To clarify:
I took a late 2016 MacBook Pro 13" to the Apple store to get the keyboard replacement (Which will come with a new battery - which is a massive plus) and they also said I was entitled to a screen replacement due to their replacement programme. So it was all booked in and then they called and said they found liquid damage inside and everything was cancelled.
When I got the machine and opened it up, there was no water based liquid damage - there was the smallest amount of oil from a cooking oil leak in my backpack two years ago, but one wipe and it was gone. The logic board looks brand new and zero corrosion. In fact the oil was near the speaker/battery.
So this logic board will no longer be eligible as they'll type in the serial number and it will be on their records as liquid damaged. So my question is:
Would I be able to purchase another 13" late 2016 MBP from eBay, swap the logic boards over and take the machine to the Apple store and get the keyboard/top display replaced?
I'm aware that for example, if you had a 15" 2015 MacBook Pro with screen delamination problem but it was purchased more than 4 years ago Apple won't cover it. So if you found a 15" 2015 model which was purchased within the last 4 years and swapped the screens, Apple would not be able to detect this.
If you think morally this isn't a good thing to do - that's perfectly fine. However, I would point you in the direction of all of the crap Apple have pulled off in the past 15 years and just focus on that for about 10 seconds (Flashbacks of 2010 capacitor problems, 2011 graphic card problems, delamination problems which they blamed the customer for years assuming they were cleaning them wrong, giving a big FU to right to replace programs etc.) and now you should be calm and recognise, yeah this is fine.
So basically, just curious if the screen/parts are tied to the logic board of a 2016 model - or should it be fine?
I took a late 2016 MacBook Pro 13" to the Apple store to get the keyboard replacement (Which will come with a new battery - which is a massive plus) and they also said I was entitled to a screen replacement due to their replacement programme. So it was all booked in and then they called and said they found liquid damage inside and everything was cancelled.
When I got the machine and opened it up, there was no water based liquid damage - there was the smallest amount of oil from a cooking oil leak in my backpack two years ago, but one wipe and it was gone. The logic board looks brand new and zero corrosion. In fact the oil was near the speaker/battery.
So this logic board will no longer be eligible as they'll type in the serial number and it will be on their records as liquid damaged. So my question is:
Would I be able to purchase another 13" late 2016 MBP from eBay, swap the logic boards over and take the machine to the Apple store and get the keyboard/top display replaced?
I'm aware that for example, if you had a 15" 2015 MacBook Pro with screen delamination problem but it was purchased more than 4 years ago Apple won't cover it. So if you found a 15" 2015 model which was purchased within the last 4 years and swapped the screens, Apple would not be able to detect this.
If you think morally this isn't a good thing to do - that's perfectly fine. However, I would point you in the direction of all of the crap Apple have pulled off in the past 15 years and just focus on that for about 10 seconds (Flashbacks of 2010 capacitor problems, 2011 graphic card problems, delamination problems which they blamed the customer for years assuming they were cleaning them wrong, giving a big FU to right to replace programs etc.) and now you should be calm and recognise, yeah this is fine.
So basically, just curious if the screen/parts are tied to the logic board of a 2016 model - or should it be fine?
