hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and today
I'll be walking you through applying the
adhesive strips on your IMAX display I'm
working on a 27-inch late 2012 iMac but
the procedure is nearly identical to a
late 2013 and even the latest 5k Retina
models to get started make sure you have
your replacement adhesive strips in a
spudger on hand and then we'll get
started by making sure the old strips on
your computer and display have been
completely removed if you have a few
remaining you can use the help of your
handy spudger to scrape them off the
rear case now it's time to replace those
strips remember to take your time and be
very careful the adhesive is very sticky
and you don't want to misalign it start
with lucky number 13 which goes on the
right vertical side before peeling off
any backing line it up against the frame
of the iMac to get an idea of where it
goes then you can peel the short piece
of backing off the back of the strip
insert the tip of the spudger into the
hole at the top of the strip from the
side that has backing on it now push the
tip of the spudger into the hole in the
frame of the iMac using the hole in the
spudger to anchor the position of the
adhesive strip line the strip up against
the right edge gently pull down against
the spudger to ensure the strip is taut
and stick the adhesive on to the frame
once you feel the strip is in the right
place peel the longer piece of backing
out from behind the strip next align the
lower portion of the strip with the
right edge of the frame and stick it
down use your finger to smooth out the
strip and make sure it sits flat on the
frame time to add the other strips use
the same method and work
counterclockwise from strip 13 place
strip 12 on the top ripe strip 11 on the
top left and strip 16 on the Left
vertical if you're working with the
27-inch retina 5k display strip 12s blue
tabs will not line up with the top
antenna in the
same way as the regular model this is
perfectly acceptable and won't impact
the performance of the strips or the
intent with strips 13 12 11 and 16 on
the rear case we can move on to strips
14 and 15 these guys go on the display
itself starting with strip 14 remove the
white backing with the front side
backing still on line strip 14 up with a
bottom right edge of the rear of the
display the l-shaped corner at the end
of the strip should fit around the back
of the LCD just like with the other
strips smooth out the strip with your
finger to make sure there are no bubbles
repeat this process with strip 15 on the
left side of the bottom edge of the back
of the display this means 14 and 15 meet
in the middle of the panel once you're
sure the strip's are securely in place
and there are no bubbles you can remove
the backing from the strip's starting
with the ones on the display
now let's bring it all together to get
the display back in the rear case lay
the bottom edge of the display glass
against the top of the lower bezel be
sure to align the edges of the display
with the edge of the rear case make sure
you don't fully lower the front panel to
the rear case in this step we still have
a few cables to connect inside before we
close it once you feel like the front
panel is in the right place hold it up
with one hand and connect the display
data and power cables with the other
hand before you completely seal your
iMac you may want to power it on just to
make sure the cables are connected
properly and your machine is operating
as it should if everything boosts up you
can move on to the final step use a
microfiber cloth to apply some pressure
around the adhesive locations just to
make sure you get a solid seal and then
you're all set you can find all the
parts and tools you need for this and
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us know how it goes
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