Introduction
Use this guide to remove and replace the complete display with the frame of a Huawei P8.
What you need
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First switch off your phone.
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Remove the trays for the SD card and the SIM card.
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Remove the two Torx T2 screws located at the bottom next to the device's Micro USB port.
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Use an iSclack or a suction handle to separate the display unit from the rear panel.
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Remove the two Phillips #00 screws that secure the front camera and display/battery connector brackets
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Use a tweezer to remove the bracket covering the display and the battery flex connector.
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Unplug the battery flex connector with a Spudger.
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Remove the bracket covering the flex connector of the front camera.
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Unplug the headphone jack and the front camera flex connectors.
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Remove the front camera.
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Use a spudger to disconnect the power/volume cable and fold it out of the way.
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Remove the liquid contact indicator.
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Remove the five Phillips #00 screws that hold down the motherboard of your Huawei P8.
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Unplug the display flex connector from the main board with a Spudger.
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Disconnect and remove the antenna cable with a tweezer.
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Carefully peel up the flex cable of your loudspeaker.
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If the cable is difficult to peel, heat the loudspeaker assembly with an iOpener or a heat gun.
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Lift up the loudspeaker assembly with a spudger and remove it.
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Free the end of the first adhesive pull tab to get a good grip on it.
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Pull the adhesive tab in a slow constant movement to free the battery.
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Free the end of the second adhesive pull tab.
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Pull the adhesive tab in a slow constant movement.
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Remove the vibration motor gasket.
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Remove the vibration motor.
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Remove the power and volume button flex cable.
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Remove the four Phillips #00 screws.
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Use a tweezer to remove the plastic bracket which is covering the corner of the headphone jack.
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Use a spudger to disconnect the headphone jack flex cable.
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Use a tweezer to remove the first daughter board which was connected to the headphone jack.
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Remove the second daughter board including the headphone jack.
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Remove the gasket which was placed under the daughterboard in the top right corner of your phone.
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Remove the earpiece speaker with a tweezer. Take care of its connectors while doing so.
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Remove the front camera gasket.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Reapply adhesive where necessary and transfer the rubber gaskets and sealings of your old frame to the new one.
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Cracking guide, although mentioning the need to removed the stuck down power and volume buttons could be a great addition.
