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Hi, I recently damaged the back of my google pixel 2. The top corner of the glass segment has cracked and was wondering if you can get the back fixed. Camera is fully functional but not sure if it is still water proof. Thanks everyone!
I’ve just fixed mine tonight. Ordered the part from eBay. The old glass was very hard to get off, but do-able. I used heat, a blade, a guitar pick and a very careful hand! Not that much to damage underneath though. The ribbon connector is very small and stuck down well… You’d have to really scratch at it with something hard or cut it to do any serious damage. There is the possibility water could get in… there are gaps around the camera lens and flash, although I didn’t actually take them out to see if the gaps lead to any holes through the phone chassis.
it is what is known as a “pocket type” device. which means screen removal is the first step of repair. If you feel comfortable taking that off, then the rest of the repair is relatively simple, if not tedious. I would practice on dead pocket type devices prior to attempting it, to get used to how the adhesive lifts. if you make this attempt, you should be completely willing to replace the screen, in case of damage.
They are all over eBay now. Here is the one I bought https://m.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Upper-Rear-Ba…
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=… Just bought one!
Anyone verify on how to do this exactly? Smashed mine today :/ Looking at the first vid on this thread it doesn’t look like I’ll encounter anything under the glass and that it’s a purely cosmetic piece. But does anyone know for sure?
