LG VX4500 display interconnect cable

Written By: David Foster
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LG VX4500 display interconnect cable

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

22

Time Required

30 minutes

Introduction

Replacing the ribbon cable.

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    • Turn the closed phone so that the back panel is facing you.

    • Press down and forward firmly on the gray tab in the middle of the phone.

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    • Now just lift up on the battery and remove it from the phone.

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    • Remove the rubber grommet using a spudger.

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    • Be sure not to lose the screws. They are small!

    • Remove the five screws using a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

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    • When removing back cover, be careful not to break the speaker wires.

    • Using an Opening Tool, carefully pry off the back cover.

    • Using tweezers, gently pull the speaker wires out.

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    • Separate the two halves.

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    • Carefully pry and lift up on the logic board using an iPod Opening Tool.

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    • Carefully flip the logic board up and out of the way.

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    • Use an iPod Opening Tool to lift up on the keypad and pull it out.

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    • DO NOT TOUCH SOLDERING IRON. IT IS EXTREMELY HOT.

    • Use a soldering iron to desolder the solder joint on the front of the motherboard.

    • If you need more information on soldering, refer to this guide.

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    • Desolder the joint on the back using a soldering iron.

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    • Carefully detach the ribbon cable and remove the motherboard.

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    • Remove 4 rubber grommets using the Spudger.

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    • Remove 4 screws using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

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    • Carefully pry off outer cover using iPod Opening Tool.

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    • Remove speaker using the Spudger.

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    • Remove vibrator using the Spudger.

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    • Lift up LCD display using iPod Opening Tool.

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    • DO NOT TOUCH THE SOLDERING IRON. IT IS EXTREMELY HOT!

    • De-solder solder joint using Soldering Iron.

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    • Pry off ribbon cable using iPod Opening Tool.

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    • Turn phone so that the back side is facing you.

    • Press blue button and remove top half using Spudger.

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    • Remove cable from bottom section.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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