Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          10 - 30 minutes

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  • Zebra Strip
  • 5 steps

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Step 1

              Opening the watch
  • The Pebble Steel uses four Torx T3 screws to hold the rear of the watch housing on. First we’ll remove all four screws.

The Pebble Steel uses four Torx T3 screws to hold the rear of the watch housing on. First we’ll remove all four screws.

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Step 2

              Removing the Backplate
  • Gently lift one corner off of the back off of the watch. Slide a credit card, or a piece of paper through to cut the adhesive on the vibrator motor. (It’s adhered to the back of the watch. Not performing this step risks lifting traces on the motherboard.)
  • The back of the watch is off now. Be careful with the waterproofing o-ring! sometimes it comes off.

Gently lift one corner off of the back off of the watch. Slide a credit card, or a piece of paper through to cut the adhesive on the vibrator motor. (It’s adhered to the back of the watch. Not performing this step risks lifting traces on the motherboard.)

The back of the watch is off now. Be careful with the waterproofing o-ring! sometimes it comes off.

Step 3

  • Use a pair of tweezers to grab the clip on each corner. Individually apply pressure inward while lifting to release each clip, but be careful not to damage the buttons ribbon cable. You should feel the internal frame release while doing this.
  • Lift the frame out of the pebble from the side with 3 buttons. (This will avoid damaging the internal charging contacts).

Use a pair of tweezers to grab the clip on each corner. Individually apply pressure inward while lifting to release each clip, but be careful not to damage the buttons ribbon cable. You should feel the internal frame release while doing this.

Lift the frame out of the pebble from the side with 3 buttons. (This will avoid damaging the internal charging contacts).

Step 4

  • The Zebra strip can stick to either the screen or the motherboard. Remove it with a pair of tweezers.

The Zebra strip can stick to either the screen or the motherboard. Remove it with a pair of tweezers.

Step 5

  • Cut your new zebra strip to be slightly “taller” than the existing one. Slightly “longer” is fine as well. (The idea is to compress the new strip slightly.)
  • You can now re-insert the zebra strip from the motherboard side.

Cut your new zebra strip to be slightly “taller” than the existing one. Slightly “longer” is fine as well. (The idea is to compress the new strip slightly.)

You can now re-insert the zebra strip from the motherboard side.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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