Disassembling LG Vu CU920 Bezel and External Casing

Remove the back cover by firmly pressing against the indent on the back panel. Slide the cover downward and off the phone.

Remove the battery by placing your fingernail or an opening tool at the bottom edge of the battery and lift it out.

Remove the two 3.5mm screws above the battery port with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Pull out the antenna to reveal a third screw.

Remove the 3.5mm screw with Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Using a plastic opening tool, gently pop out the plastic tab.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry up the edges of the plastic casing. You will then be able to slide it around the edge to dislodge it.

Remove the plastic covering to reveal the motherboard.

These six components on the motherboard must be detached before the motherboard can be removed.

Gently lift the ZIF connector (black tab) holding the ribbon cable in place. When it is in the upright position, remove the cable from the back side.

Remove the jack attached to the red and blue wires by carefully pulling it upward from the motherboard.

Remove the round jack connected to the black cabel by carefully prying it up from beneath with a spudger or plastic opening tool.

Remove the remaining three ribbon cables by gently lifting them by the ends, opposite of the cables, with a plastic opening tool or spudger until they pop out.

Remove the motherboard by gently prying it up with your finger from the charging port.

Once the board has been lifted, remove it by pulling it away from the connected edge.

Remove the 3.5mm screw holding the antenna guide in place with a Philips #00 screwdriver.

Slide the antenna out to the edge, and remove the plastic tubing by gently pulling it out from the opposite end of the antenna.

Use a plastic opening tool to carefully pry up the metal antenna guide.

Using a Philips #00 screwdriver, remove the two 3.5mm screws on the bottom corners of the device.

Remove the single 3.5mm screw located at the top next to the speaker's ribbon cable.

Insert a plastic opening tool below the volume rocker and gently pry the silver casing up. As with the plastic casing over the motherboard, you should be able to slide the plastic opening tool along the edge to remove it.