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I have bent the top left corner of my macbook pro. Everything works just fine, the display itself is in a great shape. I just would like to replace the aluminum housing part. Is it possible to replace the aluminum display housing only?
I have not seen or come accross the housing seperatly anywhere. you might need an entire clamshell (LCD with bezel and glass). you can get one here MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Early 2011-Late 2011) Display Assembly I know that it’s possible to open and replace the glass and LCD panel itself, so if you feel adventurous you can try to open it and straighten the aluminium bezel youself. Here is a guide for an 2010 macbook pro. it should be fairly similar MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2010 LCD Replacement
I have successfully transferred my dented 2011 MacBook Pro housing lid to a new one without any major issues. You will definitely need a heat gun for the job and a heavy duty suction cup. The suction cup will slide when the glass is heated up due to the plastic on the suction cup being warmed by the glass. The alternative is to buy an entire display assembly however note that there have been slight design changes in the 2011 Macbook. One thing that I missed are two plastic cap covers at the end of the hinges (near the slide clutch cover) when transferring to the new housing. That meant I had to disconnect everything and put these back.
Take it to the apple store. In GBP, it was 320 (including labour) for the entire unibody replacement. Apple told me that the keyboard and lower unibody are attached, and so is the LCD and the back. So for 499 dollars, approx 350 Gbp I think, you could get the whole lot done by a apple genius. If more expensive then send it to a family in the UK :)
i’ve found the solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEKwBsKl…
