MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2012 LCD Cable Replacement

Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:

Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.

Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case.

Remove the lower case and set it aside.

The lower case is connected to the upper case at the center, with two plastic clips.

Remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

Remove the following screws securing the battery connector board to the logic board:

Two 2.8 mm T6 Torx screws

One 7.0 mm T6 Torx shouldered screw

Use tweezers to remove the small plastic cover located near the bottom right of the battery connector board.

Remove the wide head 6.4 mm T6 Torx screw securing the battery connector to the logic board assembly.

Carefully lift the battery connector board up off the logic board.

It is recommended to bend the battery cables just slightly, to keep the board suspended up above the logic board and out of the way.

Grasp the Interposer with tweezers.

Lift the Interposer off the logic board and remove it.

Use the tip of a spudger to push the iSight camera cable connector straight away from its socket on the logic board.

Move the iSight camera cable aside.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry and disconnect the three antenna cable connectors from the AirPort board.

The three cables are coded with black sleeves of different lengths. During reassembly:

Connect the long-sleeved cable to the socket closest to the ports.

The short-sleeved cable connects next to the screw.

The remaining cable has no sleeve, and connects in the last empty socket, next to the fan.

Move the antenna cables aside, clear of the AirPort board.

Grab the black pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the DC-In side of the computer.

Pull the display data cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.

Use a pair of tweezers to lift the rubber hinge covers up off the right and left display hinges.

Remove the two 3.1 mm T5 Torx screws securing the aluminum hinge brackets.

Use a pair of tweezers to lift aluminum hinge brackets off the right and left display hinges.

Remove the four inner 5.3 mm T8 Torx screws (two on each side) securing the display to the upper case.

While holding the display and upper case together with your left hand, remove the remaining T8 Torx screw from the upper display bracket.

Remove the last remaining T8 Torx screw securing the display to the upper case.

Grip both halves of the device, one in each hand.

Gently push forward on the bottom half of the device to detach it from the display assembly.

Carefully set each component aside, making sure to set down the lower half keyboard-side down.

With the display facing towards you and the plastic clutch cover down, grab the clutch cover and slide it all the way to the right, towards the hinge.

Lift the plastic cover from the bottom and remove it from the display.

Peel up the tape covering the cable connector.

Remove the two screws securing the cable to the case:

Two T8 Torx screws.

Remove the six screws securing the antenna assembly in place:

Six PH00 Phillips screws.

Lift the antenna assembly to reveal the LCD cable connector underneath the left side.

Grab the metal bar securing the LCD cable connector in place and rotate it towards the bottom of the display.

Pull the LCD cable straight out of its socket on the display.