iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

[artois7]

My 15 month old niece broke my sister's iPad mini 2 LCD. Typical. The digitizer was completely intact with just the LCD being broken, so I set to taking it apart. First time trying to repair an Apple product.

The digitizer came off with the usual battle of glue and stickyness, but this also fell off with it. There is a magnet, and something else (no idea what to even call it) - I'm concerned this may be part of the outer flex for the digitizer.

Any advice before I order parts?

[vinceroger69]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

Digitizer Magnets.
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/...ally+Necessary
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/...g+After+Repair

[artois7]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

Any idea about the orange/black "piece"?

[vinceroger69]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

Any idea about the orange/black "piece"?

i cant see that part in any of the pictures online sorry

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

You will need a whole new digitizer, make sure you get one with the flat flex cable attached ! Hopefully you didnt damage the connector on the mainboard.

[artois7]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

You will need a whole new digitizer, make sure you get one with the flat flex cable attached ! Hopefully you didnt damage the connector on the mainboard.

What is your reasoning? I can't see any damage to the digitizer at all. I can't work out where this piece has come from.

[vinceroger69]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

can you upload pictures of the digitizer?

[diif]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

I've done a few iPad Mini 2, i don't recognise the part.
Did you follow a tutorial from ifixit or YouTube ?
For future reference if it's a struggle then the glue is not soft enough.

Photo's of the back of the digitizer and front of the iPad please.

[zomi]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

Need pics
looks like torn cable of some where.
home button flex maybe
impossible to say with out clear pics ..

[artois7]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

Hi all,

I posted this to two other iPad repair forums and not a single reply. Can always rely on Badcaps.

Anyway, I had 10 minutes spare so I took a look at this.

Complete digitizer:



Home button area:



Front of the iPad showing where the broken piece came from:



Broken part:



Looks to me to be one of two wifi antennaes but I could be wrong (this is an Apple product after all..!

[diif]

Re: iPad mini 2 LCD replacement - have I done wrong?

Yes, it's the left antenna. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPad+Mi...lacement/36147