Aura H2O Aura H2O (1st gen.) screen repair howto - Page 2

Quoth · 11-14-2020, 02:00 PM

If the screen is really glossy it can be a factory applied peel off protective film. With that peeled off the screen has an original appearance.

Aleix · 06-08-2023, 12:50 PM

Sorry to necrobumping, but nobody says next trick.
I was scare to apply glue to light guide as touch wasn't working, despite everybody says that it must work after applying glue.
So I just put some tape at each side and it worked perfectly. Finally I prefer to use just tape as whenever I need to open the ebook again there will be less risk to break the screen because of pulling bezel to hard because of the glue.

Ah and what's said in this thread applies to kobo aura hd too(as mine is). So I don't know if this thread could be in general kobo forum.

Anyway Thank you all

boomboum · 06-13-2023, 03:40 PM

OP made me confident in trying to repair my kobo. I just did it and it worked like a charm !
So thank you !

lambstone · 01-02-2026, 04:06 AM

Kinda Necro posting here but my screen crapped out. Am I right now assume that you don't need to remove the ir and LEDs bezel thing and you can just directly replace the screen?

Elaxon · 01-02-2026, 04:46 AM

Did I miss up opening my old kobo h20 aura? I still have a KL2 but I wanted to try re-purpose this one and remove the frame.

Link to image: https://imgur.com/a/H3nwowE
Embedding didn't seem to work or I did it incorrectly.

06-08-2023, 12:50 PM	#17
Aleix Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2023 Device: aura hd	test if functional with tape Sorry to necrobumping, but nobody says next trick. I was scare to apply glue to light guide as touch wasn't working, despite everybody says that it must work after applying glue. So I just put some tape at each side and it worked perfectly. Finally I prefer to use just tape as whenever I need to open the ebook again there will be less risk to break the screen because of pulling bezel to hard because of the glue. Ah and what's said in this thread applies to kobo aura hd too(as mine is). So I don't know if this thread could be in general kobo forum. Anyway Thank you all Attached Thumbnails

06-13-2023, 03:40 PM	#18
boomboum Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2023 Device: Aura H2O 1st gen	Just Thank You OP made me confident in trying to repair my kobo. I just did it and it worked like a charm ! So thank you !

01-02-2026, 04:46 AM	#20
Elaxon Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 224118 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kobo H20 Aura	Did I miss up opening my old kobo h20 aura? I still have a KL2 but I wanted to try re-purpose this one and remove the frame. Link to image: https://imgur.com/a/H3nwowE Embedding didn't seem to work or I did it incorrectly. Last edited by Elaxon; 01-02-2026 at 08:25 AM. Reason: Update image

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11-14-2020, 02:00 PM	#16
Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,270 Karma: 112999999 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	If the screen is really glossy it can be a factory applied peel off protective film. With that peeled off the screen has an original appearance.

01-02-2026, 04:06 AM	#19
lambstone Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Kobo Glo	Kinda Necro posting here but my screen crapped out. Am I right now assume that you don't need to remove the ir and LEDs bezel thing and you can just directly replace the screen?