HTC Vive Facerest Midframe Replacement

Place a finger on the top edge of the compartment cover assembly and slide the assembly toward the front of the Vive until it comes loose from the headset.

Lift the cover away from the headset and slide it up the cables until it's out of the way.

Lift the HDMI cable straight up to unplug it from the headset.

Repeat the lifting and unplugging process with the remaining USB, power, and audio cables.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the two 12 mm-long screws securing the head strap mounts on either side of the headset.

Remove both head strap mounts.

Slide the facerest straight away from the headset to remove it.

Use tweezers to remove the small stickers over the four screws securing the outer shell.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the four 3.4 mm-long screws securing the outer shell.

Grasp the top edge of the right half of the outer shell, behind the component cover and near the seam in the center. Pull it to the right and upward, away from the headset to release the clip securing that part of the shell.

Grasp the right half the outer shell and pull it to the right and toward the front of the headset in a twisting motion until you feel the clips on the front of the cover release.

Slide the right side of the outer shell to the right and off of the headset.

Repeat the last three steps for the left side of the outer shell and remove it.

Use tweezers to remove the clear tape over all four of the sensor array cable connectors.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on one of the sensor array ZIF connectors.

Slide the cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Repeat the previous step for the remaining three sensor array cables to disconnect the remaining cables.

Use tweezers or a spudger to pry up the camera cable cover and remove it.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the camera cable connector straight up from its socket on the motherboard.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the five 3.9 mm screws securing the sensor array.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the four 3.9 mm screws securing the sensor array.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the four 3.9 mm screws securing the sensor array.

Lift the sensor array away from the headset to remove it.

Remove the tape covering the interconnect cable socket.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on the cable socket.

Slide the interconnect cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Remove the tape covering the left OLED cable socket.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on the cable socket.

Slide the left OLED cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Remove the tape covering the right OLED cable socket.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on the cable socket.

Slide the right OLED cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Use a pair tweezers to slightly twist the interconnect cable and press it down until the tabs on either side of the cable clear the hole in the motherboard.

Press the non-port-end of the motherboard toward the top of headset while hinging it away from the midframe to free it from the clips securing that end.

Slide the motherboard toward the bottom of the headset, over the clips, to remove it.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel back the plastic covering the eyepiece midframe cable socket.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to flip up the plastic locking flap on the socket.

Slide the cable straight out of its socket to remove it.

Gently peel the eyepiece midframe cable off of the facerest midframe.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the four 3.9 mm screws securing the facerest midframe.

Lift the facerest midframe off of the eyepiece midframe.