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A1708/EMC 3164 — Released June 2017, this entry-level MacBook Pro retains its traditional function keys (as opposed to the OLED Touch Bar).

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2017 MBP black vertical bar flush against right side of display

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There's no colorful lines or extra lines, it's just this black stripe — the backlight seems to work, whenever I press a little around the rim, there's discoloration. Is the LCD broken?

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Sadly you do need a new display assembly ;-{

In your case the ribbon cable which drives the column of lines that are black have gotten damaged. Here’s a look of the T-CON board which is located within the body of the system. The two large ribbon cables carry the video singles to the LCD panel in the lid. One of these cables got damaged.

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Here’s the needed part:

And here’s the guide MacBook Pro 13" Function Keys 2017 Display Assembly Replacement

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Darn... expected as much but still a bummer! Maybe I'll just use it as a desktop. Thanks for the response!

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Sorry ;-{ A bang along the black antenna/clutch cover could have been the cause.

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