hi
i want to know if only the exterior glass of nexus 5 can be replaced. My phone has a cracked screen but the touch response, colors etc everything works fine so only the outer glass (gorilla glass?) is damaged. I want to know if only that can be replaced as LG ask around 150$ to replace the whole component.
can i order this? is this possible?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/C-Front-Out...-Google-Nexus-5-D820-D821-Tools-/171311153201
Thanks
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im pretty sure they are fused together and if you replace 1, you replace both.
Unfortunately you will have to replace the whole thing. When my screen broke It was functional completely aside from the proximity sensor (due to shattered glass). I tried taking it apart afterwards to no avail.
Well, you'll maybe be able to replace only the touch screen (without the LCD) but it wwill not be easy has you'll probably need to heat it to be able to remove the glue, etc.
Probably better to buy a lcd + touch screen :/
ohh
so the ebay item i linked is completely useless?
Thanks for your help guys
It's not impossible to try and replace only the glass. A friend of mine has done this with his galaxy note, which also has a glued screen+digitizer+glass assembly. However, the replacement glass is pretty bad and reflective and dust has started gathering beneath it. The touchscreen was also affected: some areas don't respond so well anymore.
I've replaced just the glass on a different phone. It's the biggest pain ever. You'd have to separate the glass via a heat gun, while trying not to break the digitizer. Then remove the glue. Then adhere the new glass to the digitizer with loca adhesive. Loca is hard to deal with, bubbles, and can get into other components ruining them. It must be cured with a uv light. And even if you can pull it off, no way will it be 100%. Strange glares and whatnot. Some try to do it with double sided tape, but that leaves a gap between the glass and digitizer, which causes strange touch responses or it'll be totally unresponsive. And be prone to break the glass easily without loca. Trust me pay the $150 and let lg replace the whole assembly.
Lokke9191 said:
I've replaced just the glass on a different phone. It's the biggest pain ever. You'd have to separate the glass via a heat gun, while trying not to break the digitizer. Then remove the glue. Then adhere the new glass to the digitizer with loca adhesive. Loca is hard to deal with, bubbles, and can get into other components ruining them. It must be cured with a uv light. And even if you can pull it off, no way will it be 100%. Strange glares and whatnot. Some try to do it with double sided tape, but that leaves a gap between the glass and digitizer, which causes strange touch responses or it'll be totally unresponsive. And be prone to break the glass easily without loca. Trust me pay the $150 and let lg replace the whole assembly.
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It's too bad it's like this. Probably the most likely thing to break on a phone and they make it so difficult to fix and compared to the price of the phone, expensive to fix. Certain things should just be easily fixable. Oh well, such is life.
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Obviously the dust is a big problem. When watching digitizer replacements I notice when they take the digitizer off they just heat up the face and pry the glass off with a plastic tool. This may be really stupid but can you just heat up the front to loosen the adhesive and lift up the digitizer to clean the screen? Then just either put new adhesive or whatever you may want to secure screen again? Sure you can send the phone off but there are still instances where dust comes back. At least this way you personnaly know if you fixed the problem.
I just replaced my broken digitizer with one from ebay. I noticed some ink markings on it, but assumed they where on the outside of the protective film. However when I pulled off the protective film I noticed that it's on the inside of the digitizer. (yes I have to disasemble it again.) :silly:
How shall I clean it. Can it be done without harming the digitizer? How sensitive is it on the inside of the glass?
With the lack of response I chose to use wipes and cleaning solution from a Dust-Aid kit for cleaning DSLR sensors. I believe the cleaning agent is heptan, but it doesn't say on the bottle, so I can't be sure.
Anyway. It worked well. Had to rub a bit to get the ink off, but with a little patients it rubbed off without leaving any residue. Now the only defect in the glass is a small scratch. (which may well be why there was ink markings there. Probably a production flaw and the reason I got the digitizer cheap on ebay. Anyway it won't bother me much. Certainly not enough to replace the glass again.
larscn said:
With the lack of response I chose to use wipes and cleaning solution from a Dust-Aid kit for cleaning DSLR sensors. I believe the cleaning agent is heptan, but it doesn't say on the bottle, so I can't be sure.
Anyway. It worked well. Had to rub a bit to get the ink off, but with a little patients it rubbed off without leaving any residue. Now the only defect in the glass is a small scratch. (which may well be why there was ink markings there. Probably a production flaw and the reason I got the digitizer cheap on ebay. Anyway it won't bother me much. Certainly not enough to replace the glass again.
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Sorry I didn't see the post earlier. The dig's surface is treated with some chemicals that makes it hard for inks to stick. I've tried permanent markings on it, but hydrogen peroxide would dissolve it completely. Plus HP leaves no residue. I've had the misfortune of being advised to use white vinegar on it, and surely enough, it removed the chemical coating, which does not really affect the touch function, except it makes the screen looks mangy. Hope some will learn from this.
Hi all, I got an i9300, it has the digitizer broken and I need to replace it.
The problem is, here, in Venezuela, the UV glue and the UV lamps are too much expensive... due a pathetic government.
Anyways I need to fix the phone, and for that, I need to replace the digitizer but without the UV glue and UV lamps...
I know there is the double-sided tape but it leave a space between LCD and digitizer, so I don't like it, and... the tape is too expensive also.
I'm trying to find a cheap glue replacement, but I don't know if what I've found untill now would work or destroy my LCD...
So far, I've found a transparent glue, which has the following components:
1) Polyvinyl acetate.
2) Alcohols.
3) Special solvents.
It also says that it has no water.
The thing is that I don't know if this glue would be too abrasive with the LCD and may damage it in some way.
AFAIK, the LCDs has polyvinyl acetate on its components... but as I said, I don't know how this would react with the glue...
Somebody here can give me a hint? should I try it?...
When the glue I've found gets dry, just gets cristallized and over 60ºC it can be easyly removed.
I wouldnt mess with and unknown glue or adhesive that is not meant for this type o job. I would seriously recommend considering the double sided tape. Its a perfect fit and works perfectly.
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I wouldnt mess with and unknown glue or adhesive that is not meant for this type o job. I would seriously recommend considering the double sided tape. Its a perfect fit and works perfectly.
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I see, well finally, I've ruined the digitizer behind the pieces of glass... and the LCD with it, so, I must buy a new whole screen.
Warning: Do the replacement with extremely patience... do not pass the 200ºC and be extremely carefully.
hello, i recently broke my z3's digitizer and a replacement is on its way, but i have some concerns, first of all, i noticed that there's a glue between my digitizer and my screen, i know how to remove it, i got some isopropynol , but i don't have the same glue used between the screen and the digitizer, will that be a problem ? i tried looking for it online but the only thing i was able to find is the adhesive stickers which i ordered.
has anyone did this before with their phone? i can barely find any useful videos that actually separated their digitizer from the screen .
There is only one type of glue that gives the best results and that is Loca Glue.
To change just the glass takes skill and patience, Lots of it.
Make sure u have the tools for the job. Demands a steady hand and the risk of cracking the lcd in the prosess is very high. I suggest a heatgun to make the process easier.
Good luck.
Did anybody try replacing the glass screen on the LG G5? Not the whole digitizer, screen only.
Looks like replacement glass is found quite cheap.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Front-O...eplacement-For-LG-G5-H820-VS987-/222227276105
There is a crack on my screen, the touchscreen is perfect. Is there a procedure somewhere that can be followed to get it done? I see a lot of videos for a complete teardown. But is it possible to just use a heatgun to take the glass off and put the new one in?
These display modules are oftenly replaced altoghether, because replacing only the glass requires it to be really precisely fitted and hermetically glued, you can probably try to seperate the digitizer from the display, but you may end up with a some dust underneath the glass or some unwanted gaps.
suhridkhan said:
Did anybody try replacing the glass screen on the LG G5? Not the whole digitizer, screen only.
Looks like replacement glass is found quite cheap.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Front-O...eplacement-For-LG-G5-H820-VS987-/222227276105
There is a crack on my screen, the touchscreen is perfect. Is there a procedure somewhere that can be followed to get it done? I see a lot of videos for a complete teardown. But is it possible to just use a heatgun to take the glass off and put the new one in?
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I had a crack on my screen at the top of when it fell down on concrete floor. I had to buy the whole display with glass and digitizer for about 130 euros. I did not know that you can just buy the glass and replace it with a lower price. Oh well... but if you want to separate the glass from the digitizer or anything what is glued, always use the heatgun. You can also use the hairdryer. I had to replace a battery by opening up a back cover with a hair dryer. For separating the glass from the digitizer you have to heat it up very often, pry it open and hold at several spots, to avoid breaking components. It s quite difficult but take it slowly.
fosunite said:
I had a crack on my screen at the top of when it fell down on concrete floor. I had to buy the whole display with glass and digitizer for about 130 euros. I did not know that you can just buy the glass and replace it with a lower price. Oh well... but if you want to separate the glass from the digitizer or anything what is glued, always use the heatgun. You can also use the hairdryer. I had to replace a battery by opening up a back cover with a hair dryer. For separating the glass from the digitizer you have to heat it up very often, pry it open and hold at several spots, to avoid breaking components. It s quite difficult but take it slowly.
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So, if I crack my screen I need to get a screen replacement with frame or just screen replacement?
Screen replacement with frame
https://www.fixez.com/store/lg/lg-g5/lg-g5-display-assembly-with-frame
Screen Replacement
https://www.fixez.com/store/lg/lg-g5/lg-g5-display-assembly-lcd-and-digitizer
You can get without the frame, you will just need to heat up the glue between the frame and old screen to cut through the glue to remove the frame. They cover it on the instruction video on Fixez.