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Hi guys,
When replacing my screen, I overheated the rubber bezel around the screen (hairdryer). I'm now on the search for a new one but cannot find anywhere one for the A1278. I have however found a 13" for the the macbook air. A long shot but can't find anything.
Failing that. I thought about sanding it down to a smooth finish.
Thank you.
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These are replaceable on the 15"/17" non-retina models, Retina and Air models, but not the 13" non-retina models. They are merged with the lid with no way of removing them.
The only thing you can do is use a razor to cut it away cleanly, and do the same to a donor lid, using double sided adhesive or glue to attach the donor bezel to your unit (glass has to be removed obviously). I haven't had to do this before, but have heard of people doing this, since it is non-replaceable on your model unfortunately.
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Thank you. I reckon this would be quite a tough job as the bezel is quite deep and can see it tearing off. I would just buy another screen from ebay but most have dents in the case. And in order to swap my case for theirs, I'd need to use the hair dryer of death again.
I even thought of sanding the rubber bezel down to a smooth finish.
You should be able to get a new refurbished screen assembly for these still (although, not original glass), or you can buy a new lid assembly from China, etc, then put the LCD and glass into this
Here's the issue. Unfortunately, or fortunately my screen and case are immaculate. Most of what I can find has some kind of damage or are too expensive. In this case I reckon it's best to keep the screen as is and live with the rubber. As much as it'll annoy me lol. I want to keep everything genuine for when I sell.
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