Sony SRS-X7 Bluetooth Chip Replacement

On the bottom of the device, you'll see 4 rubber pieces at the corners. Peel off these rubber pieces.

Unscrew the 4 10mm Philips J1 screws beneath them.

Poke through said stickers and unscrew the 2 10mm Philips J1 screws beneath those.

Insert the blue plastic tool into the corner of the bottom faceplate and slide along the edge.

Using a metal spudger, insert it into one of the corners or sides of the units faceplate and lightly pry open.

While pried, insert a plastic opening tool and slide along the edges of the unit.

Repeat the last step on each side of the unit's faceplate, until the faceplate is off.

With the faceplate now off, the speakers should be revealed. There should be 8 visible screws around the border of the speakers. Remove the 8 10mm Philips J1 screws.

Take the 2 20mm Philips J1 screws out of the middle of the speaker as shown.

Take the whole speaker out, and disconnect the connectors from the motherboard by lightly pulling on them.

Using your fingers, lightly pull on the white connector shown in the photo.

Unscrew the 10mm Philips J1 Screw from the guard above the bluetooth chip.

Remove the bluetooth chip from the inside of the device.

Plug the new bluetooth chip into the motherboard and reassemble the device,