Macbook Pro Retina screen repair - LCD ONLY for A1502 models. 

I thought this was Louis faking a Russian accent for the first few minutes.

48:52 as a technician i know this feeling all too well! "This is where it gets fun"

You absolutely must be the most patient man on the planet. I will give this a go and let you know - but meanwhile - To you, Sir - I give my most sincere respect.

Thanks a lot for that perfect tutorial.... For the joke, I was waiting for my replacement LCD screen, and had a look on your video for the "disassembling" part, so I installed this metal part that forced you to take out back the LCD (at 49':00")... Well this metalic part was already assembled on the LCD I received ! For the sharing experience, I had no air compressor, and I heated a little too much the old screen, so translucid leaves (that are behind the LCD screen) made a "wave" on right side... And I also had to take the LCD part by part cause it was already broken and really nicelly pasted ! So I put lot of little glass parts in(between also) the leaves... I cleaned it at the sunlight so I was able to see the maximum of remaining particles... Cleaned each side of each leaf with a cloth for cleaning glasses.... The result is not perfect, but the image is here on the whole screen... THANK YOU AGAIN for that tutorial !! Great Job!!!

Thank you Louis, very generous of you to share so much details. I fixed my daughter's cracked retina screen. Guess what?? i shattered the cracked screen when trying to remove it. All hell broke loose but with your guidance I kept the nightmare under control and replaced the screen. Keep up the good work and we appreciate it. Salute!

Outstanding work! I like the real time camera showing all the effort and any mistakes.

At last, a video for the lcd matrix only! Thanks for uploading! I figured it would be complicated, but at least I now know how its done. So if I ever break the screen on my MBP retina, its good to know that there is a cheaper alternative to replacing the whole lid. However, it would probably turn out with some minor flaws, no matter how careful the job is done. Those backlights are not at all tolerant to the slightest mark, piece of dust, or ripple. Also, dust might get in after the repair, because a DIY tape job is probably not going seal the screen perfectly. I work at a repair shop myself, and my boss would probably not allow me to attempt such a repair. It would be too risky because the replacement screen is so fragile, and the backlight is super sensitive. And I am sure that a customer would not appreciate a random fingerprint or piece of hair permanently trapped in their screen. I will say, this guy did a fantastic job. I have no doubt that that MBP will continue for work for years to come. I however feel that this repair is more for DIY'ers, not for professional repair shops. I might attempt this on my own MBP, but I would probably replace the whole lid on a customer's MPB.

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Managed to open up my screen and check that the display cable wasn’t properly connected to the pin and thats why it wasn’t working. I had replaced the whole assembly before for a similar issue and figured why the hell not. Turns out the backlit cable wasnt connected. You just saved me 300$ for a fix AND managed to fix the original screen as well! Thanks again, you guys rock!

One of the best Ive seen Thank You! The detail and patience of this video helped a lot.

So I came here to see this because I have a small ding on my screen, was gonna just replace the LCD panel. Hour later... I think I can live with the ding.

Man this was a serious job... Macbook screen is working again and looks good. I screwed up alot though, when I started prying out the glass it shattered all over so I had to scrape it out with a razor. I ended up scratching the white sheets too. But the end result turned out well. Great in-depth video.

"And that's it, you're done." hahaha. I love you man. Awesome insightful video!

Tanks a lot for the videos, thanks to you i was able to repair mine, myself at a fairly low price, and its working amazingly well.

Thanks so much for such an in depth repair video... You Rock!

kudos to these people for not editing out the F up! def will be using these videos for help.

Excellent work You are a professional Watching you from Saudi Arabia

After watching this, I would much rather replace the whole assembly vs trying to attempt to remove the glass panel! Thanks for your video!!

THANK YOU Louis Rossmann

thank you very much, your guide was VERY helpful

Much thanks for an excellent video, Louis, thank your guy for me : )

I probably missed it, but I didn't see where you took off the second protective film off the double sided tape along the bottom of that silver colored bracket (the one you forgot to put on the first time around) 56:50 . I got the impression that it didn't get peeled off and the protective film is still on there. Not that it hurts anything, just not as secure. 59:50 Of course I might have missed it when you did.

Great Video. Keep it coming, you helped me out.

good job

To get that tape stuff off quickly i use thinner just put a bit over it and let it sit for 3 minutes or something then u can clean it off very clean and quick!

Start - 3:45 = Taking off the broken screen 1:05.30 - End = Putting the replacement screen on

good job you was great ! to forget something it's not you choose but to be patient you do ;) thanks for share

you guys are so super awesome!!!!!

Seems like Apple have gone to extraordinary lengths to make repairs of this nature as difficult as practicably possible...

Discovered your channel after trying to figure out what's wrong with my MacBook Pro Retina display. Subscribed! Good stuff! I realize this video is a few years old, but was hoping you might know what is causing the display on a 2014 MBP 15" retina to be dimmer than normal? The brightness control works fine, I have toggled autobrightness on and off, and I can make screen go all the way dark, but it never seems to go full brightness, even though the control indicates it's all the way up. Instead, it is about 70% of the brightness of my other 2014 MBP 15" retina. This is a new replacement display. Problem was immediately apparent when I got it back from a repair shop and booted up. Thank you for any suggestions!

very good job taught me a lot and saved me money thanks

Great job Milan & Louis! Been following the procedure quite well but stumbled upon an LCD (perhaps compatibility) problem.. I was replacing the LP133WQ1 SJE2 screen with what happened to be an LSN133DL02 A01 on late 2013 A1502 and the backlight wouldn't turn on. The screen itself was working just fine when illuminated with external light, and backlight too when connected to the old SJE2 LCD controller board, so I reckon the logic board issues with backlight drivers/fuses should be ruled out... So, what I wanted to ask you is whether the SJEV is a compatibile replacement for SJE2 screen ???

Great video. Love the "tums." Frankly, every good computer repair technician "needs" plenty of tums. True.

Good luck man, get well soon !

excellent video. it shows us that apple has no master anymore, this used to so easy on previous mbp models, it did not even required taking off the back and the cable, but now, when steve is gone, those losers are literally taking convenient (for them) shortcuts. unbelievable

thank you very much, How much would it cost? i have the A1502 models

Good Job

sometimes I forgot to do something is happens all the time if some technician never pass for that is not real technician. Good video

very good.

The good part is the result, is working

Clean adhesives with acetone (be careful with plastic parts), then with alcohol. And try to rub the rubber with glycerine with your bare fingers (one drop would be more than enough). Glycerine would give back grip to the rubber, and also protects rubber from ageing. Maybe you would not need to place the rubber with tape anymore ;)

Thank you. And you forget to remove the second side of the tape when put back to all screen '' 59:51 '' time check on video. And where can I buy only the screen non assembly ? Thank you.

Did you not forget to expose the tape from the metal strip holding the bottom of the screen in place?

Nice job Louis. I have a MacBook Pro 13" A1278 model. It developed a white straight line vertically slightly to the right of the middle of the screen. I can see that the outer glass is fine and intact and has no crack. I don't know about the LCD. Do you think the LCD is damaged? I can see it is not a sofware thing because the white line does not disappear even when I boot up.

You are the best!!!!!

Hello, after I removed a sticky skin covering the top of the screen, my screen has been having some horizontal lines issue. I am using an external monitor right now... My question is: Will macbook (A1502-2013 late 13'') work properly hooked to my external if I remove the screen with all of its attachments?

thumbs up for the Lysterine bottle on your desk

Good job! How much is it for fix it by a professional like you?

This is definitely one of the hardest repair to get 100% right. I just fucked up the backlight sheets, do you know anywhere I can get these? I feel you should be able to buy all this in one piece so you can do the job perfectly.

I think you forget to take out the second tape face to hold the screen in the bottom... Is it volontary?

Hi, Do you no where have the screen gas for A1502, on eBay don't have! Thanks!

What kind of tape do you use to stick the screen to the frame? Where do you buy it?

After watching this video, I think that I will take the MacBook to the shop. Murphy's Law!

hello you know if you can test the display unassembled completely alone with overlaid onto white sheets and connecting logicboard?

Very impressed with your repair!

Hi thank you for this helpfull video. I have a small question if you have a time. Is it possible to replace A1502 Display with A1278 display. I mean can I use my old macbook pro nonretina display for the new retina model. If not what happens if i replaced? Thank you.

it may test the screen without having to assemble completely overlaying one on white sheets? or you have to arm the entire screen to work? sorry for my english.

Thank you sir. As a good friend of mine once told me, " this is not a race. Slow down and be careful. "

Why not use a suction cup for screen alignment?

and can you please update the link of ebay

Can u use a unibody LCD screen for this model laptop? Or is their a certain type of LCD screen like a retina LCD screen

Hi everybody! is it possible to just replace the rubber bezel without removing the lcd?

Wow....that’s a lot more complicated than with the older model! how much are you charging for this work?

after replacement I don't have screen backlight, I've tried to put maximum brightness but nothing :/ when I connect my old lcd brightness works fine. Do you think it's screen driver fault ?

Excellent - and realistic - video. While I've worked on laptops for years, I'm not really a mac person and opening them up is a bit foreign to me. Looking at prices for the entire assembly, I had pretty much decided not to repair the 2015 MBP that finally cracked on about the 5th drop. I run Linux with the Plasma 5 Desktop Environment, and through some creative use of empty panels was able to have the entire desktop displayed in the undamaged part of the screen. So, the computer was actually useable - and I had decided to leave it at that, or just trash it. The usual lineup of videos on mac repairs showing a near surgical environment and a dozen specialized tools and unnecessary equipment (a battery isolation something or other, for f*ck sake) weren't helpful because that isn't the environment I'd be working in. I appreciate not editing out the f*ck ups. This video probably saved a laptop from the scrap heap. Thanks..

hey, is there anyway to change the two hinges? I know I can change the left side hinge but can i cut the facetime camera on the rightside hinge and solder on the new one instead of taking off the entire screen?

In this video you had a new screen to put in so you didn't care about breaking the old screen. In my case I have a 2nd retina with a good screen. I need to swap it. I can't swap the whole casing because the wireless cable is different lengths (early version vs late version). Is there a way to remove the screen without breaking it? Or can I just swap the cable?

what's that material you got under it? Do you protect it from ESD?

Thank you for this video. You helped save me! That was the hardest and scary-est macbook screen I've done so far. Thank you!

Que 1: i have a white glitch on my screen but it only seems to be seen on white background, other than that its fine. Do you have any idea how to repair that?? and i'll be replacing the screen with new one but i wanna knw. can i use that old screen as extra monitor using HDMI?? Que 2: how to remove the stain from keyboard on my screen.. my screen has keyboard shape scratch!!

so you can just replace the LDVS cable if needed

Whats the name of those things at the back of the display? Because mine had scratch. Please help

I run an IT and phone repair business in the UK but don't deal with SMD level repair - I send the boards up to someone like yourself Louis. He primarily does iPhone board repairs but I have started sending him MacBook motherboards with schematics and he does a good job, however it's expensive postage as I have to send up the entire Macbook. Is there any kind of LCD adapter I could get for him so that he only needs one LCD and a particular adapter for each MacBook model?

do you have any links to the LCD panels, any I have found on line cost the same as buying complete OEM from an striped machine I thought this would be a cheaper rout. and how the hell are the newer Macbook displays be so much cheap compared to the 2015's ?

If on a A1502 (Mid 2014 MBP 13") About This Mac > Displays does not show the Built-In Display, but the computer works fine with an external display, what do you recon might be the reason? Are such cases often a matter of no display, no backlight, or is the only fix to replace the display altogether? Any chance a display cable might be just loose or broken?

Is a Macbook Pro Unibody A1342 A1278 13.3 LCD Screen Replacement screen compatible with a A1502?

the screen backing sheets (i'm thinking mylar) are slightly skewed in the corner...from heat. are they no good or can i flatten them or replace them ? know a supplier ? thanks

I wish we could get a count on how many times he says "crack the screen" in this video, because its quite a lot, but probably not enough. I truly hate doing this repair, even with practice and experience it is so easy to fuck up. It's nerve-wracking worrying about cracking the screen. Great video though, thanks!

I have a small question if you have a time. Is it possible to replace A1502 Display with A1425 display

Hai Lois, i have exactly the same model and i have the problem with my screen, some time appear vetical line, just one line and some time gone itself, what the problem with my screen ?

Thank you sensei, you saved me $500 for the whole assembly!

Hello Sir, I do meed to learn this as per I need to replace few 9f them. How much is it not that much hot ?¿ Well this is an important part please clarify, thanks.

I see the bottle of Tums... must be a stressful job at times.... :)

Is it possible to replace the display logic board? The one inside the screen?

after replaceing the screen my camera is not working. green led light turns on and off, i checked and everything looks well plug, any thoughs?

I did the repair not knowing the polarizer were to stay on can you guide me to where i can find the replacement im in the states and the only one i can find is in finland

Hey! Thanks for the awesome video! Can you help me figuring out a place where to buy the LCD screen though ? I've been checking the internet and could find nothing but the whole assembly. It's even harder for i'm in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Thanks a lot!

Hi, Is there any difference between the screen assembly of A1502 (emc 2875) and A1502 (2835)? The screen assembly price are largely different, but spec looks the same.

Thank you for the video. I did replace my macbook screen followed your video. After I finished and installed back to my macbook. I've noticed yellow light comes out from 2 coners and some from the bottom of the screen. If I apply little pressure on it, it goes away, but when I let go of my figures, it comes back. I'm not sure what I did wrong. Any suggestion would be so helpful. Thanks!

Hi can we change glass only in macbook retina mid 2014 please advice ? thanks

Hi, if i look from a side, i see few tiny tiny marks on white back sheeting. It must be from broken glass (i had a crack in my display). Is it going to be a problem? If so, can i buy the sheet? Thanks

Hello. Great video. I ran over my macbook pro mid 2012 13.3inches. The whole upper display screen is in bad shape. I will have to replace it. If I wanted to replace it with a retina display screen, is it possible?

my macbook after replacemening the panel brightness is not working how to fix that issue ??

Hi, my macbook pro retina display was working fine but I spilled water on it and now the picture is only scrambled lines, you think it’s broken?

Hi there.I have a No-backlight issue with the A1502 Retina LCD. I tested my board with a working panel and backlight is working so it is not the board. Could it be the the LVDS cable? Or is the LCD panel dead?

you can replace de audio jack of this mac?

My top plastic screen has a mark on it and not damaged lcd. Is the top screen plastic available ?

The only advise that I walked away from this video on replacing these stupid screens... Is “Good Luck” Literary, even if this guy cracks screens when he pry them open I don’t even feel bad about me cracking it

how much did this screen repair cost you sir?

any solutions? same issue with my macbook pro 13 2015