HTC Vive OLED Screen Replacement

Pull the hook-and-loop (Velcro) closure at the top of the head strap apart to release the top of the head strap.

Slide the top part of the head strap through its metal loop on the headset to remove it.

Pull the hook-and-loop closure at the right side of the head strap apart to release the right side of the head strap.

Slide the right side of the head strap through its metal loop to remove it.

Pull the hook-and-loop closure at the left side of the head strap apart to release the left side of the head strap.

Slide the left side of the head strap through its metal loop to remove it.

Slide the head strap along the cable, away from the Vive.

When the head strap comes to the end of the cable, gently slide it over the plugs and remove it.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the two 12 mm-long screws securing the head strap mounts on either side of the headset.

Remove both head strap mounts.

Slide the facerest straight away from the headset to remove it.

Use tweezers to remove the small stickers over the four screws securing the outer shell.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the four 3.4 mm-long screws securing the outer shell.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the top edge of the right half of the outer shell, behind the component cover and near the seam in the center, until it is unclipped from the headset.

Grasp the right half the outer shell and pull it to the right and toward the front of the headset until you feel the clips on the front of the cover release.

If the shell is difficult to remove, try prying along the seam with the flat end of a spudger to release the clips.

Slide the right side of the outer shell to the right and off of the headset.

Repeat the last three steps for the left side of the outer shell and remove it.

Use tweezers to remove the clear tape over all four of the sensor array cable connectors.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on one of the sensor array ZIF connectors.

Slide the cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Repeat the previous step for the remaining three sensor array cables to disconnect the remaining cables.

Use tweezers or a spudger to pry up the camera cable cover and remove it.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the camera cable connector straight up from its socket on the motherboard.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the five 3.9 mm screws securing the sensor array.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the four 3.9 mm screws securing the sensor array.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the four 3.9 mm screws securing the sensor array.

Lift the sensor array away from the headset to remove it.

Remove the tape covering the interconnect cable socket.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on the cable socket.

Slide the interconnect cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Remove the tape covering the left OLED cable socket.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on the cable socket.

Slide the left OLED cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Remove the tape covering the right OLED cable socket.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on the cable socket.

Slide the right OLED cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Use a pair tweezers to slightly twist the interconnect cable and press it down until the tabs on either side of the cable clear the hole in the motherboard.

Press the non-port-end of the motherboard toward the top of headset while hinging it away from the midframe to free it from the clips securing that end.

Slide the motherboard toward the bottom of the headset, over the clips, to remove it.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel back the plastic covering the eyepiece midframe cable socket.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to flip up the plastic locking flap on the socket.

Slide the cable straight out of its socket to remove it.

Gently peel the eyepiece midframe cable off of the facerest midframe.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the four 3.9 mm screws securing the facerest midframe.

Lift the facerest midframe off of the eyepiece midframe.

Gently lift the eyepiece gasket off of the lens and OLED frames to remove it.

Pull the rubber bumpers off of either end of the support rod.

Slide the support rod out of its brackets on the lens and OLED frames.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the eight 3.1 mm screws securing the focus rod brackets.

Remove the focus rod and its brackets.

Use a PH000 driver to remove the eight 2.4 mm screws securing the OLED covers.

Use the flat end of a spudger push up one edge of the OLED cover and start unclipping that edge.

Slide the spudger under the clip along that edge to free the rest of the edge.

Slide the spudger around the remaining edges of the OLED cover to unclip those edges.

Remove the OLED cover.

Repeat the last three steps to remove the other OLED cover.

Very carefully lift the OLED display by its edges out of its frame.

Repeat this process for the other OLED display.

Apply an iOpener to the lens to soften the adhesive securing it to the frame.

Use an opening tool to pry up the flat edge of the lens.

If it's difficult to pry up, apply the iOpener for another 30 seconds to further soften the adhesive.

Remove the lens.

Repeat the last two steps to remove the other lens.

Only the lens and OLED frames remain.

Remove the four 2mm #00 Philips head screws holding the screen in place from the eyepiece assembly.

Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry around the seam between the eyepiece housing and the screen.

Gently pull the screen cover away from the eyepiece housing, threading the ribbon cable through the hole.

Remove the screen from the eyepiece housing by pulling the two pieces away from each other.