The proper repair procedure for a broken Nexus One lcd screen consists of 3 things:

  1. Nexus One
  2. Nexus One lcd
  3. Beer

Lay all the parts out on a table and dive right in.

In the above image you’ll see all that is necessary for working on the Nexus One.  I had planned on taking pictures of the entire process but two things happened; the phone was a massive pain in the ass to take apart and my battery died on my camera.

Luckily, iFixIt has a pretty good article on the tear down of this phone located here.  Unfortunately however, the teardown procedure misses a few steps and I was confused at several parts.  With enough time and beer however, the phone was repaired and now it works again… except the lock button…and I had extra screws.

Go on, void that warranty. You know you want to.