Glass interchangeability between models

[Eugen Mezei]

In an attac of rage 🙁 I just smashed the glass of my iMac mid 2011.
After calming down: Which models have the same glass?

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

In an attac of rage 🙁 I just smashed the glass of my iMac mid 2011.
After calming down: Which models have the same glass?

iMac 27" Late 2009, mid 2010, mid 2011 share the same glass. (model number: A1312).
I bought the glass (new OEM part) from a local shop for 40$. It was perfectly fit to my iMac 2009.
The glass itself is cheap, but the shipping cost is quite high comparing to the price of the item, because it's bulky and fragile. Extreme packing is required to ship this thing internationally.
The shops will have advantage here as they can buy per lot of 50pcs and save shipping cost.

 

[Eugen Mezei]

I (temporarily) put the glass from my 2009 on it. It fits but it bulges a bit at the low part. What can it be?

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

I (temporarily) put the glass from my 2009 on it. It fits but it bulges a bit at the low part. What can it be?

Check the metal parts. There are two of them. They may be bent. You can use your hand to bend them back.

 

[Eugen Mezei]

Unfortunately when it broke the glass also chipped and scratched the LCD.
Is there any method to make those invisible?
The chip is big, so not much hope, but at least for the scratches?

I think of two methods:
1. How is the LCD built? Can I replace the upper sheet? (Did that with other LCDs, but those were not 27".)
2. Some liquid that fills the scratch and hast a light breaking index similar/near to the foil?

 

[DeltaMac]

I've not ever heard of repair/rebuilding an LCD panel.
Might be someone who does that, but not in my experience.
If your LCD is damaged, and you want it to be as "perfect" as possible, time for replacement.
Here's a link to what I think is a reasonable price - https://www.macpartsdepot.com/661-5970-27-inch-imac-mid-2011-a1312-display-lcd-27-inch.html

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

Unfortunately when it broke the glass also chipped and scratched the LCD.
Is there any method to make those invisible?
The chip is big, so not much hope, but at least for the scratches?

I think of two methods:
1. How is the LCD built? Can I replace the upper sheet? (Did that with other LCDs, but those were not 27".)
2. Some liquid that fills the scratch and hast a light breaking index similar/near to the foil?

Yes, you can replace the polarized film on the surface of the LCD. It's built just like any other LCD panel.
But considering that you can buy another 27" iMac (GPU broken) for 50~60$ and re-use its LCD panel, the option of replacing the polarized film is not quite viable to me.
Replacing the glued polarized film is troublesome.

 

[Eugen Mezei]

Yes, you can replace the polarized film on the surface of the LCD. It's built just like any other LCD panel.
But considering that you can buy another 27" iMac (GPU broken) for 50~60$ and re-use its LCD panel, the option of replacing the polarized film is not quite viable to me.
Replacing the glued polarized film is troublesome.

Are the panels all the same in the late 2009 to mid 2011 (and maybe later) models? I read different opinions on the internet.

You speak easily, but where I live these iMacs are still expensive.

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

Are the panels all the same in the late 2009 to mid 2011 (and maybe later) models? I read different opinions on the internet.

You speak easily, but where I live these iMacs are still expensive.

The panel are the same, but you need to transplant the T-con board as well, to fit the cable.

 

[Eugen Mezei]

Even if if I get it from a 2011 model?

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

Even if if I get it from a 2011 model?

Why do you ask this question? Same model, same parts. Interchangeability is a must.