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Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement

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  1. Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement, Prerequisite Guide for Camera, Screen Assembly: step 1, image 1 of 3 Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement, Prerequisite Guide for Camera, Screen Assembly: step 1, image 2 of 3 Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement, Prerequisite Guide for Camera, Screen Assembly: step 1, image 3 of 3
    • Flip cellphone open.

    • Out of the iFixit tool kit remove the black plastic opening tool, curved tweezers, and 54 bit driver kit.

  2. Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Remove 4 rubber covers on the corners of the cellphone screen by prying them off with flat end of nylon spudger.

    • The rubber covers are glued on, but they should pop off easily.

    • These rubber covers may or may not be present.

  3. Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 3 Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 3, image 2 of 3 Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 3, image 3 of 3
    • Using a Y0 tri-wing screwdriver, found in the 54 bit driver kit, remove the two screws above the screen. Twist the screws counterclockwise to remove.

    • These two screws are blueish

    • Using a Y0 tri-wing screwdriver, remove the two screws below the screen. Twist the screws counterclockwise to remove.

    • These two screws are silver and longer than the bluish.

  4. Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 3 Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 3 Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 4, image 3 of 3
    • Carefully pry front cover of cellphone off with flat end of nylon spudger.

  5. Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 3 Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 5, image 2 of 3 Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 5, image 3 of 3
    • Insert nylon spudger or curved tweezers into small gap between the phone's outer gray casing and the inner gray plastic compartment (which holds the green circuit board and screen together). This gap is indicated by red arrows.

    • Use the tools as leverage to pop out inner gray compartment unit (screen, gray plastic, and circuit board) away from the phones outer casing .

    • Place nylon spudger and tweezers in the space between the outer phone casing and the inner gray compartment.

  6. Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement, Camera: step 6, image 1 of 2 Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement, Camera: step 6, image 2 of 2
    • Use fingers to pop up gold piece (below the antenna).

  7. Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1
    • Flip up circuit board and screen.

  8. Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1
    • Pull off gray cover with black circular camera piece at the bottom of the screen.

  9. Panasonic EB-GD88 Camera Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 1
    • Use fingers to slide camera out of slot.

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