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[Q] Where to buy replacement screen

Something fell off my shelf and feel directly on my phone earlier, cracked the screen to hell. Actual screen part is alright, but the glass is destroyed.
I have been looking for a few hours trying to find a place that has them in stock but to no avail. I am looking for a US or other North American based seller as I do not have the time to wait for a shipper from Hong Kong or elsewhere in Asia.
Does anybody know of a website or specific seller on eBay that is reputable or just has them in stock, any help at all would be very appreciated.
Thanks

thunderrodriguez said:
Something fell off my shelf and feel directly on my phone earlier, cracked the screen to hell. Actual screen part is alright, but the glass is destroyed.
I have been looking for a few hours trying to find a place that has them in stock but to no avail. I am looking for a US or other North American based seller as I do not have the time to wait for a shipper from Hong Kong or elsewhere in Asia.
Does anybody know of a website or specific seller on eBay that is reputable or just has them in stock, any help at all would be very appreciated.
Thanks
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the only way youre going to get the a super amoled screen replacement is contacting samsung.... samsung does not distribute their super amoled screen. other sellers "Claim" its super amoled,but tis really just a cheap LCD screen.

brian_v3ntura said:
the only way youre going to get the a super amoled screen replacement is contacting samsung.... samsung does not distribute their super amoled screen. other sellers "Claim" its super amoled,but tis really just a cheap LCD screen.
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I would be willing to take a look at these sellers. I've gone through Google and previous posts here rather thoroughly but cannot find a place that has them in stock.

+ 1. Where to buy? ETA on back in stock?

Bought my replacement screen from mission repair.com. Broke the keypad cable so had to order from ebay out of nj.
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I used this vendor: http://www.repairsuniverse.com/samsung-vibrant-t959-lcd-touch-screen-replacement.html
But they're out of stock at the time.... Be sure to be very careful with the ribbon attaching the captivate buttons to the screen, and in general, just take dismantling the phone slowly, and it'll go fine.

got mine from ww.globaldirectparts.com/category-s/6611.htm
it was way cheaper back then though. $65 or so ...

does anyone know if the capitvate screen would fit on the vibrant??? please let me know

I just broke the GPS connector of my vibrant. It still works fine except for GPS. I can sell my vibrant w/ broken GPS at $65 + shipping from California. Do u want it? Pls send me a message, if someone's interested in my phone. Thx.

rdozier52 said:
does anyone know if the capitvate screen would fit on the vibrant??? please let me know
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the guy who posted above you they sell parts for all phones

I recently bought a screen for a friend's captivate from http://stores.ebay.com/sbstoreonline. The quality of the screen was the same as on my vibrant and the price was right ($62.99). I'm certain that what I bought was a Samsung part adn not a knockoff. The double sided sticky tape was applied to the back of the screen - all I had to do was peel off the plastic covering the tape and lay it down (I saw some adds that show a seperate adhesive kit).
Shipping took about 3 weeks...

Atrix 4G Replacement Parts

Anyone know where I can buy replacement parts for the Atrix 4G?
I was able to pick up an Atrix 4G with a cracked screen (LCD is fine) for $315 on ebay.
Anyone have any parts source?

parts eh?
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-MB860-Touch-Screen-p/mot1039620.htm

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http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-MB860-Touch-Screen-p/mot1039620.htm
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Haha that site requires him to buy a minimum of 3. At least we know he will have spares.

Nice, I think I'm going to hold out a week or two to see what happens but if not ill jump on it. If anyone else is looking for one of these let me know and I can order it and I would be down to split them up at cost and ship em if you paypal me. I'm paypal verified and have a 100+ ebay rep

wait, r u on at&t? if u r, why buy a used/damaged atrix for $315, which is 115 bucks more than a brand new one on contract? n on top of that, u still have to buy the replacement screen? just doesn't make sense right?

aquariuz23 said:
wait, r u on at&t? if u r, why buy a used/damaged atrix for $315, which is 115 bucks more than a brand new one on contract? n on top of that, u still have to buy the replacement screen? just doesn't make sense right?
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he might of already used his upgrade from at&t or not an at&t customer. 315+60 is a steal for an atrix. you can sell these easily for 500-600. not everyone can get at&t contract price...

aquariuz23 said:
wait, r u on at&t? if u r, why buy a used/damaged atrix for $315, which is 115 bucks more than a brand new one on contract? n on top of that, u still have to buy the replacement screen? just doesn't make sense right?
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I actually used my upgrade to get an Atrix. hadn't upgraded in years because I had a rogers HTC Dream and then I bought the Nexus One straight up. I used to run a little iphone repair business and figure I'll have no problem fixing the Atrix. This is just to make a quick $150-$200

Interested in split-order of Atrix replacement screens
I shattered my screen yesterday. So far local stores have been no help.
I am going to one last store today to see if they can get me a deal on a replacement phone -or at least repairs- . If that doesn't work out, I'll be interested in going in 1/3 on a replacement screen order.

baumerman said:
I actually used my upgrade to get an Atrix. hadn't upgraded in years because I had a rogers HTC Dream and then I bought the Nexus One straight up. I used to run a little iphone repair business and figure I'll have no problem fixing the Atrix. This is just to make a quick $150-$200
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can you take some pics when you replace the screen? a good pic tutorial would be nice.

neotekz said:
can you take some pics when you replace the screen? a good pic tutorial would be nice.
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http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Atrix-4G-Teardown/4964/1
They actually rated as the most repairable smartphone!

baumerman said:
I actually used my upgrade to get an Atrix. hadn't upgraded in years because I had a rogers HTC Dream and then I bought the Nexus One straight up. I used to run a little iphone repair business and figure I'll have no problem fixing the Atrix. This is just to make a quick $150-$200
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Booooo! I, a poor student, now living abroad and with no contract options, almost bought that same ebay phone and was even talking to the seller when it disappeared. Back when globalparts sold the screen for $50 (but still, minimum order of 3.) But, iFixIt makes it look easy and you should have no trouble finding people to split the screens with (if I lived in the US still, this'd be my strategy.)

aquariuz23 said:
wait, r u on at&t? if u r, why buy a used/damaged atrix for $315, which is 115 bucks more than a brand new one on contract? n on top of that, u still have to buy the replacement screen? just doesn't make sense right?
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I think he is allowed to do whatever he wants with his cash.

Anyone seen them anywhere else? I've been keeping my eye on ebay when I can for another cracked one. I was thinking I could buy 3 and fix them all.

Cracked glass
Is there any way to replace just the glass...? I scuffed up my glass pretty bad...

Thought the Atrix had Gorilla Glass?????

cheetah2k said:
Thought the Atrix had Gorilla Glass?????
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Just because its gorilla glass doesnt make it indestructable - you can still scratch and scuff the screen...

You can order the glass on Ebay now. I would get the digitizer also because sometimes its glued in the glass. And dosent come off easily. Would rather just tear it apart once....
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Jnewell05 said:
You can order the glass on Ebay now. I would get the digitizer also because sometimes its glued in the glass. And dosent come off easily. Would rather just tear it apart once....
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when they took apart the atrix they found that the screen was completely separate.

I've ordered replacement parts from www.ccn.cn before and while they aren't always OEM parts, they fit and work regardless. They don't have much of anything for the MB860 at this time though, other than the back cover.

I bought one from ebay a few weeks back but have been busy and then realized i didn't have a torx t5. Ordered a small screwdriver kit for $4 with free prime shipping on amazon.
Just did the replacement. I used adhesive pieces cut from ones for iPhones to seal it on. The teardown was a little bit more difficult than I expected. It will be much easier the 2nd time around but the ifixit really doesn't give any of the details. I noticed I left a small smudge behind the glass/digitizer so I may take it apart to wipe it. If I do I will make a teardown video. The biggest issue was that all of the ribbons are held down pretty firmly by strong adhesives. I was very impressed by the strength of the bezel. Everything worked fine first time I put it back together. I used to fix iPhone screens pretty regularly, I've probably done around 40+ of them, so that experience may have helped.

[Q] Replacement screen?

Hi,
The LCD on my Archos 101 Gen8 is cracked. Is there a place I can get a replacement? I've searched the internet and the two places I found cost more than half the price of the tablet itself.
Thanks in advance.

Well, here's the unfortunate news. Replacing the screen might not be the only thing you have to do. The digitizer (the thing that lets the tablet know which part of the screen is being touched) could also be broken. My Archos 70it was dropped from a 2 story ledge and in no way was that covered under warranty. It cost me $187 to get Archos to fix the screen+digitizer. Although they didn't actually fix it, they just sent me a brand new completely sealed unit. Which I think was pretty nice of them.
The unfortunate truth with most technology like tablets is that individual parts are so ridiculously expensive. It's a supply and demand thing I'm sure.
I hope you can get this all worked out.
EDIT: Also, when they talked to me about replacement they said they could either fix it for $187, or give me 20% off anything (Gen 8 and below) in the Archos store. So that's another option if you maybe want to downgrade to a smaller/cheaper unit.

PotentChili said:
Well, here's the unfortunate news. Replacing the screen might not be the only thing you have to do. The digitizer (the thing that lets the tablet know which part of the screen is being touched) could also be broken. My Archos 70it was dropped from a 2 story ledge and in no way was that covered under warranty. It cost me $187 to get Archos to fix the screen+digitizer. Although they didn't actually fix it, they just sent me a brand new completely sealed unit. Which I think was pretty nice of them.
The unfortunate truth with most technology like tablets is that individual parts are so ridiculously expensive. It's a supply and demand thing I'm sure.
I hope you can get this all worked out.
EDIT: Also, when they talked to me about replacement they said they could either fix it for $187, or give me 20% off anything (Gen 8 and below) in the Archos store. So that's another option if you maybe want to downgrade to a smaller/cheaper unit.
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Thanks for the info. The digitizer is intact, it's the actual LCD that's cracked. I only use the tablet for web browsing, so I could downgrade in terms of specs, but not screen size.
Again, thanks.

flamingspaz said:
Hi,
The LCD on my Archos 101 Gen8 is cracked. Is there a place I can get a replacement? I've searched the internet and the two places I found cost more than half the price of the tablet itself.
Thanks in advance.
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Just found this for sale in the UK for under £52
http://www.laptop-lcd-screen.co.uk/laptopparts/laptop_viewItem.asp?idProduct=14341

With Archos, it is ridiculously hard to find replacement items. If you find a solution, possibly post it here? Not for me, but I'm sure many people would like to know how to solve it.

hi there i have a brand new sceen for the archos 101 for sale if you wont it dose not came with the digitizer
£37 inc P&P

Set_The_Tone said:
Just found this for sale in the UK for under £52
http://www.laptop-lcd-screen.co.uk/laptopparts/laptop_viewItem.asp?idProduct=14341
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They have 30-pin and 40-pin variants and I'm not sure which one fits the Gen8. Emailing them was useless as the only model no. of the back of the screen they have no idea about.

dav007 said:
hi there i have a brand new sceen for the archos 101 for sale if you wont it dose not came with the digitizer
£37 inc P&P
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PM'ed I'd be interested in this.

PM'ed you back

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PM'ed you back
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i have an archos 70 internet tablet and the wire that connects the two wires comes out of the screen and the main board was broken is there anyone that have a replacement part to buy .please help thanks...

I'm selling my gen 8 101it or trading it. I posted it in general forums with pics LCD is good
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Your Opinions on The Xperia PLAY Slider Flex (and others) Durability

Though I love my Xperia PLAY so much I can't see myself buying a new phone in the near future, I've had pretty bad experiences with the phone.
I bought my Play May 2011. Original flex cable broke October that same year. (5 months lifespan)
The flex got replaced December 1, 2011, and broke again July of 2012. (7 months lifespan)
Had it replaced July 2012, and broke again March this year. (8 months lifespan)
I'm now on the last flex cable I bought (3 pieces) from Gultek 1.5 years ago. (Because Sony Service Centers here in the Philippines suck they don't have the freakin' flex cable for replacement! )
On a side note, my phones digitizer also broke April 2011.
So basically, in the almost 2 years of owning Xperia PLAY, I've had many visits to Sony repair centers.
IS THAT EVEN NORMAL? My phone only fell at least twice at waist level. Also, I'm like the most careful slider phone owner! I always EXTREMELY SLOWLY slide out the gamepad whenever I play games!!
How about your experiences pals? I've read some users reporting ABSOLUTELY NO repair center visits since they bought their PLAY during its release. I feel cheated that my Play is like a sickly child waiting for its demise.

Flex cable 1 yearife span digitizer never broke but I also never dropped the phone it fits my hand perfectly unlike my new ion lol what a behemoth
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psxpetey said:
Flex cable 1 yearife span digitizer never broke but I also never dropped the phone it fits my hand perfectly unlike my new ion lol what a behemoth
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I had to replace my flex cable twice. I really hate taking apart smartphones phones, especially after the second time I reassembled my xperia play together my speaker's sound is distorted. I would easily discourage people on taking apart their phones and just buy a brand new device. Note: I do have experience in taking apart of laptops and pcs btw.

Ive had my xperia play for only 6 months but do far everything is working 100% never had a problem with my flex cable... yet lol
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chery2k said:
I had to replace my flex cable twice. I really hate taking apart smartphones phones, especially after the second time I reassembled my xperia play together my speaker's sound is distorted. I would easily discourage people on taking apart their phones and just buy a brand new device. Note: I do have experience in taking apart of laptops and pcs btw.
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Ive taken it apart like. Seven times but im pretty advanced hardware wise lol. Mine works just fine no speaker distortion nothing its actually really easy to dissassemle just watch some tuts and be gentle.
If it breaks again im just going to cover it with tape or somthing
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Got my first Xperia Play in it's Canadian launch, and it still works like a dream to this very day.
Zero hardware problems, zero flex cable replacements... and that's even counting a couple drops. Pretty durable to me.
But I sold that Xperia Play just a couple weeks ago when I got a white one... and the previous owner did replace the flex cable in this one (while also somehow screwing up the front camera and getting a few very bothersome pieces of dust under the screen). Not sure how comfortable I am with that.

TLRtheory said:
Got my first Xperia Play in it's Canadian launch, and it still works like a dream to this very day.
Zero hardware problems, zero flex cable replacements... and that's even counting a couple drops. Pretty durable to me.
But I sold that Xperia Play just a couple weeks ago when I got a white one... and the previous owner did replace the flex cable in this one (while also somehow screwing up the front camera and getting a few very bothersome pieces of dust under the screen). Not sure how comfortable I am with that.
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Sounds like they did a super ****ty job
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I've had mine for 20 months. No digotzer or flex cable issues. Granted I don't have time to play games as mu h as I did 6 months ago but I played the heck out of the phone And still no issues. I should add though when I bought the phone it was used. Manufacture date is 11w19
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I have personally built countless Xperia Plays and currently still own 6 of them :
(1) R800at
(2) R800x
(2) R800i
(1) R800a
I have never had a flex cable issue on any of them and some have had some pretty sad encounters. It comes down to how it was put together, if time and diligence are not exercised during the build then the device will surely have physical problems. A broke flex cable can fail due to being pinched on the inside or general wear and stress due to how the rest of the phone was "housed" around it. None of mine have failed over the course of about (2) years.
After reading some other posts in this thread I can say that..
Dust under the digitizer means the top half of the phone was more then likely taken apart ( TL you probably figured that much already..)
If anyone decides to buy a new device, please understand something THE XPERIA PLAY IS NOT IN PRODUCTION and every device online will be a refurbished device aka it was re housed and the motherboard was cleaned .. and a "new" or "brand new" tag was slapped on it, DO NOT get ripped off and PLEASE understand what you are buying and make sure there is a clear return policy in case you do not get what you expected. Also because I can't speak on behalf of every Xperia Play for sale out there, there may or may not be a few truly 100% new devices that were never sold lying around still. But Should anyone ever buy an Xperia Play online and question certain things about its build quality or the % of whats been replaced on it and what wasnt, Feel free to contact me and I can give you detailed information about what to look for.

Thanks for the replies guys. I've been busy working my ass off in EMS lately I had no time to derp around the forum or even play with my Play.
I envy you guys who managed to get their phone working without any repairs for more than a year. I don't know what's wrong but I think I am really careful with my gadgets especially my phone and still I can't even get it to a year without repairs.
Possible reasons?
The technician at the Sony Service Center near where I live recently removed the yellow-colored foil tape attached to the hinge clip (the one that holds the slider flex in place). He told me that that was the culprit because whenever the slider flex broke, some of its black coating stuck to that foil. What are your opinions about this?

I would demand they repair the whole issue for free as you have already paid and it was their incompetence that caused the later issues. And if they wont do it, then demand a refund or you will take them to small claims court (or the equivilent)
Might be a bit of a hard ass thing to say but they messed up in repairing your phone, they should be the ones to take the hit and pay for their mistake.

But that yellow foil is a stock part of the phone.

Lil yellow foil decreases friction so that dude who said it's the problem is a dumbass just out some tape on the part of the flex cable that rubs and it should be fine
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chery2k said:
I had to replace my flex cable twice. I really hate taking apart smartphones phones, especially after the second time I reassembled my xperia play together my speaker's sound is distorted. I would easily discourage people on taking apart their phones and just buy a brand new device. Note: I do have experience in taking apart of laptops and pcs btw.
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Same here, last time I replaced my cable was in December. The replacement suddenly broke, no damages were made the physical housing.

Has anyone of you recently bought a WORKING slider flex from eBay? If yes, can you direct me to that ad (must ship internationally) so that I can order spares just in case mine breaks again?
Flipping through tons of Chinese ads with mixed negative and positive reviews is giving me a headache.
Thanks in advance!

I have had my xperia play since april 2012 (Joined forum 2 months after) and everything works 100% the only things bothering me is the scratch marks on the touchpad and the silver coating on the home button is a little rubbed off (Black)

Ehem! Anyone?

narflynn619 said:
Ehem! Anyone?
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Any Chinese seller is fine cheaper the better.
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Knowimg that they're Chinese, I'm still after quality of course. (No offense Chinese friends, but you brought this stereotype unto you)
It's just crazy seeing some of the slider flex they sell that look weird: different prints, excessively embossed printed cables, differently colored ports, etc... that's why I'm looking for the best one.

narflynn619 said:
Knowimg that they're Chinese, I'm still after quality of course. (No offense Chinese friends, but you brought this stereotype unto you)
It's just crazy seeing some of the slider flex they sell that look weird: different prints, excessively embossed printed cables, differently colored ports, etc... that's why I'm looking for the best one.
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Buy the normal looking ones? I look up the dudes I bought mine from for ya
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Nexus 5X LCD + Frame

Recently, my Nexus 5X LCD broke from the inside of the phone. The outside is flawless.
On ebay I came across this thing here, wich is the LCD+Digitizer+Frame. Basiclly, it's the whole front part withouth the motherboard and other back parts.
Do you think this is legit OEM screen and should I order it and just switch my parts with this since the only thing that is broken on mine is the LCD screen?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-LG-Go...847502?hash=item51dab812ce:g:U34AAOSwUV9WnMRe
Anyone tried doing something similar?
I don't want to use a certified LG repeair service since in my country, they charge you 4x as much for something like LCD display.
50$ and self-repair seems legit to me.
Im scared of getting a hoax screen and stuff

Sinistersky said:
Recently, my Nexus 5X LCD broke from the inside of the phone. The outside is flawless.
On ebay I came across this thing here, wich is the LCD+Digitizer+Frame. Basiclly, it's the whole front part withouth the motherboard and other back parts.
Do you think this is legit OEM screen and should I order it and just switch my parts with this since the only thing that is broken on mine is the LCD screen?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-LG-Go...847502?hash=item51dab812ce:g:U34AAOSwUV9WnMRe
Anyone tried doing something similar?
I don't want to use a certified LG repeair service since in my country, they charge you 4x as much for something like LCD display.
50$ and self-repair seems legit to me.
Im scared of getting a hoax screen and stuff
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No, it isn't an OEM replacement, but if you want to replace it you olny have to switch the other parts as you said

samu_cappe said:
No, it isn't an OEM replacement, but if you want to replace it you olny have to switch the other parts as you said
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I found one that says OEM for 5 USD more. Hopefully that one is legit Maybe this one then?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Full-LC...037834?hash=item41ab227aca:g:RU8AAOSwEa5XPtRO

I think you can't find oem parts on ebay because I read that oem parts are available only on LG repair service. Probably on ebay you can find only copies of the oem product but the most of the times they work well as an original part.

Have anyone personally tried any of this parts?
I need to replace LCD+Digitizer+Frame too, but I would like to buy a part that has a good feedback by someone...

I'm going to try that OEM later this month and report here. Fingers crossed for it to be good. I dont care if its OEM or not as long as it works as an OEM.

I found out that many sellers claim to sell the original LG part. Just search around for "ACQ88485501".
Do you think it is true or is it just a trick to sell the same part with an higher price...?

Sinistersky said:
I'm going to try that OEM later this month and report here. Fingers crossed for it to be good. I dont care if its OEM or not as long as it works as an OEM.
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Hi, do you have any update on this?
Have you ordered and received that part?

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davidecapod said:
Hi, do you have any update on this?
Have you ordered and received that part?
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I ordered the part two weeks ago. It should get here tomorrow or the day after. I will post resulta when I switch the display.

Just an update; It arrived later than I anticipated, but that was not the companies fault. Anyway, the display is top grade, top notch, whatever you want to call it. It arrived in excellent condition, it works just like an original one and looks the same. The coating is properly applied and it just looks so damn gorgeous. I think it's even better than what I originaly had, but that might be due to a defective screen altogether. In summary, it worked out great for me, and I switched the whole front part of the device. So yea, my Nexus 5x is awasome again, can't wait to try 7.1.1. I ordered it from fixez.com

Ok, very good, thanks for your feedback.
Can you confirm that this is the part? https://www.fixez.com/store/lg/lg-google-nexus-5x/lg-nexus-5x-display-assembly-with-frame
But... Do you live in the USA I suppose... I will look what are shipping prices and so on to Italy.
Thanks!

davidecapod said:
Ok, very good, thanks for your feedback.
Can you confirm that this is the part? https://www.fixez.com/store/lg/lg-google-nexus-5x/lg-nexus-5x-display-assembly-with-frame
But... Do you live in the USA I suppose... I will look what are shipping prices and so on to Italy.
Thanks!
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Yes, that is the part. I live in Croatia. The shipping was arround 30 USD for me, it cost me arround 70 USD and I bought the 16 piece precision tool pack for 9.99 USD also. If I had gone to a shop for repairs here in Croatia, it would cost me arround 140 USD, I checked, so this is a realyl cheap alternative. The parts are easy to replace. There are numerous youtube videos about it, just be gentle Good luck:laugh:

You convinced me, I just bought the part from fixez, I spent 70$ too!
Does it already contains adhesives for the camera, battery and so on? Or do I need to buy them, like the 3m red tape...?
Thanks!