buddy replace his cracked screen over the phone and it worked out fine. Mind you if you dont have any experence doing this before. Read, watch videos, Read some more. Oh yeah and take your time. If you rush it you will break something important.
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I have a broken screen as well. Everything works fine so I think it's just the actual glass. I took it to a store and the guy tells me that he can't replace it.
He tells me that the actual glass and digitizer are two different things... is this the case? I looked for replacement parts on amazon and the touch screen glass seem to be attached to digitizer.
Please advise?
Thanks
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I have a broken screen as well. Everything works fine so I think it's just the actual glass. I took it to a store and the guy tells me that he can't replace it.
He tells me that the actual glass and digitizer are two different things... is this the case? I looked for replacement parts on amazon and the touch screen glass seem to be attached to digitizer.
Please advise?
Thanks
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He is right they are 2 different parts but most replacements come with it as one part.
Here is the part my buddy got.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Desire-A9191-Inspire-Replacement/dp/B004TDVF6M
Thank for your help.
The guy at the store told me that he just ordered the digitizer part alone.
I have looked online and found the same product you just linked me with, the screen and digitizer together.
I will order that and the tools together and do it myself.
Would you recommend that?
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He is right they are 2 different parts but most replacements come with it as one part.
Here is the part my buddy got.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Desire-A9191-Inspire-Replacement/dp/B004TDVF6M
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cremains said:
Thank for your help.
The guy at the store told me that he just ordered the digitizer part alone.
I have looked online and found the same product you just linked me with, the screen and digitizer together.
I will order that and the tools together and do it myself.
Would you recommend that?
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Personally I have always done my own work. This way I cant blame anyone other then myself if something goes wrong. As long as you take your time and do your research you should be fine.
The digitizer and the glass are 1 part. Well they are separate parts but only the manufacturer can assemble them. So the guy at the store was correct in saying that he cannot replace just the glass. Anything you buy on the net is the touchscreen and glass screen combined into one unit. It is that way for most touchscreen phones. Thanks ThEiiNoCeNT for pointing that out about iphones.
I replaced a friends iPhone screen a few weeks ago and I can say it didn't come with both the digitizer and glass.
Just didn't want you to assume ALL phone replacement screens come together.
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can you guys point me in the right direction to find instructions on how to to do it myself and where i can get the tools...i cracked my screen but everything else works fine on the phone
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Hey guys, so i dropped my phone a couple of times which ended up in a smashed screen/lcd. i bought a replacement from eBay and installed it. it powered on fine, but the bottom quarter of the screen is very unresponsive and unreliable, the bottom row of buttons have no life in them whatsoever. the top half is fine. the lcd isn't sitting quite flush in the casing, although having a play around with it i couldn't solve the problem. has anyone been through the same situation and would care to shed some light?
Many thanks
I should also add, i didn't use any more adhesive, i thought the bit of leftoverstuff might of held it. could this possibly be what it is? do i need loads of adhesive to pad it out? is it avaliable on the high street or is it internet only?
anyone?
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anyone?
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Sorry mate - I missed this post first time around. I have also replaced both my LCD and my Digitiser before now. You really need to do the replacement properly - when the adhesive is heated up so that you can separate the two parts you should remove as much of the old adhesive as you possibly can and then replace it with new stuff correctly and accurately. If the two part are touching then that may cause you a problem - although it may not.
You could have any of three real causes for this;-
1) The new digitiser cable isn't inserted correctly or is damaged somehow
2) The misuse of adhesive
3) The digitiser you bought might be cheap and sub-standard
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Sorry mate - I missed this post first time around. I have also replaced both my LCD and my Digitiser before now. You really need to do the replacement properly - when the adhesive is heated up so that you can separate the two parts you should remove as much of the old adhesive as you possibly can and then replace it with new stuff correctly and accurately. If the two part are touching then that may cause you a problem - although it may not.
You could have any of three real causes for this;-
1) The new digitiser cable isn't inserted correctly or is damaged somehow
2) The misuse of adhesive
3) The digitiser you bought might be cheap and sub-standard
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Cheers for the reply Simon!
i think theres next to no adhesive on there at the minute. Could you link me to the stuff i need? im clueless!
thanks again.
R-ch said:
Cheers for the reply Simon!
i think theres next to no adhesive on there at the minute. Could you link me to the stuff i need? im clueless!
thanks again.
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I bought mine from Amazon I think - but it only comes on rolls of about 50 metres. Are you in the UK by any chance?
Yep - got mine here £4.99 + £4.50 delivery. I hardly used any and posted my roll on recently to another XDA member who needed some.
SimonTS said:
I bought mine from Amazon I think - but it only comes on rolls of about 50 metres. Are you in the UK by any chance?
Yep - got mine £4.99 + £4.50 delivery. I hardly used any and posted my roll on recently to another XDA member who needed some.
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Thanks for the link dude. I am in the UK yes,
So once i have this tape.. i have no clue where to apply it :S any ideas?
thanks again
R-ch said:
Thanks for the link dude. I am in the UK yes,
So once i have this tape.. i have no clue where to apply it :S any ideas?
thanks again
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All round the very edge where the old stuff was. Search YouTube for "HTC Desire S teardown" and you should find the video I followed.
try to replace digitiser
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try to replace digitiser
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Yeah i bought the digitizer and lcd together.
So i tried applying adhesive, had a nightmare with rounded screws/drivers but eventually got it back together. now it's charging and won't turn on.. still isn't sitting right, may give up unless there's someone out there that would fix it for <£20? i've got all the bits (probably will need new screws) just don't have the know-how.
I can't promise a miracle, but if you want to post it for me to have a look at then drop me a PM.
Do you feel pressing power-on key?
Sorry, i can`t help by my hands, i probably too away from you)
SimonTS said:
I can't promise a miracle, but if you want to post it for me to have a look at then drop me a PM.
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Pm'd.
Hi and thanks to everyone will help me
i have a tf300tg and the digitizer was broken ,3 days ago the replacement digitizer arrived ,
i have demounted the old digitizer but there is a problem ... i took off the old adhesive ad now i don't know how what i can do .. where to find a boot faces adhesive for my tablet
the old digitizer https://www.dropbox.com/s/fe5ufbgw1xfxp7n/IMG_20131201_191430[1].jpg
the new digitizer https://www.dropbox.com/s/g9o7a4e2ml2bbey/IMG_20131201_194011[1].jpg
thanks
sorry for my english
biscobestia97 said:
Hi and thanks to everyone will help me
i have a tf300tg and the digitizer was broken ,3 days ago the replacement digitizer arrived ,
i have demounted the old digitizer but there is a problem ... i took off the old adhesive ad now i don't know how what i can do .. where to find a boot faces adhesive for my tablet
the old digitizer https://www.dropbox.com/s/fe5ufbgw1xfxp7n/IMG_20131201_191430[1].jpg
the new digitizer https://www.dropbox.com/s/g9o7a4e2ml2bbey/IMG_20131201_194011[1].jpg
thanks
sorry for my english
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This is what you should use if you could get it. You'll have to custom cut it, but there's nothing better that I could find. Make sure to remove the old adhesive entirely from the plastic bezel. And be careful when you put the display assembly back in. Do not strain, pinch or tear the digitizer ribbon cables.
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This is what you should use if you could get it. You'll have to custom cut it, but there's nothing better that I could find. Make sure to remove the old adhesive entirely from the plastic bezel. And be careful when you put the display assembly back in. Do not strain, pinch or tear the digitizer ribbon cables.
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thanks very much ,i think I'll buy it today or tomorrow
... there are no other solutions? maybe something i can get in a store ... or...
biscobestia97 said:
thanks very much ,i think I'll buy it today or tomorrow
... there are no other solutions? maybe something i can get in a store ... or...
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I understand this type to be for industrial use, so I doubt it you can find it in any store. I did look but couldn't find any in retail in the US. It's manufactured by 3M, an American company. You're in Rome, hehe, go figure the odds.
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I understand this type to be for industrial use, so I doubt it you can find it in any store. I did look but couldn't find any in retail in the US. It's manufactured by 3M, an American company. You're in Rome, hehe, go figure the odds.
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You might be able to find it in a hobby store or Radioshack
Hello, Nexus 5 is my first smarthphone, so I don't have much experience with this issue. I've just dropped it down from like 70-80 centimeters and the screen shattered. The good news are that the touch works perfectly and the display itself looks fine. My question is do I only need one of those ~10$ screen replacements from eBay and if yes do they look and feel like the real thing. I really don't want my phone to feel crappy and unauthentic after replacing.
Oh, and should I find a specialist to do it for me or the process is relatively easy and I should be fine?
P.S.: here is one of the said ~10$ replacements - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Scree...l_Phone_Screen_Protectors&hash=item51be030cb7
J0ro said:
Hello, Nexus 5 is my first smarthphone, so I don't have much experience with this issue. I've just dropped it down from like 70-80 centimeters and the screen shattered. The good news are that the touch works perfectly and the display itself looks fine. My question is do I only need one of those ~10$ screen replacements from eBay and if yes do they look and feel like the real thing. I really don't want my phone to feel crappy and unauthentic after replacing.
Oh, and should I find a specialist to do it for me or the process is relatively easy and I should be fine?
P.S.: here is one of the said ~10$ replacements - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Scree...l_Phone_Screen_Protectors&hash=item51be030cb7
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There are many threads on this topic. Basically no, you need the LCD+digitizer+frame if you plan on replacing it yourself which costs almost as much as the $150 fee LG will charge you for repairing it.
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There are many threads on this topic. Basically no, you need the LCD+digitizer+frame if you plan on replacing it yourself which costs almost as much as the $150 fee LG will charge you for repairing it.
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OK, but if I go to a smartphone repair service and give it to a pro? 10$ for the replacement and maybe 20-30$ for the work still sounds better than 150$. Thanks for the reply.
J0ro said:
OK, but if I go to a smartphone repair service and give it to a pro? 10$ for the replacement and maybe 20-30$ for the work still sounds better than 150$. Thanks for the reply.
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I think what bblzd is saying is that you don't just need that $10 replacement, but rather the screen and digitizer as well. Even if you took it to a pro, they are going to charge you the same if not more than LG.
The glass is bonded to the digitizer with adhesive. To replace just the glass you'd have to separate the two pieces. Good chance of breaking the digitizer while attempting this. And even if you do pull it off without breaking it, you'd have to use loca uv adhesive to attach the glass to the old digitizer. Not an easy feat. YouTube a video on loca adhesive and you'll see. And even after that it will not be perfect. Imo don't even attempt it. Your best bet is to send it to LG for repair and pay the 150. Your other option is to buy the whole assembly for 100 and install it yourself. If it where mine, id pay the 150 and have LG fix it.
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The glass is bonded to the digitizer with adhesive. To replace just the glass you'd have to separate the two pieces. Good chance of breaking the digitizer while attempting this. And even if you do pull it off without breaking it, you'd have to use loca uv adhesive to attach the glass to the old digitizer. Not an easy feat. YouTube a video on loca adhesive and you'll see. And even after that it will not be perfect. Imo don't even attempt it. Your best bet is to send it to LG for repair and pay the 150. Your other option is to buy the whole assembly for 100 and install it yourself. If it where mine, id pay the 150 and have LG fix it.
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Ok, now I understand. Sigh... These assembly parts for 100 are original, and not some chinese replica, right? I've searched around and it looked like it's pretty easy DYI with a whole assembly. I doubt there is official LG service in my area. Thanks for the reply.
J0ro said:
Ok, now I understand. Sigh... These assembly parts for 100 are original, and not some chinese replica, right? I've searched around and it looked like it's pretty easy DYI with a whole assembly. I doubt there is official LG service in my area. Thanks for the reply.
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The oem replacements are 140 dollars. The generic aftermarket ones are 100. I've read that the generic one sold by a company called ulike is good. You can find them on Amazon.
You should really talk to LG support, I shattered my screen and sent an email off. I don't know how lucky I was but they replaced my screen for free, all I had to do was pay for the shipping to repair location that LG sent me. It doesn't hurt to ask LG, and then decide to go a different route depending on what they said.
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You should really talk to LG support, I shattered my screen and sent an email off. I don't know how lucky I was but they replaced my screen for free, all I had to do was pay for the shipping to repair location that LG sent me. It doesn't hurt to ask LG, and then decide to go a different route depending on what they said.
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They repaired your screen for free... That's odd. First time I heard that. I'd say pretty damn lucky for sure.