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iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi Front Facing Camera Cable Replacement

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  1. iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi Front Facing Camera Cable Replacement, Front Facing Camera Cable: step 1, image 1 of 2 iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi Front Facing Camera Cable Replacement, Front Facing Camera Cable: step 1, image 2 of 2
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    • Use a set of tweezers to remove any tape covering the front-facing camera cable clips.

    My (well it’s not really mine) iPad mini 2 does not look like this picture. It’s an A1490 and there is a metal bar and a bunch of stuff just not in the picture. The screw holes are there but no screws so what’s missing probably goes into that dead space. This ipad mini 2 has no dead space around the camera. There isn’t a single ipad mini 2 on this whole website that looks like mine. I guess I get to figure this one out on my own.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to fold the front-facing camera cable clips outward, away from the cable, freeing the cable connector.

  3. iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi Front Facing Camera Cable Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 2 iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi Front Facing Camera Cable Replacement: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • Use a plastic opening tool to lift the front-facing camera cable connector straight up off of its socket on the logic board.

    • Be sure to only pry on the connector, not the socket itself.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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