Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          45 minutes

Sections

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  • Rear Camera
  • 16 steps

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Introduction

This guide will show you how to replace both the standard and wide-angle rear cameras in the LG V30 smartphone. If your rear cameras are producing blurry or glitchy photos, or if your cameras are failing to function at all, replacing them should alleviate your issues.

What you need

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Step 1

              Rear Camera
  • Insert a SIM card eject tool into the small hole on the right side of the phone to release the SIM card tray from the phone.
  • Pull the SIM card tray out from the phone.

Insert a SIM card eject tool into the small hole on the right side of the phone to release the SIM card tray from the phone.

Pull the SIM card tray out from the phone.

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Step 2

  • Use a heat gun to apply heat to the back cover.

Use a heat gun to apply heat to the back cover.

Step 3

  • Use a suction cup to lift up the back cover up.
  • Insert the edge of a plastic card into the space created between the cover and frame.

Use a suction cup to lift up the back cover up.

Insert the edge of a plastic card into the space created between the cover and frame.

Step 4

  • Insert a second card where you have created an opening with the first card and slide it along the bottom edge of the phone.

Insert a second card where you have created an opening with the first card and slide it along the bottom edge of the phone.

Step 5

  • Continue to slide the cards around the remaining three edges to release the adhesive.

Continue to slide the cards around the remaining three edges to release the adhesive.

Step 6

  • Remove the back cover.

Remove the back cover.

Step 7

  • Remove the ten Phillips #000 screws from the midframe.

Remove the ten Phillips #000 screws from the midframe.

Step 8

  • Using a plastic spudger, pry up the midframe of the phone.

Using a plastic spudger, pry up the midframe of the phone.

Step 9

  • Remove the midframe.

Remove the midframe.

Step 10

  • Use the plastic spudger to pry up the four press fit connectors on the top portion of the motherboard.

Use the plastic spudger to pry up the four press fit connectors on the top portion of the motherboard.

Step 11

  • Pry up the speaker panel with a plastic spudger and remove it from the phone.

Pry up the speaker panel with a plastic spudger and remove it from the phone.

Step 12

  • Use a spudger to pry up the two press fit connectors on the bottom portion of the midframe.

Use a spudger to pry up the two press fit connectors on the bottom portion of the midframe.

Step 13

  • Use a spudger to pry up the motherboard and lift it out of the phone’s frame.

Use a spudger to pry up the motherboard and lift it out of the phone’s frame.

Step 14

  • Flip over the motherboard.
  • Using a plastic spudger, pry up the press fit connector for the first camera.

Flip over the motherboard.

Using a plastic spudger, pry up the press fit connector for the first camera.

Step 15

  • Remove the camera with a pair of ESD safe tweezers.

Remove the camera with a pair of ESD safe tweezers.

Step 16

  • Pry up the second camera with a spudger.
  • The press fit connector has already been disconnected, but the camera module is still lightly adhered to the motherboard.
  • Remove the second camera with a pair of tweezers.

Pry up the second camera with a spudger.

The press fit connector has already been disconnected, but the camera module is still lightly adhered to the motherboard.

Remove the second camera with a pair of tweezers.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Rob Hoover - Jun 21, 2018

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Does this make it no longer waterproof?