Help. Need new iSight? Pics included

[Memphis12]

Hi, I'm replacing the display housing on my late 2008 Macbook Pro and stripped the screw on the iSight mount and ended up doing this. 😱 For someone who isn't tech savvy, the part that broke off doesn't LOOK important, but I know that's not always the case. So will this effect anything or am I going to have to buy a new iSight? Thanks in advance!

 

[cameronwilby]

It's bad news friend, that's one ruined iSight. I'm not exactly savvy on the iSight, but from what I can see, you've snapped a grounding point in the circuit (The metal ring where the screw goes through) and thus, probably won't work now!

 

[axu539]

Good news is that a new isight only runs for about $30 on iFixit, and since you have your isight sitting out on the table already, I'm assuming reassembly shouldn't be terribly bad for you either.

 

[Memphis12]

Thanks, my friends. Not terrible news, as you guys pointed out since it's not pricey and I do already have everything disassembled. Thanks again.

Solved.