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Hey guys The bottom chin bar of the screen cracked as you can see in the picture.

http://imgur.com/a/sMbLJ What do you guys think about it? Should I just try to send the laptop into warranty or can I buy just the chin part somewhere?

Take it to Apple, there are no parts available other than the fans and antennas at the moment. I believe the touch bar is also paired to an IC on the logic board due to the touch ID (similar to iPhones), so if the touch bar is swapped either the fingerprint scanner will not work or possibly the whole touch bar. At this point, no one is sure since there are no parts available to try this. EDIT: My fault, was half asleep when I read this and assumed you meant touch bar ;) As @danj says, it will need the whole assembly replaced if you take it to Apple. Alternatively, once the screens cover glass becomes available, this can just be heated, removed and replaced. Exactly the same way it can be done on the 12" Retina, so it might be worth living with it at the moment (12$ part vs $400+)

If getting a new display becomes difficult, use a clear fingernail polish to fill to crack after blowing it out with canned air. This will help prevent the cracks from spreading.

go to colorware.com - They sell a sticker that covers it exactly

Not sure if anyone else is still having this problem, but I (as a beginner that had never done anything like this) followed the solution above and was able to repair my Mac with complete success! Only recommendations I would have is to use a hairdryer instead of a heat gun (so it doesn’t warp your screen) and uno cards seemed to work for me to get it off! Let me know now if you have any questions and I’d be more than happy to help!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Front-Glass… Buy this one and fix it , Don’t listen to loosers . They give some crap ides to buy apple care blah blah blah, 13$ fix

Just happened to me. Brand new and I open it up and theres a chip out of the black piece right below and against the screen, the the glass is undamaged.

i am beyond !#^&@@. i opened the mac one day, there was a huge crack on the bottom right of the screen nothing happened NOTHING Apple wants 800 to fix it and denies this is a problem at all

I had this problem with my late model 2016 MBP (the broken screen thing. I think I posted about it here. If something got caught between the display and the body it was insignificant enough for me not to notice. I never slammed the display closed. In fact it stayed open b/c it never left the house. Apple gave me EVERY excuse. I also have had a problem where the O key prints twice every third or fourth time you hit it. They told me they fixed it, but no. You never know how often you use that letter until this type of thing. The fingerprint think stopped working, and went to Apple Store and while I was talking to someone else at the Apple Store Greenwich, CT the other “Genius” guy ran a system fix and then told me I never had a problem. My last MBP from 2008 worked for 7 years so I got this one. Bad mistake. I bought a used Lenovo P50 since, from B&H ($950. used, but like new, warranty and box, and I dislike Windows) but its built rock solid and Lenovo just has nicer customer service. Louis Rossman who fixes Apple’s for a living (he’s got a you tube channel) talks of all the tricky things Apple does so you have to fix through them. The automobile companies are required to sell detailed repair manuals to individual unaffiliated repair shops. But not computer companies. I’ve lost much respect for a company I liked. But paying 3X amount to Apple for same computing power as Lenovo (and things are not soldered in) has got me !#^&@@. I’ll let you know how my next move goes. It might be awhile but I’m not sure Apple can continue on this tact. It’s sad they’ve lost focus. Update (01/19/2018) Oh, and Apple Care is the worst buy. They don’t honor warranty in first year so I’m pretty sure they’re not gonna find heart subsequently. Thats been my experience. Matt

Colorware.com selling skins that cover this exact spot was the best advice on this thread. I literally just cracked mine an hour ago (closed macbook pro and didn’t see headphone jack still sitting on my keyboard). I just bought a Carbon Fiber skin more $10. Good mood = Restored

Hi! i know this may be an old thread, but does the applecare+ (extended warrenty $269) cover it? it said $99 for screen repair. I think i just need some support I am reading the details correctly. Thanks!

$300 for apple care + and an additional $100 for the screen to be replaced

I am experiencing the same with a macbook pro 13 inch mid 2017 wit the 2 usb-c. It is a 2 months old mac. I closed it and the next day when i opened it it had a crack on the display bottom bar - left side towards the center. !!! I took it back and i was told after a day that i need to ay 5500 danish kr to have my screen replaced !!! I complained and the manager told me he will further investigate.

I didn’t remove it..I just pasted on top of it and I don’t see any difference at all. It looks perfectly fine