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| [title] The final (bottom) side | |
| [* black] This is where the thin Wifi antennas are adhered to the glass ++and++ screwed down onto the bottom case. Getting them off without damage is tricky. | |
| [* black] Free the top, left, and right sides first, and the haptic motors, before working on the bottom. | |
| [* red] In my first attempt, I didn't know this was a hazard, so I sliced right through the adhesive... and the antennas, too. | |
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| + | [* yellow] The second time I decided to not slice here at all. Instead, I broke the adhesive in the "clear" part of the bottom, put a bookmark in there so it didn't re-adhere, and applied lots of heat and alcohol here. |
| + | [* yellow] When all that's left adhered is the left half of the bottom, I started swiveling (in-plane yaw) the whole glass, gently, back and forth. With patience, and heat and alcohol, I was able to gradually reach each of the 6 screws holding the antenna bracket in place. |
| + | [* violet] After removing the 6 screws one-by one (P00 or P000), the glass was free! Check for any residual adhesive, and don't just lift straight up! You need to remove the ZIF cable, see next step. |