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[G2 General] tiguy99:
Did a quick google search and saw these 2 links

Youtube Repair Video

and

Amazon Link for F320S Screen without Frame

I would trust Amazon & Ebay sellers who take time to answer your questions and have a good return policy.

As for Ali...not sure about them....never used it...

As for repair....replacing the screen with frame (if you decide to go this route) is not hard at all.

Follow the disassembly instructions and go slow.

Be gentle with the process.

No need to rush.

It's quicker/easier replacing the entire frame assembly however you save $15-30.00 reusing your old frame and buying an LCD/Digitizer combo.

Be sure to buy LG G2 LCD adhesive ($2-3.00).

As for digitizer replacement, it can be done.

EASY......if you have the all the right equipment and experience with proper LOCA glue handling and UV curing etc.

HARD.....if you don't.

That's my 2 cents. I have enough experience I can do this process however for the cost of this repair, there's no need to shell out $2-300 for all the right equipment I want to do this job.

Here's a youtube video out there in HD that does a GREAT job showing the correct digitizer repair process.

Link to Youtube G2 Digitizer ONLY repair

Again, I do not recommend you do this unless you're willing to invest the time & money to do this repair right!

:)
[G2 General] hwsv07:
thanks for the reply. I too saw videos online on how to replace - but you see it is for LG G2 variants that do not have removable battery. F320S is removable variant. hence, im asking if there any difference in the installation steps.

My tendency is to change the LCD Screen/Digitizer together since it is said it is easier. My first time doing and I just wanna get it right.

When u say frame assembly, do you mean LCD Screen/Digitizer or is this something else?

http://www.parts4repair.com/complete-screen-assembly-for-lg-g2-f320-f320s-f320l-for-korea-black/ says that the parts sold is original, i.e. same parts used in LG G2. can this statement be true? any existing customers from the web?

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The LCD + Touch Digitizer + Frame Assembly comes ready assembled and just requires transfer of the motherboard? If it is easier to install that way, I would choose this option, since it is just a difference of 10+ bucks.

The link you showed: Amazon Link for F320S Screen without Frame sells LCD + Touch Digitizer only.

Does a product consisting of LCD + Touch + Frame exist?

Thanks!
[G2 General] tiguy99:
1. Looking back, your phone may be a similar process to repair vs the others.

Correct me if I'm wrong but etradesupply's F320 LCD/digi/frame pics look as if the frame assembly is the same underneath.

http://www.etradesupply.com/lg-optimus-g2-f320s-front-housing-with-lcd-screen-and-digitizer.html

If that's the case, I'd venture to say you should watch the video of the G2 versions closely...Study the pattern of screws under your battery cover and observe how close your phone is to the standard G2.

2. If you're comfortable with the combo screen, I say go for it. Only problem is you've got few suppliers to chose from...

Whichever one you chose, be sure to ask them plenty of questions re: the quality of the LCD, if its OEM or a replica and what their return policy is if the screen is defective.

Keep us posted man!
[G2 General] hwsv07:
thanks for the reply.

yes I will get the combo screen (LCD + digitzer). But I am trying to find if I can find a combo that has LCD + Digitizer + Frame combo.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Any updates?

As for me...my screen just got here..

As a bonus, just took my new frame I bought separate and discovered it came loaded with adhesive on it!!!

That's huge considering the seller swore it didn't have it forcing me to buy an extra G2 adhesive pack.

Alright enough talking.

Will be right back after I swap out this screen...

More in a bit :D

So excited :D :)
[G2 General] hwsv07:
i just found a site that sells LCD + Digitizer + Housing. Im trying to verify that these 3 parts are already assembled together so as to save me time/effort of fixing these 3 parts together. I hope I just have to remove the mainboard from my old phone and transplant them to the new housing.

Did you buy your frame and LCD separately? Maybe if you bought them as a combo, they would be assembled together?

Was the frame/bezel an original - with LG logo on the bottom? how is the quality?
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Bad news...

This screen has a fuzzy looking appearance along with some dust underneath with a mira spot bottom right. ( will post pic tomorrow)

Almost like my first replacement screen I bought on Ebay.

Was hoping it would be a keeper.

Now here's the funny part...it had the best viewing angle however I couldn't get past the reduced screen quality and imperfections.

Replacement Screen #4 is on its way back

As for the frame...flat out sucked.

Fitment was horrible I'm fact I had to remove everything down to the bone & redo the procedure 3x tonight to ensure firment with out the screen buldging on the right causing light bleed.

Wanted the job to be perfect.

Soon as I swapped back to the old screen & frame, everything was back to normal.

Needless to say it's going back as well.

Mood=fustrated
[G2 General] hwsv07:
4th replacement???!

where did you buy it from? is the part original or just a 3rd party compatible?
[G2 General] tiguy99:
4th....yes unfortunately.

Some people just have better luck I guess or are putting up with a less quality replacement.

Starting to wonder if I should have done that myself.....

By the way....got this one from Ebay as well.

Seller claimed it's original and the part numbers on the ribbon matched up to my own however that's where

the buck stops.
[G2 General] Izy:
got my 2nd screen today.

First time was just the LCD/Digi which died because of bad flex cabling happened to my dads on his new phone before me.

Just fitted my new Screen/Frame/digi all pre assembled cost 2/3 of the price of just LCD months back.

Works great looks great and for some reason has the silver Trim instead of black which looks quite nice.

Broke my proximity sensor (turned out didnt transfer a tiny piece of rubber)
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Where did you buy your screen from?

I'm looking for a new one (preferably one with a frame) and would like to buy an OEM quality G2 screen that is comparable to stock!

Is that too hard to ask?

As for your proximity sensor, that's an easy fix.

Make sure your sensor component is flat against the front glass when you reassemble the inner plastic cover.

Ran into that problem back around the time I had the 2nd replacement screen.

Opened it and saw it wasn't flush against the glass.

Took about 5-7 mins and was back working again.
[G2 General] beankid:
I'd love to know where you bought one as well. I replaced my screen and digitizer a few months back but now I am getting a bunch of ghost touches from the device which makes it hard to use.

I've had this happen to me on my replacement screen. I get the wild touches/ghost touches on my device as well. I was starting to think it might be a grounding issue with one of the cables in the housing. Haven't investigated this much yet because I would have to take apart the phone again and hopefully not break the screen in the process.
[G2 General] tbob18:
For my first replacement, when it starts going crazy I can just push down on the digitizer randomly and eventually it will stop. For the second one, it won't stop and is completely unusable. I may give it another try, but I don't have much hope. I also accidentally damaged my battery when taking it apart the third time as the adhesive was very strong, so the battery is starting to swell.. I have a new battery that I'll have to put in anyway.

I'm about to just order a brand new G2, but I'm worried after a few months the glass will start seperating.. :(

Maybe I'll just use my old Epic 4g until my contract is up.
[G2 General] beankid:
I know the feeling man, I've tossed around the ideal of going back to HOXL until mine is up. I love this phone though in terms of size and battery life. It's a great design.
[G2 General] tbob18:
Yeah, even now it is a great phone. Battery life is almost unequaled. It's just I've had so many issues with the screens on it that I'm starting to get a bit fed up.
[G2 General] beankid:
Here's to hoping to G4 is a winner. Actually though if they made a smaller N6 with a to k android, I'd be all over that!
[G2 General] Izy:
Mine was just from ebay they all the same basically
[G2 General] tiguy99:
That's what I was worried about.

Basically roll the dice and pray scenario

Was hoping my last Ebay seller was going to have the best product ( based on the description) and going to recommend him.

Who did you buy your screen from?

On a side note....I've noticed these Aftermarket screens do not have oleophobic coating on the glass.

This means more finger prints show up easily on the front screen.

I've noticed this on all of my screens except the one from this last ebay seller who claimed he had original LG screens.

Hmm
[G2 General] hwsv07:
For the replacement of the SIM reader, apparently the one on Samsung S4 is pretty easy to replace - just remove and stick on.

SIM Replacement Samsung S4

I took a look at the G2 - apparently there is no way I can remove without breaking the old SIM reader off and resoldering a new piece back on. Am I seeing things right?
[G2 General] Izy:
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=221316876560&alt=web

The screen i got
[G2 General] tiguy99:
It looks as if you are seeing things right.

The sim card holder could be soldered on.

I've never done this repair for this phone so I do not have first hand knowledge...take what I say with a grain of salt.

To complete the repair, you'll need a soldering iron for microelectronics and some kind of magnifying glass to see where the beads go and how to properly detatch the old ones and solder the new leads.

Does anyone know if ifixit has a walkthrough for this?

Please help hwsv07 out with this....

Thanks!

Wish they sold in the US as well.

Would be willing to give them a try
[G2 General] hwsv07:
i searched around but could not find anyone online who has done this.

Would be great if anyone has done this before.
[G2 General] tbob18:
Well I dropped my phone and the digitizer is spider-webbed. Interestingly it was only from about 3ft on carpet.. I think when the frame and glass are separated the glass breaks much easier. Luckily the digitizer seems to work the same as it did before, a section still is non-working.

I tried my newer replacement again and it has the same issue.. It makes the phone very, very slow. I unplugged the two digitizer cables and it does the same thing with my Bluetooth keyboard/mouse.. So there is something wrong with the LCD whether it is the cable or what I don't know.

I may try to transplant the digitizer from that assembly to my first screen that has a broken digitizer.. I wish I could just find a replacement that doesn't have any glass separation or digitizer issues. For now I've just put my broken screen back in, and I also got a new battery because I punctured my original one when trying to get it out last time. I cleaned all the adhesive out and just put the new battery in bare.
[G2 General] 1031982:
I got lucky I guess.

Found a busted LG G2 and only the digitizer and glass were busted. I ordered a replacement frame That has everything pre-assembled.

Picture quality has been fine. At the start it has two yellow marks in the bottom cornors, but they have faded away.

Only thing I have noticed is that the screen is sensitive to touch. Sometimes it feels like I don't even touch it and it takes input.

Found it on eBay.

Here is the link.http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=191534595271&alt=web

Sent from my rooted LG VS980!
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Could be something wrong with your screen.

Where did you buy the replacement from?

I've head folks use the panel app to see which screen they have and run an app to correct the issue.

At the very least you can try update touch firmware option to see if it'll fix the issue...

Have you looked into that?

Just got my refunds from my Ebay sellers for the LCD/Digitizer & Screen Frame.

After going back and fourth searching for an available combo screen replacement, I decided to return to Amazon to see if I can try again.

I bought this screen below

Amazon Link to D801 Combo Screen

After purchasing, I sent this email to the seller....will keep you guys posted

Also discovered I need a new battery and bought one as well.

Be careful if you notice your old one starts to swell and lose charge more rapidly.

That's a sign its on its way out & should be replaced
[G2 General] tbob18:
Yeah, I got these screens last year from eBay. One worked ok but the glass was separating and there were some spots on the screen. They sent me another one but it had the same glass issue, so I didn't feel like taking apart my phone so I just stuck with the first one (which the digitizer is now cracked).

My first replacement was a different type than my original, so I had to change the panel type. I tried that on the slow one and it didn't change anything.

I completely unplugged the digitizer and the screen still caused the phone to run very slow, I doubt the firmware has anything to do with it.

I emailed a few sellers this:

One seller responded with this:

I'll be waiting for a proper response before I come close to purchasing another one.
[G2 General] beankid:
Do you guys think this phone is worth the troubles tracking down a screen replacement? Trying to find a good replacement screen and frame assembly is proving to be difficult. I'd love to keep using this phone but with the Ghost touches happening even more frequently here now I'm about to throw it up on fleabay and let it be someone elses problem.
[G2 General] realloyalist:
What about getting a screen/digitizer from Repairs Universe, repairs / universe / .com? I've purchased 2 screens/digitizers from them and need to purchase a third. I have the G2 VS980 which is the USA Verizon variant. Repairs Universe has both Verizon and non-verizon variants with the Verizon one including the Verizon logo. I haven't been able to tell a difference between the screens though I'm not the best judge of that kind of thing. The screen + digitizer are $59.99 + shipping. They also have screen/digitizer + frame kits though the Verizon one is Unavailable. The first time I replaced the screen because I got a deep gouge which affected both the screen and digitizer. The second time I messed the screen up trying to re-glue it down and must have put too much pressure on the back as it became multi-colored afterwards. Now the screen is in perfect condition but there is a strip near the top that doesn't respond to touch and is beginning to have phantom touches. I thought about just getting a used G3 from Swappa but decided the G2 is still a great phone even compared to the G4 it seems.

Does anybody have a recommendation for good adhesive? The couple times I've replaced the screen I've used a roll of 2mm or 3mm (can't remember which) 3M tape/glue. The problem is I don't have the tools/fingers to accurately cut and place the adhesive so it never holds very well and the screen pushed up resting a bit above the frame allowing for edge bleed and dust to get in there.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Personally, I find myself going back and fourth with this question.

I think of the alternatives I can have without having to shell out "new phone money"

Then I smile and remember I have the best phone on the block for its value.

In plain English, there's no other phone that's like the G2....especially when you have a 100% mint condition working phone.

In 2015, it still blows many phones out of the water which for almost 2 year old cell phones says ALOT!

Conclusion.....only reason I would get rid of my phone now is if it got stolen or I was ready to drop an additional 2-300 on a new phone which performance wise will be close if not the same as what I have now if that makes sense....

That's what keeps me around

When I bought the last screen off Ebay I went with this kind of 3M adhesive

Its the exact type that's on the phone from the factory = perfect fitment :good:
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Got my new Amazon combo screen yesterday.

Waiting for the new battery to complete my swap

Tested it really quick and can say looks good so far! (No spots, good viewing angle, nice picture quality etc)

Pics from the old iphone 4s
[G2 General] tbob18:
Nice, that is the one with the frame? Let us know how the digitizer works keep an eye out for for any ghost touches and separation between the frame and glass (where the backlight shows through the edges). I don't understand why it says not compatible with the LS980, it uses the same frame as the D800, it has D800 stamped right on it.

A few more sellers responded (I contacted about ten sellers).. Of course they didn't really answer anything. I have a feeling a lot of these sellers are the same people.
[G2 General] almanjulhijan:
Hi

I broke my screen twice...

I think the replacement is slightly better

Imho
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Yes it's the screen/frame combo.

Will do once my new battery arrives later this week.

Also notice the first 2 screens I bought:

a. had cheap glass that showed fingerprints worse than the original screen

b. weren't fused well together meaning I can press on them with medium pressure and get rainbow effects vs. the original screen

Email the seller where I got my screen and see if they can clarify which versions they sell.

If you ask them to test it beforehand, you may also get a good replacement screen!

Awesome!

Please share where you got your replacement screen and participate in the poll above if you haven't already
[G2 General] tbob18:
Which seller did you get yours from? From the reviews it seems like SunnyCalUSA may be the best out of the available sellers, but they do charge a bit more.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
6839partsinc

Is my seller's name.
[G2 General] tbob18:
Thanks. I think I'll go with 8090Team if yours works well, as they are fulfilled by Amazon and have good ratings. They also got back to me saying that it fits the LS980 and the Amazon description has an error, it does not fit the VS980 (obviously).
[G2 General] tiguy99:
If you go with 8090team, be sure to have them test the screen thoroughly before they ship.

That Amazon seller sold me the 3rd screen I had with the bad viewing angle on page 1 of this thread.
[G2 General] tbob18:
Was that from 6839partsinc or 8090Team?
[G2 General] tiguy99:
8090team.

Amazon is weird.

I'm starting to notice if one seller is out of stock it automatically selects a second seller for you.

I think that's what happened with me this last time.

I wanted to try the 8090team guys again but ended up buying my new screen from 6839partsinc.

Either way, make sure you request they test your screen thoroughly before it ships to prevent getting a defective one.

Can't wait for my new battery to come so I can finally swap this screen out and give my full review!

Think it may come today :D
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Ok so my battery arrived. Took the phone with me this afternoon and Installed the screen and battery while my wife got her hair done.

Everything came together perfectly until one thing....dead new battery.

Said OK... Maybe just needs to be charged.

Plugged the car charger in and everything was still dead.

Fine I said. Will triple quadruple check everything again when I get home.

Still not suspecting the battery.

Well I got home and did my thing only to find still had the same problem.

Stumped....

Finally said what the hell....grabbed the old battery and sure enough everything fired up on the first try.

Well this piece of crap Amazon battery is going back.

Good thing I'm extra paranoid when they ship from overseas so I bought an extra battery earlier this week from a U.S. based seller.

Should be here tomorrow.

Will report back with pics full details etc....
[G2 General] tbob18:
That's too bad. Yeah mine was shipped from the US and it seems to work fine, life is quite a bit better than the old one (about 1 1/2 years old now).

It also said OEM, but I highly doubt it is.. The shape is slightly different, and the text is not exactly the same. It was $12 so I don't care too much. :)

Here it is. It looks like they jacked the price up since I ordered though. :eek:.

How's the new screen working?
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Working very well.

Paranoid me bought 2 batteries.

Thank God the second one came today from etradesupply and so far so good.

Here are my impressions of the screen:

Oliophobic digitizer is awesome.

After going through through the first few screens with cheap glass fingerprint magnet glass it was a pleasure finding a glass like the original one that came with the phone.

On to the LCD itself...is it perfect....no but it's much better than most of the ones I've had the pleasure of testing the last couple months.

No dead pixels

No bad viewing angle

Good color balance...not yellowish either

So far just about everything I was looking for.

So why not perfect?

One reason...looks a tad fuzzy when you hold it close.

Now I know that sounds petty however hold stock screen next to this one and you will see.

Now I noticed some fuzziness with the last screen that had a dark spot and was like what the he'll makes these screens have this haze on them?

Come to find out it may be a cheap LOCA your used in the manufacturing process.

Now that I can live with why? The screens not so "hell no" atrocious I can't live with it.

Hell I've seem some fell phones in the store that look like this.

The good news is when I get bored and that happens sporadically, I can go in, remove the glass and redo the LOCA how I like it and clear up the fuzz.

So on that note, I'll happily recommend the seller 6389team or whatever their name is (see one page back)

They have great communication, fast shipping and actually test your screen before they ship.
[G2 General] tbob18:
That all sounds quite good, at least compared to all the issues I've had with these things.

The glass is securely adhered to the frame? Can't see the backlight shining through on the edges?
[G2 General] tiguy99:
That's the best part...the glass is fixed perfectly.

No flexing...no light bleeding etc.

Actually one last thing...

The digitizer touch performance is very good.

The screen is calibrated well.

Better performance vs stock...typing on this screen is both fast and accurate
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Just bought one of these

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KOAQFYG

Anyone with experience using LOCA I need your help.

Can you use a UV light to fix LOCA glue that's already dry?

Will this lamp clear up the glue even more so the screen clarity improves?
[G2 General] beankid:
Has anyone had the ghost touches come up on their phones? Anyone tried to find the cause of this? I just replaced a screen on my phone back in December and now I'm getting ghost touches pretty badly. Before I dive in a buy a new screen and frame would it be worth it to try and fix it or do the symptoms mean my digitizer is faulty?