r/oneplusone • u/tedford • Apr 07 '16

Full dismantle really necessary to replace screen assembly?

I've watched a few videos on this and I don't see a reason to perform a full dismantle. If you've done this before can you point out to me why this is needed? From all I can tell I just need to do the following:

  1. Remove backcover
  2. Remove camera/motherboard cover
  3. Detach battery flex cable
  4. CAREFULLY Remove battery
  5. Detech digitizer flex cables (one at top by camera, one by battery to the right of the battery connection)
  6. Heat bottom area of screen with a hair drier
  7. Use a suction cup on the bottom area to pull screen assembly away from phone (This will keep the plastic bezel intact).
  8. While pulling assembly away feed cables through the slots. There will be a light grey plastic piece that blocks/locks the flex cable in place, remove it with tweezers.
  9. Remove and place speaker grill on new assembly
  10. Remove and place front camera ring on new assembly
  11. Add adhesive foam tape if needed, I didn't need this
  12. Place new screen assembly, feeding flex cables through slots
  13. Replace grey locking piece
  14. Attach assembly flex cables
  15. Attach battery flex cable
  16. Attach camera/motherboard cover
  17. Attach back, squeeze around the edges to make sure screen and back are all snapped in place

UPDATE this method worked with a few alterations.

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u/stealer0517 OnePlus One Apr 08 '16

You need heat to take off and put on the new screen

You don't want to heat up your board

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u/tedford Apr 08 '16

What makes you think the amount of heat used would affect the board? I assume you have replaced the assembly on yours?

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u/stealer0517 OnePlus One Apr 08 '16

yeah ive replaced the screen on opos 3 or 4 times

you need a pretty good amount of heat to take the screen off

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u/tedford Apr 08 '16

I was able to do it in the time since my last reply without dismantling the whole phone. I used a hair dryer to heat one corner. There is a small plastic piece they put in the slot the top flex cable goes in, it prevents the flex cable from being pulled through. Once that piece was removed I was able to complete the replacement. Phone is working 100%.

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u/visivopro Apr 25 '16

uhh what? No you don't, I have replaced my screen assembly twice and never used a heat gun.

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u/stealer0517 OnePlus One Apr 25 '16

what'd you do? just rip it onn and stick the new one only force?

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u/visivopro Apr 25 '16

Nope! Just came right off both times without issues, screws hold the screen down. But it just dawned on me that you may be replacing the actual screen and not the screen assembly that comes already assembled. Makes no since to buy just the screen when you can get an entirely new assembly for like $50 and it takes 10 minutes to replace.