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Removing wifi antenna from display

How can I remove the glass from the macbook display to get to the wifi antenna?

I have a 2014 MBP that is water damaged. The display and battery no longer work and I do not have the cash to repair it, so I decided to turn it into a desktop. The keyboard and trackpad work perfectly fine. But I *had* to remove the display, it will only allow me to work an external display if the lid is closed but will only power on if the lid is open.

So far I tried using 4 different external USB WiFi dongles but none of the drivers are compatible with El Capitan. I considered using a USB to Ethernet adapter but I would strongly prefer to use the stock wifi card and the original antenna

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It is not possible without destroying the LCD, just replace the whole lid.

Or you can buy a spare cable/antenna assembly and just connect the antenna.

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The logic board is damaged and will not put out video to the built in display or charge the battery, so it's fine if the LCD is destroyed.

Do I apply heat to melt the adhesive and peel the display out?

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Why don't you sell the display? You don't need it anyway and it is stupid to wreck a working one.

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The display doesn't work, I stated this in the original post. The backlight comes on and a small cluster of pixels light up and that's it

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In that case you can keep the display and buy another set of antenna. Actually the display is not needed at all, just use a magnet to trigger the lid sensor.

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