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iPad 2 Wi-Fi Front Panel Replacement Replace the front panel in your iPad 2 Wi-Fi. |
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| Step 2 Once the area of the front panel to the right of the home button has been heated adequately, it should be easy to insert a plastic opening tool between the outer plastic bezel and the front panel right next to the home button. Use your plastic opening tool to gently create a small gap between the front panel and the outer bezel to the right of the home button. If the adhesive is difficult to separate, don't be afraid to heat it up again. Excessively prying and bending the front panel when the adhesive is not pliable enough can easily cause it to crack. Insert a guitar pick into the small gap created by the plastic opening tool. |
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| Step 3 Heat up the area of the front bezel to the right of the home button along the bottom edge and make your way closer to the bottom right corner of the iPad. Slide the first guitar pick toward the bottom right corner of the iPad and insert another guitar pick to maintain the gap between the front panel and the iPad next to the home button. |
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| Step 4 Use your heat gun to heat the edge of the front panel near the bottom right corner of the iPad. Gently slide a guitar pick around the edge of the bottom right corner of the front panel, being careful not to force it and reheating the panel if necessary. |
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| Step 5 Continue heating the outer edge of the front panel and using guitar picks to separate/space the front panel from the rear panel. Insert two guitar picks as placeholders on each side of the iPad. Be careful when approaching the bottom left corner of the iPad. Be sure to follow the next step carefully. |
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| Step 6 When separating the front panel from the bottom left corner of the iPad 2, be careful not to rip the digitizer cable (highlighted in red in the first picture). It is extremely thin and easy to tear. Slightly lift the front panel near the dock connector to separate it from the foam adhesive securing it to the LCD. Use a guitar pick to help cut the foam adhesive securing the perimeter of the LCD to the front panel. |
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| Step 7 Carefully rotate the front panel away from the iPad, being sure that no adhesive is still attaching the two components. Do not put excessive strain on the digitizer cable. |
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| Step 8 Lay the front panel next to the rest of the iPad 2. Do not attempt to completely remove the front panel assembly just yet, as it is still attached to the logic board via the display ribbon cable. |
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| Step 9 — LCD Remove the four 2.0 mm Phillips screws securing the LCD to the rear case. |
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| Step 10 Lift the LCD from its long edge closest to the volume buttons and rotate it out of the rear case. Lay the LCD on the front panel as seen in the second picture. |
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| Step 11 — Front Panel Replacement Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to carefully flip up the retaining flaps on the two digitizer ribbon cable ZIF sockets. Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flaps, not the sockets themselves. The retaining flaps are highlighted in red in the second picture. |
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| Step 12 Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to peel the digitizer cable off the shields on the logic board. Carefully pull the digitizer cable off the adhesive securing it to the side of the rear case. |
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| Step 13 Pull the digitizer ribbon cable straight out of its two sockets on the logic board. |
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| Step 14 Temporarily put the LCD back into the body of the iPad 2 and remove the front panel, being careful not to damage the digitizer cable in the process. |
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