MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2009/Mid 2010) Upper Case

My Problem

When arriving home from a holiday, my partner's MacBook Pro was in a soft bag that he left on top of the kitchen counter. As he went into the garden, the bag collapsed and spread it's contents over the flag-stone floor - including the MacBook. Result, a bent upper case.

My Fix

Like a dream! Ordered the parts from ifixit.com, plus an ifixit t-shirt so I could feel like a pro completing the work. The parts & tools arrived in phenomenally quick time! I'm in the UK, and a combination of ifixit.com and FedEx made it feel like the package arrived in hours from the States.

Case replacement was easy as pie. All done, no hassles. Thanks ifixit!

My Advice

Don't leave your MacBook in a soft bag on the kitchen counter!

My Problem

Liquid damage to keyboard occurred. Subsequently, the computer was not registering keystrokes and not able to login. OSX would boot into safe mode only.

My Fix

With the help of the online guides of the teardown of the MacBook Pro, I was able to replace the upper portion of the machine. Ordered part through IFIXIT and it arrived in very good condition. Took approximately 3 hrs to tear down, replace part and reassemble. Thanks to IFIXIT I truly was able to do it myself! Thanks again, I'll always recommend this site to friends and family.

My Advice

As usual, make sure you have a good clean work space if possible. Read the guides to become familiar prior to working on repair. Also keep track of the screws, take progress photos if necessary. Take your time and you can do it!