LG Neon II Speaker Replacement

To gain access to the phone’s speaker, grip the phone firmly in an inverted position with the back of the unit facing up and the LG insignia positioned away from you.

Using both hands as support, use your thumbs to gently guide the rear housing away and in the direction of the arrow.

After removing the phone’s back-panel, securely cushion the front of the phone on a soft surface such as a cloth or your hand.

Gently insert a spudger under the lip of the battery, preferably the lip away from the camera eye.

Gently pry the battery out of its seated position.

To separate the button board/circuit module from the phone main frame, firmly, but gently, unscrew (counter-clockwise) the seven outside 4 mm screws along the rear outside rim of the main body.

Locate the lifted portion of plastic on the bottom end of the phone near the charger.

Slide the plastic opening tool underneath this lip, and gently pry the black plastic cover off.

Loosen the two captive screws on the metal plate near the center of the phone using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.

Using the plastic opening tool, gently pry the circuit board from the phone.

The partially separated circuit board may be attached to the main button area by factory adhesive/tape. If so, use a soft padded surface to rest the mother board on. Your work area will still be accessible without separating the two units.

After prying the circuit board up, it will be attached by black tape. This tape connects the circuit board to a metal rectangle.

Use the spudger between this metal rectangle and the phone to disconnect the two halves of the phone.

Unscrew the four 1.75 mm screws located on both sides of the black tape using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

There are two screws on each side.

Using the pointed end of the spudger (or something sharp like a safety pin or push pin), remove the plastic screw covers along the corners of the phone.

Unscrew the four 3.5 mm screws that are underneath the covers.

Flip the phone over. Using the plastic opening tool, remove the front casing from the phone.

Use the plastic opening tool or the spudger to carefully remove the speaker from its casing.

Notice the two wires coming out of the speaker. They are soldered together onto two joints.

To install the new speaker, desolder these joints to remove the malfunctioning speaker using a soldering iron.

Solder the wires of your new speaker into the same joints.