I'm replacing my cracked screen

[Guest ulfses]

So - i managed to drop my streak and the outer glass shattered. I was able to use it - but it looked like s***. :huh:

As the replacement was 140£ off eBay i wanted to try to separate the glass from the LCD/digitizer. I wanted to replace the glass only as it would be alot cheaper.

It was all going well until I managed to crack the LCD in the progress. :rolleyes:

So... now i have ordered a brand new LCD/digitizer/glass off eBay and will let you guys know how it works when it arrives.

Until then, enjoy the video where i make an heroic attempt to fix my streak. :huh:

Timelapse

Helpful links:

eBay - dell streak lcd/digitizer/glass

iFixit Teardown

- There are some things missing from the teardown such as that the circuit board is glued in one end and the lcd is attached with 5 small clips.

- It was also a bit tricky to release the circuit board from the plastic clips that kept it tight to the frame

- The cover where the capacitive buttons are should be opened from bottom-up as this is less likely to destroy the ribbon beneath.

Edited November 9, 2010 by ulfses

[Guest CrArC]

Interesting video! Isn't the LCD glued to the glass, though? Was that why your LCD cracked when you tried to separate them?

[Guest ulfses]

Yeah, they are glued together. I wanted to see if i could manage to separate them with a scalpel, so that i could make the fix a bit cheaper. It was fully functional with the cracked glass, but the streak deserves better. :rolleyes:

The outer glass is much more resilient to pressure than the LCD, so when i used some force to separate the glass from the digitizer, the weakest link had to give after for the pressure. :D

I emailed a German guy that have used the same screen i have ordered. His reply was that as long as you are careful with the disassembly, it is not very hard. I had an iphone 2g which i had to change the screen as well (i tend to drop things :huh:), and that was much harder to tear apart.

He posted his result in a German forum - here - use google translate if its of interest.

Will time-lapse the reassembly when i get the parts. :huh:

Edited November 10, 2010 by ulfses

[Guest untrueparadox]

not sure if u know, but you should heat up the lcd and the glass first before separating them. a hair dryer will work if you dont have a heat gun.

and dang that digitizer is expensive.. i bought one for an iphone for like $30.. its like 7x more.

[Guest ulfses]

not sure if u know, but you should heat up the lcd and the glass first before separating them. a hair dryer will work if you dont have a heat gun.

and dang that digitizer is expensive.. i bought one for an iphone for like $30.. its like 7x more.

I tried some "post-mortem" heating and separating, but i think the glue is too strong. I think you will end up frying the LCD.

Its mad expensive, but i guess its just a matter of time before more and cheaper parts will appear on eBay. :rolleyes:

[Guest ulfses]

So - I received the replacement screen in under one week. It was shipped with DHL from China to Hungary and arrived at my door. *thumbs up* I guess some of the shipping cost is included in the intense price of the screen.

It was wrapped well, and he included a torx iron for the disassembly. He also mailed me videos to assist the disassembly.

It was pretty easy to put together - my only tip is to make sure you mount everything - I had to pull it apart half way through to put in some forgotten pieces. B)

So here is the operation - timelaps of assembly - (ps. its about 30mb)

If anyone should be as unfortunate as me to crack their precious streak screen then i can really recommend the seller, ssf009, on eBay. The price of the replacement is ridiculous but still cheaper than a new streak.

Oh, happy ending... :) Now im off to play some of the new Angry Birds levels :)

[Guest joey_jojo]

Very good to know. I am going to have to repair a friend's Streak soon and it is good to know that it has been done and the parts worked =) Appreciate you being the guinea pig ;-)

[Guest Mr Dan]

I'm in the same boat but i'm not even gonna to try and fix it myself

I'll just balls it up some more

what kind of charges can i expect to have it repaired?

[Guest ulfses]

I have no idea. Its the cost of the screen itself (220$) - and then the work. Its done in 30 min.

The worst part is to get it apart - the good thing is that the screen for your sake is already gone - so you cant mess it up more.

I would look at the ifixit pictures and figure out if you are up to it. The guy i bought the LCD from also mailed me some videos that explained the procedure.

[Guest Mr Dan]

do you still have the videos - can you put them on here?

[Guest dairymasta]

Just so people know, carphone warehouse replace broken screens for £59.99.

Also, I broke my LCD, with no insurance, and tO2 sent me a replacement for free.

Food for thought.

[Guest Melonman]

Just so people know, carphone warehouse replace broken screens for £59.99.

Also, I broke my LCD, with no insurance, and tO2 sent me a replacement for free.

Food for thought.

Did you take it to an O2 shop or carphone warehouse?

[Guest Mr Dan]

i've been on the blower to both

carphone warehouse told me 4 weeks but could'nt give me a price

02 said i could send it to them so they can send it to dell so they can phone me with a price but no idea how long it takes

[Guest enanos]

@all

please

how can me say witch function has the connector ( white 12 pin in the red frame in the image ( see att.)

what is the symtome if the connector / ribboncable is damaged ?

thanks a lot

enanos

[Guest Wee Thomas]

@all

please

how can me say witch function has the connector ( white 12 pin in the red frame in the image ( see att.)

what is the symtome if the connector / ribboncable is damaged ?

thanks a lot

enanos

I'm guessing you didn't read the tear down. That's the control buttons ribbon cable.

[Guest 10xOXR]

OK folks, here's the thing.

I've been in the process of replacing the screen for my Streak after it had an unfortunate meeting with some granite paving stones. While I was dismantling it, I've only gone and managed to rip the control buttons ribbon cable!

Is there anything I can do to repair this? Can I get a replacement part from somewhere? Failing all of this, do I just have to admit that it's time to give up on the Dell and go get another phone?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

10x...

[Guest Alperin.1]

Here is a guide that would have ehlped with the clips and maybe more. This is more for future use for folks that might need to replace the lcd.

http://android.modaco.com/content/dell-str...cd-replacement/

alperin1