Ok. I had a go at this procedure (in an attempt to replace the front fascia on my C500) but I had to abandon the job halfway through. Fortunately, the reassembled phone still works fine after all the pulling and tugging (but I was very worried it wouldn't.)

When I tried to prise the fascia (black) from body (silver) of the phone, it was clear that the LCD screen was attached in some way to the back of the fascia. There was no way I could pull the fascia/body fully apart without damaging the connections between the LCD and the circuit board, especially with so little room to work in between a 'slightly separated' fascia and body. (BTW I've not had any problems with dust on the LCD which I guess is due to the seal & the attachment of the LCD to the fascia.)

Is my only option now to send the phone to HTC for a proper repair job? Anyone know how they'll manage to separate the components safely when the LSD is attached to the fascia like this?

Thanks

Matt

I'm about to have a go at this and, looking through these instructions, one step 'frightens' me a little. Is it easy to separate the front fascia (black) from the body of the phone (silver) once all the necessary screws have been removed?

I'm intending to replace the fascia with one I've got hold of, and there appear to be lots of metal tabs attached to black fascia which, I guess, engage with the silver body. How exactly do I lever/pull the fascia/body apart without causing any damage.

Can anyone advise. Thanks , Matt

Thanks for the advice Richard. I think I'll take a closer look at the screwdrivers since I think you could be right.

Matt

Strange question, I know, but are the 4 corner screwheads under the covers on the back of an spv c500 defintely always torx T6 ??

I've got hold of a new front fascia which I wish to fit to my phone (following some instructions on this forum) and I have a Torx T6 screwdriver, but the screwdriver does not seem to bite the screw heads at all.

The screwheads are fine and the screws have never been removed before so they haven't been damaged in any way.

Anyone have any idaes? Am I using the scredriver incorrectly !?! Is it possible the screwheads are something else? They just look like 'dimples' with no angles/corners to the naked eye.

Thanks