Well how about removing the SIM tray...it's the little teardown victories

Now peering into the SIM tray slot at an angle you can kinda see the back is separate from the metal bezel

Starting from the bottom corner, use the thin blunt side of a Spudger to separate the back from the metal bezel. THIS CAN CAUSE COSMETIC & INTERNAL DAMAGE if you are not careful.

Use a thumb nail, plastic spudger, or pry tool to raise one side releasing the plastic clips. Then raise the other side and the top should pull off with ease.

Use ascrew bit/driver remove all visible screws.

Use a thumb nail or plastic prying tool to pop off the black plastic shield on the bottom.

Do the same thing to remove the white plastic shield around the top of the device.

With the logic board exposed using a plastic pry tool unhook the flex cable clips and the 2 antennas.

Start with the battery connector.

Camera & Volume keys

Front camera & Prox. Sensor/LED

Digitizer

2 antenna wires (NOTE: these antenna and flex connectors are heavy duty.)

2 flex cables joining the bottom board to the logic board

The flex cable running up the right side of the battery is connected to a smaller board, which is held to an EMI shield on the logic board with a small amount of adhesive; it can be carefully pried up.

The same thing can be done to the other side. Peel up the tape holding the flex cables down remembering where they went.

At the other end 2 big flex cables are brought together by a small control board. Disconnect the 2 clips (Green - LCD Orange - Digitizer) and, the other ends of the antennas. Then remove the antenna wires completely.

This small control board is also held down by a little adhesive, but can be carefully pried up.

In the third picture, marked in the Green square is a piece of plastic that is kind of attached to the board. It is better to just pry it up with the board than disconnect it.

We should now have removed the 2 big flex cables attached to their respective and mutual boards, the 2 antenna wires and the main logic board.

We can now start the process of removing the battery. Of all the things held down by adhesive in this device the battery is the most difficult thing to remove. Using a flat plastic pry tool pry up the edges of the battery, and work you way to the middle from all sides.

CAREFUL not to bend the battery too much. I cannot stress how well this battery is held in, but be patient and just work at it. Another method is using two long thin, flat plastic prytools to "cut" the adhesive, and pry between the battery and body of the phone starting at the USB end. Don't risk a lithium fire by poking a hole in the battery!

NOTE: when reassembling you could used a counter top, and something flat to flatten the battery back out.

The third pic is what we should have after the battery is removed.

We can now remove the rest of the components: rear camera, vibration motor, and the front camera.

NOTE: Removing the front camera is somewhat difficult. I used a thin spudger to pry up the top, and pull it out. The other parts are easily removed, since they just have a little adhesive.

Components cont'd: prox. sensor/ LED, ear speaker.

NOTE: The ear speaker may need some pry work, because it's held in with a phone gasket, and the +/- flex to the speaker is flimsy, but must go back to its precise place when reassembled. If the +/- connectors don't hit right the speaker will not work.

Back to the bottom of the phone is another very small board almost like a piece of metal tape. It's held down by a small screw. Remove the screw, and peel up the piece. I'm 99% sure it's strictly for grounding purposes, but none the less is still important.

TIP: when having to pry up circuit, logic boards or small pieces like this it's best to start where a screw was removed, because often the area is reinforced and protected.

You should now have just the screen assembly. I didn't remove the LCD or digitizer, because it doesn't se. I've found separate, and full screen assemblies on the web, but I've also read LG is making it quite affordable to repair the screen by sending it to them.

As always heres a look at it all.

For reassembly start from the very last step, and go back in order. REMEMBER fellow fixtures either repair or recycle.