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    So I got my screen hinge replaced and...

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by FrozenDarkness, Oct 8, 2008.

  1. FrozenDarkness

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    it doesn't snap as well as it should. I remember my old hinge had some sticky substance that stuck it together for a better connection. I asked Dell tech support and they have zero idea what that might be. Does anybody here care to give it a guess?
     
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    If you mean the front bazel, I think you need to pull the tape inside the bazel before you snap it into the screen. It label like 3M.
     
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    i didn't get any 3M tape, but I am wondering if I can use something like rubber cement, i'm not too sure how safe that is
     
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    i wouldn't it may turn the plastic white when it dries. go to a local auto store and get the thin 3m tape it will be much safer and be able to be removed later if needed
     
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    hey zaactor, what is the thin3m tape your talkinga bout? I kind of wish double sided tape will work but it doesn't. Oddly enouhg, I think the hinge doens't stay together becuase my LED is too wide for my hinge, it's been poking itself out.

    Anybody else know of any adhesive?
     
    FrozenDarkness, Oct 13, 2008
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    ca glue would hold but you would never get it apart later..
     
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    i was thinking something with the same consistency as that type of sticky adhesive you find sticking your things inside magazines and newspapers, but i remember it was a lot more liquid
     
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    not sure what that could possibly be i dont think ive ever seen it..
     
    zfactor, Oct 14, 2008
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