Posts: 126
Threads: 12
Joined: Jun 2007
What about the screen also? The bezel is bent over the screen on three edges. Even if the design idea was to put something over only one end to hold it in place they still glued it on both ends to the bezel. So you have to find some chemical type genius that knows the kind of glue and plastic so you can remove it without damage. Then you have to know the kind of glue to use to properly place it in the new bezel. Some types of glue react to certain kinds of plastic.
Even if you find a new replacement screen you would probably want to save the old screen if it is in good condition.
These things are always more complicated that you would think. I would be interested in knowing how someone got the bezel loose from the case in the first place without damage to the case. They appear to be glued also. Or there is a trick to getting them loose.
Doug
Posts: 1,788
Threads: 36
Joined: Aug 2007
I had a bezel come off of a machine once. It was originally held on by what looked like the double sided tape used to hold HP41 halfnut beepers in place... it had a slight blue-green tint.
It is almost impossible to get the bezels off without leaving some kind of damage but you might try a thin, strong thread soaked in UnDu (heptane) adhesive release. This compound causes all adhesives to temorarily loose their stickiness. It does not appear to damage cases but can leave "water spots" on the keyboard.
Use the thread like a saw. You will probably have to keep rewetting it.