Replacement Spacebar Key Cap and Hinge and Base Gasket for MacBook Pro Retina 13" / 15" Model A1706 A1707 A1708 2016-2017 Year Keyboard Space Bar Keycap

The spacebar on my MacBook Pro wasn’t working properly so I tried pulling it off and ended up breaking the little white pieces on the butterfly hinge.There are videos and tutorials on the internet that show the installation process and make it easier but it does take some patience and paying attention to orientation.The best thing you can do is pay attention and take pictures as you’re taking apart the original so that you have a reference to fall back on.1. Gently take off plastic pieces underneath hinge with a razor blade or credit card. (These lock in hinge in step 3)2. Put down hinge in correct orientation as shown in product description on Amazon.3. Put back down the plastic to lock in hinge making sure to line up the holes and seating them properly.4. Finally put back on spacebar with correct orientation starting with bottom (hooks in) and then pushing down somewhat firmly on the top until you hear clicks. (I’d start from one side making sure you hear it click down each time) 3 clicks.Keep in mind this doesn’t come with any adhesive but you should be fine with the sticky that’s already on the laptop as long as you make sure to take your time and not ruin that part.Hope this helps.

I was very hopeful about repairing my spacebar however after carefully installing the kit the spacebar does bounce up and down correctly but when pressing down on the spacebar, it does not activate the space function. It appears that the center button in the kit is defective.

Inexpensive but mixed results. This is the third kit I have tried and my spacebar never fully works after completion.

The parts included in the kit were appropriate, but clear instructions and double-sided adhesive were not included. I bought a roll of double-sided tape for $8 (enough tape to do about 1000 space bar replacements and another one week delay while waiting for the tape). I searched and found a (how to) YouTube videos that showed installation of the parts, but it was difficult to determine which side of the key was up, an important detail I eventually figured out. Another important detail that should be clear in the instructions is orientation of the button switch below the key; I happened to notice contact points matching the circuit below after it didn't work the first time. I consider myself technically savvy, but if I were to do this all over again I'd just take it to the Apple Store and have the work done by an Apple Repair Technician, where the job would have likely been done under warranty or recall. Should have made a video...

Bought this for a 2016 MacBook pro after I ruined the spacebar while trying to fix it. You will need some form of double sided tape or glue -- just the nature of the way Apple designed the keyboard. You really should watch multiple videos on the repair on YouTube before starting. One false move and the tiny little plastic pieces will break. Again, just the nature of the way Apple designed things.Honestly, if I didn't live 3 hours from the nearest Apple store I'd have just taken it in to have them fix it. The DIY route requires a careful and patient approach. Apple even repairs sticky/broken keys on these keyboards free sometimes due to a class action lawsuit. I went DIY and appreciate the availability of these parts.

You really need to pay attention to which way the parts go on. The front vs. back are very similar, but really matter. The instructions could be much better, but after all was said and done, I got the laptop working again, for far less than the $650 that Apple wanted to charge.

This kit doesn’t work. I got it in as described with some super glue but the space bar did not move up and down and the the gasket part that has the button doesnt make contact to actuate the space command.

Product seemed okay, butterfly seemed soft. It was my second spacebar replacement on this doomed stupid keyboard… hard to tell if the keyboard is just shot, or if I installed incorrectly.