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I’ve damaged the LCD displays rubber bezel ring. I have just recently bought a replacement part on eBay. I’ve asked the seller on how to properly replace the piece, but they are not willing to. Can someone possibly explain how I would do this? I’m not completely tech savvy when it comes to computer internals. The Retina Display Teardown MacBook Pro Retina Display Teardown gives a pretty good explanation that could be helpful.
The only trick I have is using a little and I do mean little! dish soap (I use the foam type) coating the rubber and then carefully placing the rubber gasket where it sits and then I use a plastic Halberd Spudger to press the gasket in. Being careful not to stretch it as I go. Ideally start the the top middle doing each side so the large tab ends up sitting properly at the bottom.
It is NOT POSSIBLE to disassemble the screen without destroying it for this model. You need to somehow try to pull the rubber ring out and squeeze the new one in through the gap.
Here is a video of someone replacing the rubber gasket, without doing an entire LCD removal: Change Screen Rubber Mac Book Pro Retina, Frame Ring screen, Rubber - YouTube So it is doable, but if anyone has successfully completed this process and has any tips or tricks that would be greatly appreciated. Also does anybody know what tool is being used in the video to push the rubber gasket into place along the edges of the screen?
