Replacing the glass screen on my macbook..

So a while ago the screen broke on my computer, I wasn't going to replace it right away because the small cracks were on the black border and only two or so cracks actually went onto the screen. But since I'm leaving on my mission I decided to replace now before I go. So my first step was to go online and find a screen. I found several places that sell them and decided on one I found on Amazon for $48 and a heavy duty suction cup for $10 including shipping. These are the only tools you will need, and a hair dryer but that is a little more common. The screen is held on by a very adhesive double sided tape that is behind the black border of the screen. Use the hair dryer on high heat and low fan speed and move back and forth about three inches away from the screen. 

Next you use the suction cup to pull on the screen and pull the class away from the backing. Normally once you got it off on the bottom use a card to keep the glass away, and use another card and the hair dryer to soften the tape and use the second card to pull the glass away. I broke the glass free on the bottom and then could not get the side. The cracks that were already on the screen spread even more and was making it more difficult to not brake the screen but pull enough to get the side of the screen free. My screen ended up breaking from the suction cup, so it got ugly real quick. I ended up breaking the screen off just inside the border on two of the sides. So I had to go around with a knife and break off the glass border that was still on there. 

This took the longest, I spent about 20 min. taking the glass off and about an hour and a half. After I got all the glass off, I had to go back over the border and scrape the tape off, there needs to be a clean surface for the new screen to adhere to. BE VERY CARFUL NOT TO SCRATCH THE LCD SCREEN! The new screen has the tape already on it you just have to peel off the backing on the tape and stick it to your computer. I placed the bottom in first and and slowly started leaning the screen back make sure the bottom is tucked inside the rubber trim to make sure it will fit under the top trim. You also have to be careful to make sure the webcam is lined up with the hole in the border. Firmly press your way around the outside of the screen to ensure a snug fit. This step took me about 10 min. So give yourself a little over 2 hours...

 The old screen took on some cracks.....

Stay tuned for changing out your worn out shocks!...