Need help changing lid out on 1720

I purchased a brand new red lid for my Inspiron 1720 to replace the horrid pink one that it came with. I was given this laptop by my aunt. I looked in the Dell system manual, but it does not show what is needed to change the lid color. I have the bezel removed, the lcd separated from the bezel, the lid separated from the screen and bezel, the whole thing removed from the chassis, but it has wires going down through the computer and to the back side underneath the WLAN CARD. It looks as if I might need to tear the whole computer apart to get to these wires.


I really don't want to go any further as I am not sure what needs to be done, and the manual does not show what needs to be done. I have called dell and got the run around passed from extension to extension, repeated my name, phone number, and service tag till I am blue in the face and at this point I am extremely frustrated. What I thought was something simple has turned into a nightmare.

Im sure there is a nice illustration or guide somewhere that will make this process painless. All I need is someone to point me in the right direction.

 

It's pretty easy actually. You'll need to access the screws on the front bezel. Remove all those (6) screws behind the rubber bumpers, separate the lid, reverse the process and viola you're done. You'll need to transfer all of the hardware from the old back lid to your new one.

 

Yeah as Rodster has pointed out, Dell's service manuals are readily available to the public. support.dell.com and punch in your service tag and click on manuals.

You'll need to transfer all the stuff into the new housing.