IBM

“If you’re gonna spew, spew in this”

Reason to love IBM: If you go Here, you can get hardware maintenance manuals on basically every ThinkPad, free. Also, you can order spare parts from a multitude of sources online, even if you’re not a registered service-type place.

Reason to hate IBM: The fact that I have to replace the screen hinge and the keyboard bezel in the first place. Between the hinge, the bezel which I kind-of-need-but-it’s-not-crucial, and the screw kit (because the nylon-coated screws are only supposed to be used once), I’m looking at $105 in parts.

US dollars.

Anyone have a connection to get me these things a bit cheaper? I need:
08K6560 Screw Kit
08K6546 Hinge-Bracket Assembly for ADT -or-
04P3691 Hinge-Bracket Assembly for LG (I’m not sure yet what LCD I have)
26P9275 Keyboard Bezel Assembly

I mean, dammit! Metal hinges aren’t supposed to crack! (pics to follow)