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today we're going to replace the lens on a GoPro Hero 2 this one has a large scratch on the lens that makes it pretty unusable the replacement lenses are usually less than 10 bucks so it's worth fixing especially because the GoPro Hero 2 is still pretty relevant so even right now when I try to clean off the lens there's a white spot over my face that makes it blurry and the only way of getting rid of that scratch on the lens is by replacing it GoPros hold their value pretty well so it's a good idea to repair them if possible take out the SD card the back panel and the battery and then there are four screws make sure to keep all your screws organized they are different sizes there is a sticker that is stuck to the metal heatsink of the motherboard pull that sticker up and the back plastic will pull away from the GoPro don't pull it too far though that is still connected by the microphone wires and the ribbon cable there are three more screws to remove before we have access to the lens two on each of these corners and then one more on the other side as well then the front housing will pull away be gentle with that LCD when pulling it off don't put any stress on anything or it will break now the lens itself is glued into the housing I'm going to use a little heat to help soften the glue and then some pliers you'll hear the seal break and there are a lot of threads down there so you'll be twisting for quite a while but it will finally come out when the lens is finally off make sure there is no dust or anything on the image sensor below it this is important that sensor is very fragile so if there is any dust on it like mine use a soft cotton q-tip and let the Friz from the tip of the q-tip pick up the dust don't use any pressure now that the sensor is clean and there is no dust on my replacement lens I can screw it into place remember I will link all of the replacement lenses and tools down in the video description below make sure you screw the lens in correctly and don't cross thread any of these little threads the lens is very tight during the screwin process so I doubt it'll ever shift on its own but if you are worried about it you can always put some Loctite on the threads to help hold it in place just don't use very much or it might coop down onto the sensor I'm going to go ahead and line up the battery under the GoPro so I can turn it on I am using the HDMI output on the hero 2 to watch what I am doing on my monitor so I can see when the lens is in focus is this the safest most kosher way of doing this probably not but it works as I screw and unscrew the lens it will go in and out of focus so once you find that perfect sweet spot where everything is in focus you are set reassembling the camera is pretty simple make sure to line up the LCD correctly into that front housing and not put any pressure on it when you set it in place get those three screws into place and then you can set the rear housing on top with its four screws be careful with those microphone wires and ribbon cable don't pinch them anywhere all right this is what it looks like with the finish lens in place there is no scratch mark or blur anymore on the lens and this will work if your lens is cracked or shattered or anything like that you have any questions leave down the comments don't forget to like if this video helped you and subscribe and if you have a second check out some of these other videos that I've shot using a GoPro thanks for watching