Adhesive Strips Compatible with iMac Intel 27" (2012-2019) - Repair Kit

I was opening up my 2017 27" iMac Retina 5K to replace the hard drive with SSD. One of the parts I bought came with a different brand of adhesive strips, but the reviews were often pretty negative – the adhesive didn't hold. The friend who was helping me with this project had also used that brand a few months before and had warned me to buy only the iFixit version. The other brand lost adhesion and his monitor fell forward, with only the monitor power and data cables to keep it from completely crashing and cracking. I trust iFixit – it was their how-to that we were following. So I decided to trust them in this. It's been two weeks now, and it's gotten both pretty hot (80-84 degrees) and humid (60%+) in my home office. For the first few days I kept painters tape around the corners to be safe. The I removed the tape from the top corners and waited. I finally felt comfortable enough to remove the tape from the bottom corners today. I feel like I can be confident the strips won't lose adhesion and the glass won't fall. The peace of mind alone is worth the extra money I spent, and the other brand strips that are now sitting in a drawer until I decide to get rid of them.

At this point I’ve applied this adhesive set and have now removed it due to a loose connection after sealing up the iMac. Now being on both sides of the install/removable process I can give a better review. The adhesion is great, definitely superior to Apple’s stock adhesive, this held of much better and was more difficult to remove than stock. It was also easier to clean up & remove and residual adhesive with alcohol. The stock apple adhesive required a lot of cleaning and scrubbing with alcohol to remove it. I purchased another set of this adhesive after fixing the loose connection and will be applying it soon. Make sure to clean any/all old adhesive before applying new, this will ensure a great seal.

Very good product.I followed the instructions on Ifixit website and was installed in short time.The most important part is to remove all the glue residue from the old one, make the surface on the edges of the computer housing and the edges of the back of the screen are completely free of glue residue and take your time , don’t rush, the whole process requires patience, it will paid off in the end.

I just converted my 2015 27" retina iMac to a monitor & used this set to re-adhere the screen. iFixit has very detailed instructions on how to do it on their site. I'm removing 1 star as one of the adhesive strips backing was not separated where it was in the instructions. More awkward, but still do-able.

Fits as advertised

Cutting wheel is too dull and floppy, wouldn’t cut the bottom adhesive and ended up cracking the entire screen prying it off. I should have just used a razor blade and not trusted this tool.

These worked great. If you want a quality product made for the job, get these!

I needed to upgrade a failing hard drive in my 2013 iMac 27”. This kit allowed me to remove the screen, replace the drive, and reinstall the screen like I’d never touched it. Be sure and watch one of the many YouTube videos providing specific instructions.

Muy buena calidad, recomendado.

Un poco más caras que el resto de marcas genéricas, pero hacen impecablemente su chamba. Si eres novato como yo lo fui cuando las compré, recomiendo 100% este kit. Si ya empiezas a tener práctica, recomiendo buscar cintas de 5mm de doble adhesivo.

Cumplieron cabalmente mis expectativas estas adhesivas, buen producto.!!

Excelente producto

Las cintas no soportan el peso. A la semana la pantalla de mi IMac se rompió.