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digitizer screen broken.

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jp01

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HI, im trying to replace the digitizer screen on my lg esteem and looking for any video to show me how to do it. Any help please....
 
once you have the phone tore down and have the front half with the main board out, a lil heat helps loosen the glue, a heat gun is the preferred tool, but I used a oven ;). There are a couple small holes that you can use a tootpick or anything small enough to fit thru the holes to push on the glass. Once the glass pops loose just use a toothpick etc to run around the edges of the glass, be careful not to cut/break the ribbon cables. Yea, yea I know its busted already, but its good a practice ;)

When putting your new digitizer in make sure its clean so no dust, fingerprints etc are on it or they will show. I used contact cement to reglue mine, model glue or super glue is a bad idea to use as it will leave a residue they will look like shyt,

;)
 
Thanks for the help the video is really clear.....i just finished and came out nice but the digitizer does not work properly, i guess maybe because my phone is from metro and i put the digitizer that said verizon is made for the lg revolution or is broken, even the buttom in the bottom are not working. Talking clear right now i dont have phone if you guys have any idea what is happen now, please help me again.
 
If you replaced just the digitizer it should be working correctly.

The strips that connect to the pcb are very touchy and can be a pain to connect correctly. I would make sure that it is secured and connected good. If so, idk.
 
good luck. shouldnt b hard common sense and remember ur steps for when u put it back together. i honestly thought it was impossible to break that screen. dropped it some really painful drops and not even a scratch on it
 
jp01 said:
Thanks for the help the video is really clear.....i just finished and came out nice but the digitizer does not work properly, i guess maybe because my phone is from metro and i put the digitizer that said verizon is made for the lg revolution or is broken, even the buttom in the bottom are not working. Talking clear right now i dont have phone if you guys have any idea what is happen now, please help me again.
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shouldnt matter I took one from an esteem n put it in a revo and it works great. Ribbon cable at bottom just powers the soft key lights, one at top it the important one.
Fuzzy13 said:
If you replaced just the digitizer it should be working correctly.

The strips that connect to the pcb are very touchy and can be a pain to connect correctly. I would make sure that it is secured and connected good. If so, idk.
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akikhia said:
good luck. shouldnt b hard common sense and remember ur steps for when u put it back together. i honestly thought it was impossible to break that screen. dropped it some really painful drops and not even a scratch on it
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yea its pose to be gorilla glass wasnt it? At any rate I seen quite a few broken now lol
 
Yes.... they are the same i just got one from lg revolution and is working perfect in my phone from metro pcs.
 
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