Here we go… How to Replace the Display on Late-2011 17-Inch Unibody MacBook Pro A1297 Hardware: So I normally don’t mirror the same repair that iFixit already has done, but in this case they are only showing you how to repair the pre-2011 models. iFixit has a tutorial on how to replace a 17″ MacBook Display but the late-2011 model I own is different than the one they feature. I don’t trust that as OEM quality so I opted to buy a used one in good condition. One thing to note is that there are people selling displays advertised as 95% new where I believe they have replaced the glass themselves. So, I opted to buy a good condition OEM display on ebay and swap out the entire thing. I also didn’t want there to be any chance at there being dust or glass shards on the LCD display when I replaced it. I did see one guy (who cusses a lot and is quite disrespectful I might add) who used a Hakko FR-801 SMD Solder Rework Station which uses hot air and is very precise (compared to using a heat gun designed for paint removal) but I looked up that tool on ebay and it is a couple hundred dollars at least (with no accessories). So, overheating the area around the outside of the glass has a tendency of hardening and warping the rubber gasket. The problem is that the glass is surrounded by a heat-sensitive rubber gasket that also is what cushions the display when you fold the display down onto the lower case. It turns out that the glass is installed with a very good adhesive, which must be heated in order to remove the broken glass. I accidentally dropped a scissors over my MacBook and it caught the very bottom edge of my display and shattered the glass in the lower left corner 🙁 This is my main work and personal computer, which I plan to sell at some point when I choose to upgrade, so I would be killing my resale value having a broken display, even though it was only the glass that was broken and it was just in the lower corner: Follow along as I replace the entire display assembly on my Late-2011 MacBook Pro.
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