crwdns2936637:0crwdne2936637:0 crwdns2853008:0crwdne2853008:0 crwdns2861143:0crwdne2861143:0

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement

crwdns2915892:0crwdne2915892:0

This guide will show users how to remove the front panel. It is necessary to remove the front panel in order to remove the top panel and access many internal components.

crwdns2942213:0crwdne2942213:0

  1. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement, Back Panel: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Peel back the rubber cover above the in/out ports to reveal two screw heads.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  2. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove both 5.4 mm screws using a Phillips #0.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  3. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Lift the in/out port plastic covering from the bottom where the backup battery used to be.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  4. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove each 6.3 mm screw on either side of the viewfinder using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  5. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the three 4.8 mm screws on the bottom of the back plate using a Phillips #0.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  7. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Peel back the rubber covering next to the menu dial to access the screw.

    • Remove the single 3.4 mm screw using a Phillips #0.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  8. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • The back panel can now fall off easily by turning the device upside down. Be sure to catch it so the data ribbons do not tear or tug.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  9. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove each data ribbon cable from the motherboard by applying pressure down towards the motherboard and gently sliding your thumb upwards on the slot where the cable meets the motherboard. This will raise a very small clip that locks the cable in place.

    • The back panel is now free from the rest of the device.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  10. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement, Front Panel: crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0
    Tweezers
    $4.99
    crwdns2942207:0crwdne2942207:0

    • Using tweezers, pull out the wire attaching the front panel to the motherboard.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  11. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:010crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Peel off the rubber cover on the front panel in order to access the screws underneath.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  12. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:011crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove each of the 4.9 mm three screws using a Phillips #0.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  13. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:012crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the two 4.8 mm screws above where the lens would be using a Phillips #0.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  14. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the single screw underneath where the lens would be using a Phillips #0.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  15. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:014crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:014crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:014crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the four 3.0 mm screws next to the memory card reader using a Phillips #0.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

  16. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:015crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Canon EOS 5D Mark II Front Panel Replacement: crwdns2935265:015crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the front panel by lifting upwards from the right side where the in/out ports used to be.

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0
crwdns2915888:0crwdne2915888:0

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

crwdns2935229:012crwdne2935229:0

crwdns2862417:0crwdne2862417:0

crwdns2935293:0crwdnd2935293:02crwdnd2935293:0crwdne2935293:0

Mike Seed

crwdns2935283:009/22/14crwdne2935283:0

2,956 crwdns2915208:0crwdne2915208:0

crwdns2935297:08crwdne2935297:0

crwdns2918514:0crwdne2918514:0: 15

crwdns2935301:012crwdne2935301:0

crwdns2915084:0crwdne2915084:0

USF Tampa, Team 1-6, Hickman Fall 2014 crwdns2935289:0USF Tampa, Team 1-6, Hickman Fall 2014crwdne2935289:0

USFT-HICKMAN-F14S1G6

crwdns2931471:03crwdne2931471:0

crwdns2935297:016crwdne2935297:0

crwdns2917034:0crwdne2917034:0

Good write-up. I just replaced my casing using these instructions.

sebastien - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

crwdns2917038:0crwdne2917038:0

crwdns2936625:0crwdne2936625:0:

crwdns2936751:024crwdne2936751:0 1

crwdns2936753:07crwdne2936753:0 2

crwdns2936753:030crwdne2936753:0 38

crwdns2942667:0crwdne2942667:0 11,031