LG VX5500 Phone Casing Replacement

Remove the battery cover by placing your thumb on the small ridge near the top of the phone back and push downward, exposing the battery.

Remove the battery using your finger to pry it out of the battery housing.

Remove the (2) rubber screw covers located near the hinge of the phone using tweezers or a thumb tack.

Unscrew the (4) 3.6mm screws using a #00 Phillip's head screw driver.

Carefully pry off the phone's backing using a plastic opening tool.

Slip the tool into the crack between the keypad (front panel) and the back panel.

Slide the tool along the sides of the phone to detach the tabs holding the backing on.

Peel back the sticker with tweezers and hold it back with your finger.

Use the tweezers to lift the display adapter off the logic board.

Lift the mother board out of the phone casing.

The keyboard can be easily removed once the mother board is out of the phone.

Carefully pry off the black plastic screen cover using the iSesamo tool or another thin, flat tool.

Unscrew the (4) 3.6mm screws near each corner of the phone's display panel by using a #00 Phillips head screwdriver.

Pry off the front panel of the phone using a Plastic Opening Tool.

Push the tool into the crack along the side of the phone.

Slide the tool along the crack to detach the tabs holding the backing on the phone.

Use the tweezers to lift the display adapter off the screen component.

Using tweezers remove the speaker from its casing.

Remove the earpiece and gyroscope by lifting them out of the phone casing using tweezers.

Lift the screen components out of the phone.

The phone is now fully disassembled.

Replace the parts indicated with your new phone casing.