So I joined the ghost touch screen club earlier this spring. Perused the threads on here, and youtube vids, and decided to order a replacement screen after DodgeCares apparently didn't care. Dealer quoted me over $ 1K to do the replacement. Short story long, my ebay replacement screen came in early June and I just now got the time to do the swap.
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I opened the package when it first came in and at first glance, I guess it looked like what I was after. It was only after I got the OEM unit out that I discovered it was close.......but no quite close enough.
Back of OEM unit:
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Back or replacement:
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About the only thing similar was the overall width and height. That being said (after panick ensued) I decided to try the re-work of the digitizer screen. There was a decent video on youtube showing removal of the digitizer glass, removal of the glue, and re-setting with a double sided tape spacer.
In the vid he used a small plastic bondo applicator, which I happened to have, to wedge between the layers and separate the face. Mine popped (cracked) within the first 15 seconds. Getting that glass off was about a 2 + hour chore. Let me forewarn anyone who gets to this point. That glue was apparently developed, and produced, in hell by the devil himself. Shy of 2 part epoxy I don't think I have ever come across anything quite this sticky. I used denatured alcohol and some lacquer thinner to SLOWLY break it down and remove it. At this point, I was also dealing with large and small shards of broken glass which was stuck on the glue.
As of today I ordered a new screen from ebay which appears to be an exact replacement right down to the numbers (approx. $400 + tax). Should be here in a few days. I'm hoping the other unit (approx $250) will be able to be returned to the original vendor (China of course).
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After getting all the glue off the OEM unit, there are a fair number of scratches and such. I don't think they were avoidable. Chances are it would still work, but I don't know if those scratches would be visible. You can order new digitizer screens for $ 18-40 so I'm going to keep it as an emergency backup.
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In summary, I like to think I'm an avid "fix it guy" but this was a little more involved than I expected. The adhesive part was the worst. I apologize if this was already covered in other posts. I didn't read them all. I'll update this when the new (hopefully last) unit comes in.