Comments on: How to replace keyboard on MacBook Pro 13″, 15″, 17″

By: Oz

Oz — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 16:42:21 +0000

Hi there,

Very good article! Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

I know this is only about replacing the keyboard but since you sounded a very knowledgeable tech to me and in this specific case you have to disassemble nearly the whole laptop, I would like to grab the opportunity (without abusing) and ask your opinion about all other hardware parts.

I am doing my researches for a good two weeks now and won’t stop until I feel confident enough to replace the hardwares that I want on my 13″ mid 12 pro.

It will certainly be much appreciated by me if you could be so kind and help me with informations about the upgrades I am planing to do. (That could be via FaceTime if you prefer, duo to the high amount of information).

For instance, I would like to ask you, based on your experience, if there is something that could be broken or not replaceable when reaching the keyboard as my laptop was “beaten” for a few times, by a child and some of the keys are deep in, half coming off or kinda bent (everything works but sometimes I have to type really heavy to make it work) and perhaps is slowly damaging something sensitive located just underneath. It also had acetone dropped on the key board about a year ago. Some keys felt like on a rigid plastic base with a “cracking” feeling when pressed but they went back to “normal” feeling after using for a while.

I can imagine your disappointment with me not treating a Mac with the care it deserves but I can assure you that I am one of the most careful type of person in the world. very detail with things and those were accidents caused not by me, which devastated me and made me feel very bad for a while.

Backlight stoped working after that as well. Do you think a circuit could be affected? Or a cable, logic board etc?

Thank you in advance for your attention and hope to speak to you in the near future,

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:03:38 +0000

Hi, there . One remark on liquid damaged keyboards . I’ve had this problem before and the solution which worked every time, so far, is you take the keyboard out, wash it under warm tap water, I have also used dish washing liquid and a soft brush, and rinse everything using demineralized water. Leave it to dry properly, usually overnight will do, and that’s it . If that is the only thing wrong with your Mac, it should work as new.

By: Pradeep

Pradeep — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 02:49:33 +0000

Can I replace my 13 inch logic board with 15 inch

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 19:59:28 +0000

I haven’t tried this yet but I’ve gotten two “new” keyboards through Amazon and both times they were banged up dirty parts…. So watch out

By: kostas

kostas — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:22:20 +0000

hello.
i spilled coffee to my macbook pro 13″ A1278, i turn it off immediately and turn it upside down. after two days i turn it on but it seems that keyboard was damaged ( it was pressing all buttons but it’s own) I replace the keyboard following your instructions but my mac won’t start, when i plug in the battery or even when i try to open it without the power adaptor it make a 3 beep noise! i believe this is ram problem but i don’t see anything wrong there! any advises???

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:31:20 +0000

Replaced the keyboard on mine after I was quoted a whopping $280 for top-case replacement. I sourced the part from a seller on AliExpress with an excellent reputation, got it in three weeks, and replaced it in about an hour and a half. I had no experience at all with that kind of replacement, but used iFixit’s guides to help. I confirm the Mid-2012 MacBook Pro uses screws, not rivets.

The backlight pattern (large dots) is not the same as the original (more diffuse). I also lost one screw, which annoyed me because I wanted the repair the be perfect.

Paying close attention to how the backlight is attached to the frame, the gaps in it seem very small and could easily be closed with some Kapton tape. This way, a spilled liquid would ruin the keyboard, but reduce the likelihood of it touching the motherboard.

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:31:51 +0000

I have a 13-inch 2011 Macbook Pro (13-inch). I’ve seen conflicting things about 2011s. Some say you need to replace the entire topcase. Some say there are rivets. How do you know whether you need to replace the entire topcase in order to get to the keyboard?

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:25:58 +0000

I would like to remove the keyboard, and use it as a usb keyboard for my other non apple product custom built pc, is this possible? Can’t seem to find any guide online anywhere on this matter

By: Bill Edsall

Bill Edsall — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:10:26 +0000

I spilled a little wine on mine and according to the tech there the price just went up to close to $1300 for them to fix it. Thanks for doing this!

By: Abraham Brody

Abraham Brody — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:40:42 +0000

I have a MacBook Pro 5,3 and see the prices on iFixit for the keyboard are in the $250-$350 range. Is there any place I can get the keyboard and parts necessary to fix it for less? Please e-mail abrody AT macmaps.com if you have a good source in the United States.