How to Disassemble an LG Chocolate VX8500

[JonpFish]

The menu wheal on my chacolate lg3 suddenly stopped working. The right side of the wheal only works. None of the other buttons work though. Any suggestions on how I could fix it?

[ronaldo601123]

I have 2 of this model purchased at verizon about four years ago. I need to use it with another carrier using same frequency,do I have to unlock it?

[Stacibart]

this phone is such a b*tch to fix, but since Verizon WOULDN'T fix it, your video was the next best thing! THANKS SOO MUCH!!! It worked and I even forgot to put one of the screws back in and it was loose when the keyboard slid, so i watched it again to disassemble it and put the screw back lol! You rock!! Thanks! PS- this is the BEST video and I link it when people have Chocolate Phone issues :)

[frontierboard]

good video. need to replace a cracked screen. will it be easy to figure out once i get to that point?

[srimbaugh]

thanks for posting made the job of changing the flex cable much easier! My Daughter says thank you, she got her phone back! FYI This fixed the white screen of death, and non functioning keys as well! Thanks again!

[bslow22]

How do you reconnect the rear speaker wire (little red wire) when you are reassembling?

[vibra64]

Where did you get such a small screw driver?

[TheAlexis32]

thank's!

[room302]

this is great. do you think you could maybe do a video focusing on the battery charger port area? mine got pushed in so it would be great to see how you could fix that. i tried taking apart mine yesterday but was stuck at the bottom.

[TLEJT]

@room302 Just wiggle it.

[TheDamian5000]

chisimas thanks buddy that was what I wanted and greetings from mexico

[chiodosfan4life]

I was gonna attempt this to try to get a replacement ear speaker. This is a really good tutorial, dude! Sucks you cut yourself, lol. Gotta be careful. Thanks for making this, it's super informative.

[Sammy2030]

just use a lighter

[panzuman]

hey i have the same model and carrier but i only have 2 screws am i not seeing sumthing?

[saca03142]

I fiund the video to be very instructive, but the reason for my disassembling was to find out why it was not charging, After I opened it, found the socket or receptacle to be loose, the qustion is what kind of soldering gun can I use to reattach it and how much heat can the part sustain without damaging to board?

[MicroLight15]

change the faceplate is a good reason

[ThePrivategod]

This is a good guide, but, please don't "rock" the ribbon loose. There are brown plastic clips at each end of the ribbon that just flip up. I believe you can even see when the ribbon "rocks" free that the clip actually pops up.

[ThePrivategod]

Unless you don't care about scratching the face, place a cloth or something soft under the phone. Knives aren't a good suggestion, but to each his own....ouch!!

[HudsoniteJessie]

@ThePrivategod

Seen. Should be corrected in the vid

[sirgarence]

I don't suppose you know how to un-brick these phones? Do they have some kind of hard-reset feature?

[xrupertx]

i just slammed mine on the ground and it came apart pretty easily. ha. no seiously...im impressed. i dont think i have the finesse to do that. did you have to take it apart for a reason or just to do it?

[ExtremePanda007]

Yay, first comment.