MacBook Pro Touch Bar Repair, Touch Bar Replacement | A1706 | A1707

Hello,
Please watch this entire video before attempting this repair.
This video will show you how I replace a broken Touch Bar on a MacBook Pro. This works on the 13 and 15 inch models.
Tools needed:
-Torxs screwdriver set from sizes 2-5
-MacBook Pro pentalobe screwdriver for back panel
-Metal pry tool
-Plastic pry tool
-molybdenum wire
-Razor blades
-Replacement Touch Bar
Links:
Touch Bar:
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Heat Gun:
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Tools:
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[@CarloTheImmortal]

dude you're one of the only phew people i've seen publicize the temperature on their heatgun, i wish you the absolute best forever

[@DaCiRo]

Thank you, this was excellent to follow and managed to replace the Touch Bar. For those also trying , Take your time and be gentle when pulling the connectors, I managed to rip the left speaker connector socket from the motherboard from going too fast and had to solder it back using a USB microscope, luckily it works (lesson learned). When using the heat gun on the Touch Bar cover the keyboard keys as much as possible, these melt easily (got a curby looking 'DELETE' one myself)

[@wytchypu7412]

Thank you for making this available FOR FREE!!! Awesome tutorial so thankful!

[@PedroCavalheiroo]

Thanks a lot for the amazing guide! This also works pretty well for A1990 (apart from 1 internal shield that is slightly different). I would also suggest mentioning somewhere in the video or description that the temperature is in Fahrenheit. I didn't think about the unit and set my heat gun to 300 celsius. No need to say my keyboard melted almost instantly, but luckily only the keycaps (easy to replace). I used then about 120 degrees celsius and it worked fine.

[@voodepato]

Fala Pedro! Voce conseguiu fazer a substituicao em casa ou voce é técnico? To pensando seriamente em fazer a troca do meu. Consegue me dar uma forca?

[@PedroCavalheiroo]

@@voodepato opa! só vi esse comentário agora, 7 meses depois 😅 eu consegui trocar sim, não sou técnico, apenas gosto de meter a mão nesse tipo de coisa. O processo foi relativamente simples, a parte mais chata foi justamente descolar a peça antiga. Tem que usar bastante álcool ou acetona e ir devagar. Meu touchbar tava com aquele problema de pisca pisca, e trocar resolveu, mas infelizmente mês passado voltou a dar o mesmo problema, então provavelmente seja algo na placa mãe 😔 de qualquer modo valeu a experiência 👍 você conseguiu trocar o seu?

[@voodepato]

Fala amigo! O meu esta aqui no mesmo jeito. Porem acredito ser um problema na placa. Estou usando o Mac porem volta e meia ele não quer ligar, acontece umas coisas estranhas kk Touch Bar funciona porem não esta acesa. Eu meio que desisti dele, to usando como dá e me encontro em um outro momento de foco. Grato pelo retorno amigo, fique com Deus@@PedroCavalheiroo

[@TerenceDixon-l6b]

That unfortunately is a typical problem with the USA using their Customary US units system (NOT the Imperial system) rather than the ISO Metric system which the rest of the world uses (except Liberia and Myanmar who use the imperial system, and they are not too influential, let's face it). The US system does have differences to the imperial system (although they say that they use the System Imp.) such as the radical difference in the pint (20%) smaller than the imperial which affects other measures, and missing out weight units such as stones and hundredweights, plus using both a dry and wet gallon and bushels for goodness’s sake.

[@ben5676755]

Only video I could find on this. Really well done, but man does this look over my head.

[@TheFixTech]

Just be extra careful removing the logic board, and keep the heat and tools away from the display and keyboard keys

[@MrPnew1]

Here is another one too kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZnbhYyrrtmlobc

[@RoseBaby]

Very easy to follow, thank you so much for sharing!

[@JVIT_TV]

Hi friend, excellent video and a strange question that you may know the answer to. Did any of the touchbars have two horizontal ribbon connectors where they connect to the ribbon cable that leads to the motherboard? I'm afraid I may have been sent the wrong part.

[@bullyhomestead7232]

Thank you, looks easy but very involved. Going to try and fix mine. Touchbar Screen just stopped working one day.

[@ScoreNMusic]

Hey bro, thanks for this video. much appreciated. what I don't get: why do you put so much effort into removing the old touch bar (08:15) using that thin wire and hot air to loosen the adhesive? you want to replace it, and even in your video, the bar breaks apart... Wouldn't it be better just to remove the bar with the scraper, cause it will break anyway?

[@TheFixTech]

The more it breaks the harder it is to remove the glass shards.

[@karolosmanski2309]

@@TheFixTech Ive followed your tutorial but didn`t managed to put thin wire under the old touchbar so I was removing it similar to iphone X back glass - cracking it bit by bit. A lot of work and mess but it works. Thanks for guidance.

[@ljd4796]

Great video, thanks - got me 99% of the way there. Unfortunately I still have no display or function on my Touch Bar despite changing the extra bit of cable also. Have gone back and checked all ribbons, have no touchbarserver on activity monitor and pkill/resetting ram etc hasn’t helped. Any suggestions where to look next? 2019 i9 15” MBP A1909

[@paddyware4466]

Great video tutorial, making patient work look easy.

[@guillermosz1]

My Touch bar is not power in and no response. Apple service says that I have to replace the complete part, keyboard, battery, speakers and touchbar. Do you think this fix the problem or maybe the problem is any controller of the touchbar? Great video!

[@eduardogomez9277]

Thank you for this magnificent tutorial... best wishes!!!

[@KTBLGaming]

Does this fix the flickering issues on A1990/1707 ?

[@TheFixTech]

Flickering on the Touch Bar? Yes.

[@chekelbee]

Thank's a lot! I repair my touchbar and everything work's fine!

[@havuchllukek]

Thanks for the video! What's the screwdriver you used at 7:40? It's different from all others. I tried P2 but it requires something slightly bigger. The next I and many screwdriver sets have is P5 which is too big.

[@jasonchasse3933]

Awesome video! THANK YOU! Keep up the great work!

[@sanjapkoki]

Warning !! Using a heat gun close to the keyboard will destroy your keys.

[@hamrx8]

I protected the keys with a few layers of masking tape.

[@bryanquintanilla7933]

I wish I read this first

[@DobyChannel]

can i use with another way? i need ur suggestions

[@jonastan5645]

I’ve learnt this the hard way unfortunately

[@spunicunifait2697]

Hi, my touch bar works, but it is somehow detached on the right side, can be lifted off and I can see some tape being displaced. Is there a quick fix? I don't really want to take the whole laptop apart. Thanks!

[@iddqds]

i did not have a heatgun or hairdryer. mine took 4 hours but luckily worked without damaging other bits. left little scratches around touchbar.

[@artcuebik]

Is it possible to completely disable the touchbar by cutting power from it? I could care less for a replacement touchbar. I don't even want it at this point.

[@TheFixTech]

Try unplugging it.

[@asfrflagcommunity966]

The music has given the ability to see into the Andromeda Galaxy

[@angelogammar3528]

where did you buy the touch bar from?

[@TheFixTech]

Buy from a local reputable seller on eBay.

[@maris2353]

I’m glad mine is not broken on the 2019 16 inch model

[@optimizelogicrepair2784]

What size Moly wire is that my friend?

[@stabassam]

Bro I accidentally damaged my Touchbar flex cable while replacing my keyboard and now the Touchbar options are gone from my Mac settings. I even replaced the Touchbar flex cable but still the same. Also when the laptop sleeps it crashes and restarts but otherwise working fine.

[@brandonco21]

mine does the exact same thing. I know this is old but I'm just now seeing it. I dropped a blind shade onto my Touch Bar and it cracked it. but not only does my Touch Bar not work but also the whole MacBook Pro sleeps and freezes and restarts or I have to restart it. idk if its even worth fixing the Touch Bar or just buying a new now, but other than those little issues its still in good shape im torn

[@brandonco21]

oh and the settings for the Touch Bar did go away also.

[@knexfan100]

Heat gun is set to 149°C/300°F. Bruh, I don't understand why you're bothering with F for temperatures.... pretty much every single tool I've bought for my repairs is metric by default... pretty much every tutorial is in metric. Some dude in the comments melted some keycaps thanks to this.

[@jeffradittmar9671]

did parts of your touch bar not work when you replaced it? Is it a bigger process if that happens?

[@TheFixTech]

After replacement the complete Touch Bar should work properly. If you are having issues, check your terminals for damage, otherwise could be defective touchbar

[@megatronskneecap]

These MacBook's are so heavily over-engineered it's wild but great repair.

[@danielarodriguez4319]

How do you know if it is a motherboard issue or only need to replace the Touch Bar? My settings for Touch Bar totally disappeared from the keyboard settings, Touch Bar is not showing on CPU, neither the commands in terminal 🙁

[@marctripon9796]

hello my touchbar does not light up like I can't see anything on it but when I touch it it works in the sense that I can see on the MacBook screen volume higher or lower, I just can t see the logos on the touchbar itself.... if that makes sense. Does it need to be replaced or is there a bug or a way to fix it ? Thank you!

[@TheFixTech]

You can try to disconnect and reconnect the touchbar onto the logic board. If that does t work then purchase a replacement touchbar and connect the new touchbar to the logic board while leaving the old bar and logic board in place (test only) if the new touchbar works then replace old bar. If new Touch Bar does not work then there is an issue with the Touch Bar controller on your logic board and you will need logic board repair.

[@dhanarajmohanraj436]

Hey did u figure out the issue. Or did u have to replace it? Cause I’m having similar issue

[@martinez5240]

Hello. Where can we find touchbar cable in the logic board?

[@laststartechnology]

You don't need heat. Just slide a pry tool down the bottom along side the aluminium and snap that stick off. (carefully of course).

[@knexfan100]

This is how I feel about 90% of the guides on Ifixit.... 50 steps to open an ipad with their useless microwavable beanbag and suction cups that will not stick to tape (no matter how many times Ifixit claims it will).... Or just set the Ipad on a hot mat at 65C, wait for it to get hot to the touch, put on gloves, get alcohol, and lift the broken digitizer off within 5 minutes.

[@laststartechnology]

@@knexfan100 haha I appreciate fine craftsmanship and tools but unless you've invested a lot of money before you begin. It's not necessary.

[@ramilurazmanov]

Thank you very much!

[@TheFixTech]

You're welcome!

[@adilmuhammad8106]

My touchbar is light up, but not respond to touch. I changed the touchbar and the flexible, it is not working too.

[@benelevate]

i replaced the screen assembly on the a1706 and now the touchbar does not respond to touch. I read about this problem a lot. But nobody can figure out why replacing the screen would cause the touch portion of the touch bar to fail. Have you come accross this problem before? If so, what solutions could you suggest?

[@kumarbhatia6566]

Check your connector seating. For deeper technical support, visit the badcaps -> laptops forum. Myself and many others are there to try to assist on low level repairs.

[@IdFightMyDad]

Is it necessary to take so much care removing the Touch Bar if I'm just going to throw it out and replace it with a new one?

[@TheFixTech]

Yes, because if the bottom glass snaps it is a real pain to remove.

[@IdFightMyDad]

@@TheFixTech Good to know.

[@IdFightMyDad]

@@TheFixTech Do you think a heated wire like the kind used for cutting styrofoam would work?

[@UnknownIdaho]

@@IdFightMyDad excellent idea. If you have a Hotwire cutter and it has a fine enough wire and ability to control temperature, it should work.

[@isanbaz3413]

great video thank you for taking the time to do

[@tbu_drachenkater5397]

300 degrees what? Celsius or Fahrenheit?

[@TheFixTech]

Fahrenheit

[@crzyairsoft]

saved me big time, thanks man.

[@Boudragon80]

Works good if the part is broken. I highly advise against doing this if you mean to reuse the part. The touch bar is a paper thing LCD with a paper thin piece of glass on top. When you use any chemical to remove the adhesive it always manages to separate the glass from the LCD which pretty much guarantees it to be damaged. If you need to replace the keyboard and buy a palmrest to do so, make sure it comes with a touch bar or buy a touch bar to go with it. You won't be getting your old one off...

[@jacksunengler451]

The lcd works but l can’t click and won’t respond then starts doing different operations displayed on the touch bar without me touching it. I spilt water on it on Monday fixed it for a few hours by resetting nvram but not it won’t respond and commands itself. Is this a touch bar issue or reset something or replace something else?

[@benelevate]

My a1706's TouchBar is not responding to touch after I replaced the screen. It still lights up and displays everything correctly, it is just not responsive to touch. I was super careful and didn't damage anything. Any idea why this could be?

[@TheFixTech]

The Touch Bar is made up of two pieces, an oled screen and a touch screen (digitizer) they are fused together but have separate cables. Check the cable for the touch screen for damage. You may have to replace the Touch Bar.

[@boysnocry]

thanks for video, easy to follow

[@markosk9744]

does Touch ID still work??

[@TheFixTech]

Yes, as the Touch ID/power button is still original.

[@evvsll]

How much would this cost to repair?

[@TheFixTech]

The touchbar itself is about $25

[@Ouiea1]

Demaciado agradecido, logré reemplazar mi touchbar y quedó como nuevo, realmente satisfecho y muy agradecido nuevamente con tu video. Saludos. 😮‍💨. 💪🏾😁

[@joecarrasco5331]

Se te hizo muy complicado poder cambiar el touch bar ? Y la barra la compraste por aliexpres ??

[@Ouiea1]

@@joecarrasco5331 Me tardé 3 horas aproximadamente. se me complico mucho el retirar el antiguo touchbar ya que no contaba con ese hilo para removerlo facilmente y tuve que raspar y raspar. La barra si, por aliexpress y de muy buena calidad. Primera vez que lo hice y me resultó, no creo que pueda costarle a ti o a alguien más. Saludos 👍🏾

[@oscareduardomunozmartinez7359]

Hola perdón en dónde la conseguiste

[@kumarbhatia6566]

Excellent video. Thanks for posting.

[@rattehalliravishankar1801]

good video, but little tough to replace toubhbar

[@kylemcmahon24]

Hi can you tell me can I just replace my broken touch bar with new one ? Is there no need to reprogram new touch bar to motherboard ?

[@MrPnew1]

no programming required. just a drop-in replacement

[@amaramajeed]

macbook pro 2017, from where can I buy the touch bar only. its broken for my MacBook and to be replaced.

[@peloi111]

I loved my 2012 MacBook Pro and went inside a few times to replace parts, it was easy. I bought my 2018 because of that but I feel I made a mistake since day 1. Looking at how complicated this change of a useless yet so necessary Touch Bar is, I rather just buy a new computer but never a Mac again. This company is lost.

[@tonytrilex2555]

i think a heating mat would be better and no alcohol at all as the alcohol can damage the lcd unless its already damaged then yeah i'll use alcohol

[@valterbarros5032]

where can I buy a touchbar replacement part?

[@TheFixTech]

I can post a link in a couple days

[@yasaremrahkosdas2713]

Hello. I opened the inside of my Macbook Pro 2017 Touch Bar model by carefully unscrewing the screws. First, I disconnected the battery cables and then carefully cleaned the fans by blowing them. I didn't remove the motherboard, I just cleaned it superficially. Then I turned off the macbook but the Touch Bar did not work. Even though I've been trying for days and following your advice, I couldn't get any results. Is there anyone who can help with this? Thank you.

[@midnightblaze3509]

Would it be fine to put the same model Mac Pro 2016 touchbar top case in a 2016 non touchbar mac?

[@TheFixTech]

No, because of the power button and keyboard layout

[@normangcosta2007]

Hello.... can I send you a macbook pro 2017 to repair touch bar ? It's working but no respondig the touch. TKS

[@TheFixTech]

I’m in the process of setting up a website for repairs. Will update soon

[@MrPnew1]

@@TheFixTech thanks for the video. Could I trouble your for a link to the wire that you used please. Googling molybdenum wire yielded zero results. Thanks

[@AlvinY]

does this erase web installed apps and/or data

[@TheFixTech]

No, all data is stored on the sad drive, disconnecting the battery will not lose the data.

[@kavin7285]

Hi can I do this for a2289 MacBook Pro 13” Intel

[@hadiwaleed4964]

how much would it cost to replace the touch bar?

[@williamhelena7592]

700 from apple

[@TheFixTech]

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this repair, Thank you for watching !!!

[@computerworksuk]

Hello great video thank you. Can you tell me please what thickness wire you used? Was is 0.06mm or 0.08mm?

[@nafeelzainab701]

How much does it cost to replace the Touch Bar .. cuz my MacBook Pro 2018 touch bar has a green line on the right side .. sometimes it disappears but most of the it is there ..

[@torinelson7599]

@@nafeelzainab701 I had my touch bar quoted for replacement and they said it would cost roughly $600 AUSD because they would have to replace the whole top case including the battery and everything

[@koushalvs2603]

Actually what material is the Touch Bar made of?? Is it like gorilla glass or something?

[@alphacybernerdz367]

hi where did you get the replacement

[@valterbarros5032]

is that apple part or a fake part?

[@TheFixTech]

Apple

[@sonyabadass]

My Touchbar is flickering, what do you thing happens?

[@TheFixTech]

Check and clean all connection from Touch Bar to board. Could be the screen on the Touch Bar going bad, possibly needing a replacement

[@lilmissvickyd]

How much does this repair cost?

[@TheFixTech]

Not sure, the part only costs about $25 but the labor can get expensive

[@denise6126]

@@TheFixTech no wayyyy, $25??? the staff at apple wanted to charge me £800 to get the touchbar replaced after sending it off and I said absolutely not so I just havent used my touchbar for ~3 years

[@karolosmanski2309]

@@denise6126 replacement part in Poland costs 50USD, I assume rest is work

[@gtavgamer670]

why the music becomes horror music when replacing the touchbar begins ? :)

[@RobertJezza]

Music name? :)

[@kadencall2194]

Is this the same process for a 2020 MacBook Pro 13 inch?

[@laszlokoller7615]

I'm interested in it too! Regarding my search it is hard to find only the touch bar screen for that model.

[@TheFixTech]

Same process, yes

[@CrazyPlayer-pf2hv]

I can't wait till apple is pairing also this.

[@TheFixTech]

I heard the new models coming this year will not have the Touch Bar

[@qussayalkaissey6394]

My Mack Book pro 15" touchbar is flickering and turn black after I switch it on. Could you repair it for me?

[@hamrx8]

My issue is that my MacBook Pro was A1706. This Video is obviously for A1707. The layout differences between the two are different so even though the video was useful in concept I had to refer to other information for the disassembly.

[@TonyGuadagno]

This does not look like something the average Joe should attempt

[@A1beams]

my touchbar went out like a year after I got it back in 2017. I never went to apple can someone tell me if they cover it? if not I need someone to replace mine!!

[@jackwrightson2036]

my 2020 MacBook pro 13in has pixel bleeding and its spreading all over the other pixels what should i do !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@abdlevin]

Helped. Thank you ❤

[@CaimAstraea]

What about the TPM ? security chip

[@TheFixTech]

Dies not affect it, Touch ID is separate from the Touch Bar.

[@lt.studio]

Its very very2 hard to release touchbar its really happen i think easier like video.. when try omg 😱😱😱😱😱

[@subarnakhorshed8112]

my touch bar of MacBook pro is not lighting up. :(

[@Winstheppler8]

Can you fix my MacBook pro

[@kirkgoddard7198]

I went to use a warranty to replace my keyboard, and they told me that they cannot replace it because I had some damage to my touch bar. After watching this video I don't trust that sales associate

[@TheFixTech]

Send it in instead. That’s what I do, chat with Apple online.

[@kirkgoddard7198]

@@TheFixTech ah okay, thanks!

[@ONRICH1_MOBILE]

Awesome

[@asfrflagcommunity966]

Update: I can see across 40 different realities

[@TheoryOne333]

is it me or does apple have the most ridiculous design, touch bars go out like crazy its amazing they didn't just make it so that you could pop it out and back in from the top.. unbelievable

[@TheFixTech]

That’s why the new design does not have the touch bar. I do like the look and function of the touch bar, but reliability is the issue.

[@buegz1]

ok mine may stay broken

[@saul13171990]

the touch bad doesn't have any thing to see with the Touch ID or went you change the Touch Bar you change too the Touch ID

[@TheFixTech]

No, do not change the Touch ID. It is paired to the motherboard. The Touch Bar is separate from the Touch ID.

[@MarcSThe1St]

NEVER remove label-lids with a screw-driver: might short the cable!

[@karoladrion9143]

If the touch bar is has a hairline crack right in the middle that causes only half the bar to work, then will the under glass most likely be cracked as well and need replaced? If under glass is also cracked, is

[@TheFixTech]

The Touch Bar can only be changed as a complete unit, when you buy it comes with the screen and glass.

[@spiderdigit]

Hey karol I have the Same issue. Half of my touchbar is working cause of hairline crack

[@spiderdigit]

How did you fix it

[@smylmvv]

When you don't want to spend some money for the technician repair your computer, better watch a tutorial from KZbin... lol

[@spotellis]

Did this whole thing and I loose a single screw for the Touch Id bracket put it back together, and now that button doesnt work😭 fmal

[@tusharmaurya1668]

Where is the sexy voice of senpai??????

[@CarloTheImmortal]

how much do you charge for this repair? honestly at this point with all that work I'd probably ask $400 lololol too much fucking work

[@karolosmanski2309]

Poland, I`d charge: parts 50USD, work 250USD

[@iceman3125]

Thank you so much! Great video ❤