Dell Studio 15 Replacing LCD Cover?

Hey, I just got my hands a Studio 15 with great specs at the cheap, but with a pretty badly scratched up LCD lid. Has anyone attempted replacing the lid? Is it hard? I've opened up and replaced a processor, keyboard, fingerprint reader, ram, and hard drive before, but never an LCD cover. I'm kinda worried about the power button and wifi catcher, and I'm worrying I may not put the screen back the right way. This is supposed to be for my cousin, but I can't give it this badly scratched up.

 

why dont u just buy a skin?

 

Because skins don't cover it all the way, they look tacky most of the time, skinit doesn't even fit the cover right even if you order it for Studio 15 which they apologized for because the had the wrong dimensions, and I just prefer Graphite Gray with the Ruby Red Trim.

Edit: Oh, and it's a learning experience.

 

If you can find one on ebay, Dell has the service guides on their site.

 

I bought a new cover from Dell directly with the 75$ gift card I received with my Studio. I have seen the service guide, looks really intimidating. I just wanted to see if anyone had done it so I could get tips, but I guess I'll be the first...

 

http://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=category&id=148

Something tells me that you aint quite the first.

 

Haha. Nice. Wish me luck when I get it lol.....I tried just taking the hinge and display off of the main body, and that in itself was a HUGE pain.

 

I am having to go through the same process with mine, was it hard?

 

I had done it, i replaced basically the whole lcd panel. I even took out the actual lcd screen. Its a simple job, all you need to do is take off the media buttons, keyboard, and display. Just basically get the display off and by itself. The you want to start from the sides, put your fingers under the lcd bezel and pull, (the sides are tape so make sure you keep the tape), once you get one side off move to the upper, then the right, then finally the bottom. Basically once you get one off its easier to get the others off. You have to apply pressure and you might hear cracks but dont be scared. Now for the lcd screen, i believer there are four screw that secure it in place, unscrew it, DISCONNECT THE WEBCAM and THE INVERTER. BE very careful with the inverter on getting the tab in and out. I though i broke the screen but i had to plug in the inverter fully. I never put the tab to hold the cable down. So i just put it down and my screen is normal. And once you get the lcd screen out, your all done. I had it all done within an hour and a half because i was being very carefull. The only thing thats a P.I.T.A. is putting all the cables back.

BTW, clean the screen while its out and make sure the screen is on something soft so you don't scratch it. If you notebook is under warrenty just tell dell that the bezel is cracking, they sent me everything.
GOOD LUCK.