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Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
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Three 13.5 mm (14.1 mm) Phillips screws.
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Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
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Using both hands, lift the lower case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing it to the upper case.
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Remove the lower case and set it aside.
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Use the edge of a spudger to pry the battery connector upwards from its socket on the logic board.
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Bend the battery cable slightly away from its socket on the logic board so it does not accidentally connect itself while you work.
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Pull the camera cable connector straight out of its socket on the logic board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to carefully pry the AirPort/Bluetooth ribbon cable up off its socket on the logic board.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry the four antenna connectors up from their sockets on the AirPort/Bluetooth board.
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De-route all four antenna cables from their channels in the AirPort/Bluetooth housing.
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De-route the camera cable from its channel in the AirPort/Bluetooth housing.
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Remove the following two screws securing the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly to the upper case:
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One 8.6 mm Phillips screw
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One 3.9 mm Phillips screw
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Remove the AirPort/Bluetooth assembly from the upper case, minding any cables that may get caught.
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Remove the 8.6 mm Phillips screw securing the antenna/camera cable retainer to the upper case.
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Remove the antenna/camera cable retainer from the upper case.
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Remove two of the three 6 mm T6 Torx screws securing the right side of the display to the upper case.
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Grab the plastic pull tab secured to the display data cable lock and rotate it up and over the connector, toward the DC-In side of the computer.
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Pull the display data cable straight back (not up) out of its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the 8.6 mm Phillips screw securing the display data cable retainer to the upper case.
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Remove the display data cable retainer from the upper case.
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Remove two of the three 6 mm T6 Torx screws securing the left side of the display to the upper case.
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Open your MacBook Pro so the display is perpendicular to the upper case.
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Place your opened MacBook Pro on a table as pictured.
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While holding the display and upper case together with your left hand, remove the remaining T6 Torx screw from the upper display bracket.
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Remove the last remaining T6 Torx screw securing the display to the upper case.
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Grab the upper case with your right hand and rotate it slightly toward the top of the display so the upper display bracket clears the edge of the upper case.
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Rotate the display slightly away from the upper case.
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Lift the display up and away from the upper case, minding any brackets or cables that may get caught.
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Starting on the right side of the display, slide the antenna's plastic cover approximately 1/4" to the right.
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Then, lift up the right edge of the plastic cover just enough to separate it from the display.
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Continue lifting the cover along its length, until the entire cover is separated.
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Remove the plastic cover and retain for reassembly.
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Unwrap the black tape to separate the iSight camera cable from the Airport/Bluetooth cables.
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If unwrapping is not possible, carefully cut the black tape lengthwise, making sure not to accidentally cut any of the cables -- especially the iSight cable.
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Optional: Place a cover on top of your display, just in case your screwdriver slips.
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Remove the two #000 Phillips screws on the far-right (see detail photo).
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Remove the somewhat-hidden #000 Phillips screw on the far-left of the display (see detail photo).
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Remove the six #000 Phillips screws in the middle of the antenna board.
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Lift up the antenna board up and out of the display.
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Make sure to re-wrap the Antenna/iSight cables back with some tape. If your replacement part did not include any, reuse the one you took off. My replacement part came with tape, but I still put a bit of Kapton tape around the black tape to completely close the fold.
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The new antenna hopefully came with the small grounding straps that go around the cables, and get screwed in on the far-right of the display. If they didn't, you'll need to remove them from the old antenna.
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Insert the replacement board starting with the far-left side. Once inserted, the board should sit loosely in the grooves of the display.
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When installing the new antenna, first screw in one of the six center screws -- that will help align the far-left screw over its hole.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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The last steps are pointless, I've followed every single step, and now I'm stuck because I have no idea how to install the piece featured in this guide, with the one we just unmounted. I'm so upset you can't imagine..,.
