Reddit reviews YUYIKES 2mm 3M Adhesive Sticker Tape LCD Screen/ Digitizer Sticker For HTC 4G Evo Supersonic, Incredible, HD2 T8585, Desire, Hero, Legend, Diamond 2

I got the replacement screen from this eBay listing. Didn't realize I bought the black screen until after I paid, but figured it'd be fine. I personally think it turned out pretty nicely.

If you're going to attempt a screen repair yourself, make sure to be extra careful in scraping off the adhesive holding the screen to the frame. At the top and bottom left corners of the phone are ribbon cables very close to the edges that can be easily torn by sliding prying tools in those areas.

Additionally, unless you have a proper heatgun or hairdryer with high heat output, you won't be able to separate the screen from the frame without rendering the adhesive useless for reapplication. You may have to buy LCD adhesive tape to make sure your screen sits snuggly after replacing. I used regular double-sided tape meant for papercrafts, and it's not tacky enough to keep the screen in place.

3M sells rolls of double sided adhesive that will work in most situations.

http://www.amazon.com/Adhesive-Sticker-Digitizer-Supersonic-Incredible/dp/B004WIQW3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374337532&sr=8-1&keywords=3m+cell+phone+adhesive

Works like a charm

Actually just finished a few minutes ago. Got the battery in the mail earlier this week but had company in town, so I just got around to the install.

I followed the iFixit guide, and things went pretty smoothly. I got the battery on Amazon.

I started by removing the strap and heated the back of the watch with a microwavable rice bag, but the adhesive was so strong that the back ended up cracking anyway, and the foil liner inside wasn't going to come out in one piece either, so I just said "screw it" and broke the back in half to get it off. Since I had one easily accessible, I used the leftmost of the spudgers here to get the watch separated from the case, and miraculously without any damage to the metal housing. I went about this by:

• Using the pointed tip to carefully and patiently pry at the openings in this photo at 2, 4, 8, and 10 o'clock.
  
• Once I had the o-ring groove available, I used the flat end of the spudger to gently pry the black shell out of the metal housing, working my way around the perimeter of the watch. I broke the o-ring in the process, but was careful not to damage the motherboard or sensors.
  
• I would recommend holding the mic to your left and button to your right with the back of the watch facing up, which will put the LCD ribbon cables at 12 o'clock. The pictures on iFixit are a bit deceiving since they are upside down from the direction that you'd be working on the watch.
  
  Once I got things separated, the hard part was over. I used the blue plastic tools that came with the battery to pry the motherboard out of the black shell. After disconnecting the battery connector (comes straight off the board), a simple pull of the pull tab on the battery and it came right out. Mine was puffed up with some kind of gas or air pocket.
  
  I had some 2mm adhesive tape left after replacing the digitizer on my tablet, and this came in very handy attaching the new battery. Probably not entirely necessary, but I've got a huge roll of this stuff.
  
  As for the o-ring, I used a #40 o-ring (3/4" o.d. x 5/8" i.d. x 1/16") and stretched the hell out of it to get it to fit in the old groove. This worked great because, being stretched that far, it ended up being thin enough to match the original one almost exactly. I applied a little silicone spray to my finger, wiped it around the o-ring, and carefully pushed the black shell back into in the metal housing, using the blue pry tools to guide the o-ring in where it looked like it might be getting caught.
  
  All in all, took me about an hour start to finish, and went pretty smoothly. If you're comfortable with the idea of doing it yourself, I'd plan to replace the back cover as well unless you are really lucky getting yours off in one piece. Didn't take much to crack mine.

You might want to get something like this and this. Remove the glue residue first, obviously...

You can purchase the replacement screen and tools off of amazon for less than $14.00 and if you have prime it's of course free shipping.

It's interesting to read about the quality of glass you are getting from online vendors vs the ones they actually use through the manufactorers. Never thought of that.

Yes, removing the glue part is tedious. Microfiber cloth and patience help with this a lot.

And you can purchase the adhesive strips for $1.50 plus $2.00 in shipping from Amazon as well.

So you are looking at a little under $20.00 and an hour and change of your time and patience to complete the task yourself.

However, I agree with malthuss if you can do it for $80.00 through Samsung which to my understanding you can then go that route. BUT if they are for sure going to charge you the $178.61 then it might be worth trying the youtube route?

Still I would give Samsung a call again first. It's a standard repair fee of $80.00 I think it's odd that they would charge you the same as they charged me when all they have to do for yours is fix the screen not the screen AND the digitizer (which is the most expensive part of that repair).

Good luck!

If you bought it from a place that will exchange or refund for defective merchandise, you should consider testing its seals now by submerging it in a cup of water for 15-20 minutes. If it doesn't accumulate condensation, at least you have some baseline confidence in its seals. If not, swap it out.

If it's not defective to start, and you don't plan to submerge it a lot, I think you can expect several years of seal integrity. The adhesive will likely dry out and degrade over time, but pretty slowly. I know people have re-sealed their watches using products like this phone tape, but I don't know how reliable they are.

Anyway... my PTS is about two years old, and my wife's PT is older than that, and they both still seem water-resistant to splashes and short-term immersion. Since Pebble went out of business, I'm a lot more careful about water exposure. Also, both of us wear newer P2 models most of the time (my wife swims with hers), but we still wear our PTs some days.

I got this exact one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WIQW3U/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_xNRwtb1D37MYT

Even if you don't get this exact brand/width, this should point you In the right direction

Your going to need something like this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004WIQW3U?pc_redir=1409833663&robot_redir=1 for the repair. It's not that hard as long as you tweezers and a light. And no, it's not going to be less responsive or laggy when done properly

You can order a roll of the 3M adhesive on Amazon. It's enough adhesive to fix your phone at least 100 times though.

You'll need something like these tools

https://www.amazon.com/YUYIKES-Adhesive-Digitizer-Supersonic-Incredible/dp/B004WIQW3U/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1483759935&sr=1-3&keywords=Double+sided+adhesive+3M

Typically used for cellphone repair, but 2MM isn't wide enough. I ended up having to run the adhesive multiple time on each side to fill in the surface area.