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6

Time Required

                          10 minutes

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  • TomTom Go Blue and Me Disassembly
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the bezels
  • Use a flat head screwdriver or plastic spatula to remove the bezels from the side of the screen.
  • Now the torx screws are visible

Use a flat head screwdriver or plastic spatula to remove the bezels from the side of the screen.

Now the torx screws are visible

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Step 2

              Disconnect screen from mainboard
  • When the screws are out, the screen is separated from the back of the housing.
  • the screen is still connected with a flat cable and a power cable
  • The power cable should be pulled first
  • The flat cable can be disconnected by lifting up the black part of the connector.

When the screws are out, the screen is separated from the back of the housing.

the screen is still connected with a flat cable and a power cable

The power cable should be pulled first

The flat cable can be disconnected by lifting up the black part of the connector.

Step 3

              Disconnect battery and loudspeaker
  • Next, the main board should be disconnected from the battery
  • and from the loud speaker

Next, the main board should be disconnected from the battery

and from the loud speaker

Step 4

              Battery and loudspeaker
  • You can now unscrew the mainboard

You can now unscrew the mainboard

Step 5

              access to battery and loudspeaker
  • When you now lift out the mainboard, you have access to the battery and loudspeaker.
  • The battery is glued in. you need to heat it up to get it out.

When you now lift out the mainboard, you have access to the battery and loudspeaker.

The battery is glued in. you need to heat it up to get it out.

Step 6

              On/Off button
  • This little piece of plastic was my reason for opening it up. The longer leg was broken. I glued it with superglue and put it back. so far this seams feasible
  • Please note the broken bits in the holes at the end of the legs: you can not actually take this out without breaking it! so be ware!

This little piece of plastic was my reason for opening it up. The longer leg was broken. I glued it with superglue and put it back. so far this seams feasible

Please note the broken bits in the holes at the end of the legs: you can not actually take this out without breaking it! so be ware!

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

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