Wiko View Screen Replacement

Written By: Emanuele Artusi

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Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

1 - 3 hours

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the screen for your Wiko View.

For your safety, discharge the battery below 25% before disassembling your phone. This reduces the fire risk if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair. If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.

Remove any back cover or screen protector before starting.

Tools

Parts

Wiko View LCD Touch Screen Replacement

Step 1

Allow your battery to drain below 25% before starting this repair. A charged battery may catch fire if damaged.
Fully power off your phone and unplug any cables.
Ground yourself the best you can to avoid damaging any little component.
If you have one, you can use the iFixit Anti-Static Wrist Strap.

Step 2

Locate the small gap in the bottom-right corner to separate the back cover from the phone's frame.
Pull slowly until you can lift the corner enough to grab the back cover with your fingers. You can use an opening pick for help.
Pull the back cover along all the sides to completely separate from the rest of the phone.
The back cover can tolerate a little bending but don't bend too much otherwise it will crack.

Step 3

Once the back cover is completely removed, you can remove the battery by lifting it from the bottom-left corner.
There is another small gap for help.
You won't need the help of any tool for this.
From now on, be very careful not to damage the tiny metal springs. The next steps will remove any protection for them; they are thin and very easy to break.
If you break one of them, you need to do precision soldering (or just tape it back in place with electrical tape for a quicker but very cheap solution).

Step 4

Remove every SIM or SD card from the slots.
Unscrew all the six screws from the top plastic cover.
Start to lift gently the cover using opening picks from its bottom-right corner.
Only insert the pick up to 3.5 mm to avoid damaging the internals.
Keep pushing the opening pick along all the external sides of the plastic cover.
You need to open all the plastic clips hidden under the cover itself. You can notice a soft "pop" when opening successfully one of them.
When all the clips are opened, you can lift the cover completely with caution.

Step 5

With the help of a tweezer, unplug the power buttons' connector.
It's a "no-fuss" ribble cable connector.

Step 6

Unplug the display-touch digitizer and bottom circuit connectors with the help of a spudger.
They are both press connectors.

Step 7

Unscrew all four screws.
Like in the Step 4, use an opening pick to lift and remove carefully the cover from the bottom-left corner.
We are not going to remove the bottom motherboard in this guide.

Step 8

Unscrew the two screws that hold the motherboard.
Do not apply force to remove the motherboard, otherwise you will cut the antenna cable.
Gently lift the motherboard passing the cable under the plastic frame and go to the next step.

Step 9

Unplug the antenna cable from both ends.
It has a coaxial connector.
Remember to reconnect the antenna cable before remounting the motherboard.

Step 10

With the help of a tweezer, remove slowly the back sticker.
Take note of the codes written in case it breaks.
After the substitution, you can put it back where was.

Step 11

Unplug the cable that links the two motherboards.
Do not completely remove the cable from the metal case.

Step 12

First, unplug the cable from the bottom motherboard.
It's a "no-fuss" ribble cable connector.
Then slowly pull the bigger cable.
The cable is glued to the metal case.
Be sure to lift the cable for all its length, so the adhesive won't keep it in place and break it in the following steps.
Do not completely remove the cable - it is linked to the display under the metal case.
Remove the grey adhesive.

Step 13

Heat an iOpener and apply it to the right edge of the screen for two minutes.
A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone - the display is susceptible to heat damage.
Apply a suction cup to the screen, as close to the center of the right edge as possible, and pull up with strong, steady force to create a gap between the bezel and the frame.
Insert an opening pick into the gap.
Depending on the age of your phone, this may be difficult. If you're having trouble, apply more heat to the edge and try again. You can also use a Jimmy instead (being very careful not to scratch the metal frame). If your display is badly cracked, covering it with a layer of clear packing tape may allow the suction cup to adhere.
Release all the clips and unglue the screen.
Pull the cable through the frame's opening.

Step 14

Remove the adhesive backings from the new part
Remove the protective adhesive in front of the screen only when the reparation is complete.

Step 15

Compare your new replacement part to the original part - you may need to transfer the remaining components.
For example:
The ear capsule grid.
The lens of the internal flash.

Step 16

Fill all the screen's borders with the double-sided adhesive.
You can use the precision tweezer and spudger to help you position and compress the tape in place.