HTC Evo 4G Front Panel Replacement

Gently insert an iPod opening tool between the rear panel and the inner rear frame near the headphone jack.

Use your iPod opening tool to pry up the rear case around the perimeter of the Evo.

Lift the rear panel off of the inner rear frame.

Using the tip of your finger, lift the battery from the end closest to the camera.

Remove the battery from the rear inner frame.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the red MicroSD retainer attached to the inner frame.

Use a pair of tweezers to carefully pull the MicroSD card out of its slot in the inner rear frame.

Remove six T5 Torx screws securing the rear inner frame to the inner case.

Gently insert an iPod opening tool between the rear inner frame and its plastic surround near the Micro HDMI port.

Carefully pry the top edge of the rear inner frame away from the front surround of the Evo.

Insert the iPod opening tool between the rear inner frame and its plastic surround and pry up at several points along the left edge of the Evo.

Continue the prying procedure, now focusing on detaching the plastic surround from the bottom of the Evo.

Pry up the rear inner frame along the right edge using the method described in previous steps.

Eventually work around the entire perimeter of the rear inner frame until it is lifted slightly from the inner case.

Remove the rear inner frame from the rest of the Evo.

Remove the single Phillips screw securing the motherboard to the inner case near the headphone jack.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the motherboard off the posts securing it to the metal display tray.

Carefully peel the device information sticker off the left edge of the motherboard and EMI shield to reveal three connectors covered with tape.

Remove the pieces of tape covering the following ribbon cables:

Front-facing camera

Front panel ribbon cable

Display ribbon cable

Using the tip of an iPod opening tool, flip up the front-facing camera ribbon cable retaining flap.

Be very careful and gentle with these flaps. They are very easy to break or dislodge and equally difficult to reinstall.

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the front-facing camera ribbon cable straight out of its socket.

Using the tip of an iPod opening tool, flip up the front panel ribbon cable retaining flap.

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the front panel ribbon cable straight out of its socket.

Using the tip of an iPod opening tool, flip up the display ribbon cable retaining flap.

Grasp the display ribbon cable with a pair of tweezers and pull it straight out of its socket.

Carefully lift the motherboard out of the inner case, minding any cables that may get caught.

Gently lift the front-facing camera out of its recess in the inner case and remove it from the Evo.

With the heat gun set to low, start by heating the outer black border near the upper left corner of the glass panel.

Try not to excessively heat the outer plastic edge of the Evo.

Gently insert an iPod opening tool between the glass front panel and its plastic surround near the upper top left corner of the Evo.

Carefully pry up the glass, being careful not to bend it excessively.

Use a heat gun to soften the adhesive along the left side of the front glass panel.

Insert the iPod opening tool between the front panel and its plastic surround and pry up at several points along the left edge of the Evo.

Continue the heating and prying procedure, now focusing on detaching the bottom of the front panel from the plastic surround.

Pry along the bottom edge of the Evo to further separate the front panel from the rest of the device.

Use a heat gun to soften the adhesive along the right side of the front glass panel.

Pry up the front panel along the right edge using the method described in previous steps.

Eventually work around the entire perimeter of the front panel until it is lifted slightly from the inner case.

Peel the front panel ribbon cable off the adhesive securing it to the metal underside of the inner case.

Lift the front panel out of the inner case, minding the cable still routed through the bottom of the Evo.

Carefully de-route the front panel ribbon cable through the slot in the inner case.

Remove the front panel.

Notice the four (4) clear plastic hooks that are adhered behind the menu buttons. Look closely. Each one is shaped differently and in a particular orientation.

If the replacement front panel does not have these installed already, carefully remove and transfer them from the old panel to the replacement.