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I tried a repair shop and the apple support. Both told me the same. Repair shops don't have any panels to replace it, because Apple doesn't supply anyone with

I tried a repair shop and the apple support. Both told me the same. Repair shops don't have any panels to replace it, because Apple doesn't supply anyone with them. And the entire display unit needs to be replaced, that's called the Flexgate. Major design flaw on Apple's part to make the lid as thin as possible. The Apple support charged 750 €.

rasz 5y ago
I know the defect you describe, video I linked shows simple bodge repair restoring backlight without replacement parts. >The Apple support charged 750 €. earlier you wrote "repair shop have to throw away the fully functional panel, but also apple tried charging 750 euros" which at least to me means you didnt pay apple for repair, or is your post just a hypothetical scenario? You can fix flexgate displays. Its not as simple as replacing easily serviceable part, but its not rocket science. Here is example company doing it https://absolutecircuits.co.uk/flexgate-solved/ https://absolutecircuits.co.uk/flexgate-solved/ bus seeing you used Euro currency there is no need for all that, just sue Apple in small claims court or report to your consumer protection agency and watch them fall over themselves helping you out of the goodness of their hears.
zelon88 5y ago
This. As a repair shop, how do you warranty one of those Alibaba panels? I've received defective ones from the factory. When removal carries a significant risk of breaking the device and the only spares are bootleg, the repair shops wind up paying the price. Customer comes in, pays for a replacement panel, the replacement is defective and removal is potentially destructive. So now you don't get to return the defective panel to the vendor for a replacement. Who buys the second panel and covers the work of disassembly a second time? Because the bootleg panel was faulty.
- rasz 5y ago
  Did you reply to wrong message? Panel is not defective, flex ribbon is.

rasz 5y ago

I know the defect you describe, video I linked shows simple bodge repair restoring backlight without replacement parts. >The Apple support charged 750 €. earlier you wrote "repair shop have to throw away the fully functional panel, but also apple tried charging 750 euros" which at least to me means you didnt pay apple for repair, or is your post just a hypothetical scenario? You can fix flexgate displays. Its not as simple as replacing easily serviceable part, but its not rocket science. Here is example company doing it https://absolutecircuits.co.uk/flexgate-solved/ https://absolutecircuits.co.uk/flexgate-solved/ bus seeing you used Euro currency there is no need for all that, just sue Apple in small claims court or report to your consumer protection agency and watch them fall over themselves helping you out of the goodness of their hears.

zelon88 5y ago

This. As a repair shop, how do you warranty one of those Alibaba panels? I've received defective ones from the factory. When removal carries a significant risk of breaking the device and the only spares are bootleg, the repair shops wind up paying the price. Customer comes in, pays for a replacement panel, the replacement is defective and removal is potentially destructive. So now you don't get to return the defective panel to the vendor for a replacement. Who buys the second panel and covers the work of disassembly a second time? Because the bootleg panel was faulty.

rasz 5y ago
Did you reply to wrong message? Panel is not defective, flex ribbon is.