Bezel Replacement Guide

There should be some mention of the removable plastic on the switches at the top of the input cover for (en/dis)abling the camera and microphone.

My bezel seemed to install well but the lower left hand corner ended up becoming quite stuck and warped for some reason (perhaps how a particular cable was positioned near the microphone).

It jammed and was almost impossible to open. I have had to detach the lower hinge of the bezel for now and will need a replacement.

Not the best experience.

Also had issues with the left corner of the bezel. What happened was I was trying to route the left corner cable below the hinge! That was stupid of me, but it seemed like the appropriate place for the cable to go without much knowledge of laptop bezels. I did fully read and follow the guide, and had the right cable properly fitted; but for some reason it seemed the left cable was supposed to fit under the hinge.

For anyone who might run into the same problem like I did, here is a picture of how the left cable is supposed to be properly seated:

https://imgur.com/a/3JcA0xh

Also, to be fair, the cable was already a bit seated under the hinge when I first opened the laptop, which led me to assume that was how it was supposed to be.

the guide says "the ezel" instead of "the bezel" at the end of the 4th bullet point.

For me this was really simple and took about 30 seconds.

installed the bezel carefully, or so i thought, when i was finished closed the lid (top cover still off) and the captive screws levered the screen which caused the hinge cover at the bottom of the bezel to just shear off - awesome...i had to re-separate the bezel completely and install from the hinge cover first and then tip the laptop so the captive screws didn't catch in order to check the function again, working now but i've also got half a hinge cover separated from the bezel. Kind of took the shine off my laptop i've been waiting 4 months for

Surprisingly, the bezel was by far the hardest item to install for me. I found that it's easier if done without the top cover, however, be very careful to keep the screws fully seated in when moving the hinge - they can lodge themselves in the wrong spot and cause damage otherwise. This was also pointed out in a comment below, but it should really be a warning at the top of each guide.

As many have noted, the difficult part is getting the lower corners to sit flush. After a lot of tries the best technique I found is:

- release tension from the cables by taking them out from some of their holding brackets

- route them so that, with the laptop sitting flat and horizontal, their highest point is no higher than the hinge's. The picture in the guide shows how to do that - the hinge edges are skinnier than the rest, and you're trying to wrap around that tiny bit of space that they leave.

Even then it's not perfect and my bottom right corner wants to sit a hair higher than the others.

I also had an issue when placing the bottom left of the bezel onto the screen. A cable connecting to the display was causing the the bezel to just not sit flush once it was closed. If you opened it with the cable misaligned it would cause the bottom left side of the bezel to jut out and really look like it would snap. If this guide could provide a picture on how the wiring of the bottom left should look it would be super helpful.

I managed to figure out how to position it after some troubleshooting, I just removed the bezel and kept closing the lid with the cable in a new spot. When the cable didn't pop out the back I tried it with the bezel installed, then closed the lid, then checked the back of the casing. I still noticed the bezel wasn't flush but after just pushing it up against the case it managed to snap into position and now seems to work fine after opening/closing the lid.

I had problems with the cable on the left side which caused the lower left corner of the bezel to slightly stick out. You should definitely show a picture of how the left cable should be aligned. Similar to the picture for the Antenna and Camera.

If the corners are not aligned. carefully lift up the part of the ezel and guide it into place.

Can I get a comma and a "b" please... ;)

If the new bezel being aligned was not black it would more clearly demonstrate how to attach the new bezel.

I incurred two problems.

When installing my new purple bezel, I removed the left adhesive completely from the bottom of the Bezel when removing the liner piece. I was able to REapply it as it was sticky both sides.

I had more issues with the left hinge, in fact it snapped when I initially closed it. I was terrified but was thankfully able to dislodge it. I bloody well hope this will not effect the performance.

Very poor quality indeed, cheap flimsy plastic.

I did not trust myself to continue setting up my Framework Laptop 13 (13th Gen Intel Core) and put it away until I had more confidence.

The bezel is cheap plastic and will break easy… if it happens to break it will start to cause issues. Will update with a pic, bezel definitely needs to be redesigned or done already assembled.

Same issue here, it somehow fixed itself after pressing the bezel a bit. It does click when I open the lid, though. I think the wire might need some tape?

I was having issues as well. Check the wires that are tucked in on each side and make sure they are flush with the hinge. There was some tension with the wires and you can use the flat chisel side of the screwdriver tool to gently press the wires down into the chassis grooves.

The bottom right corner of my bezel is not fully pressed down along the display. It's only 1 or 2 mm raised, but it is noticeable when looking at the display from a side view.

Do not be alarmed if this happens to you as it seems others have experienced something similar based on posts in the community. I spent way too long repeatedly taking off and placing off the bezel to try and resolve it. All other edges of the bezel lay perfectly.

At the left hinge, the cable seems to belong on the side closer to the display. Mine was on the opposite side, causing the bezel not to fit well, and after closing and reopening the lid, the bezel tore in this corner. It took a lot of wiggling and adjusting to free the bezel and move the cable to its correct position before the lid could be closed and opened easily.

I feel it's easier to start with the top of the bezel. It's easier to feel the corner with fingers and let the bezel snap into place, than having it taped to bottom first and potentially having misalignment at the top later.

"Starting with the bottom of the Bezel which covers the hinges and cables, align the corners of the Bezel to the display and place it down. The Bezel is attached by magnets and should easily click into place."

But the "bottom of the Bezel which covers the hinges and cables" is the bent/angled, part with the "framework" logo on it, no?