How to replace Spectre X360 Space Bar

[Jotapalagi]

Hello,

I took off my spacebar to clean it but i'm having problems to replace it.

I tried to find one "how to" on the internet and here in the forum but didn't found.

Could you help me?

[Huffer]

We constantly tell all who will ask not to remove keys. They are a bear to replace particularly on island style keyboards. You might have even damaged the mounting points. Believe it or not your best bet at this point is a new keyboard.

[Jotapalagi]

Thanks for your attention,

And where can i buy it? i tried to find it here in the HP's site but didn't find this part, my pc model is 13-W013DX.

Sorry for bother you, and thanks again

[Huffer]

Where do you live (country) and what language is the keyboard? 

Not a bother. This is what the Forum is supposed to do for people. 

[Jotapalagi]

I live in Brazil, but i bought the pc at Best Buy in Houston. So, there is no problem if the keyboard is in english or not, and i can wait a little for shipment, for example.

By the way, sorry for my english too, and thanks again.

[Huffer]

This is not going to make you happy but HP only provides the keyboard as part of the entire top cover. It is an integrated piece which partially explains why it is hard to replace keys on it:

907335-001 is the HP part number. The part is nearly $200 from HP:

https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=CEEA7848535B4D8B909A550906D174F2&SearchIn=P...

On top of all that, installation is a hot mess. 

See p. 47 of the manual here:

Manual

These are the instructions:

The top cover and keyboard remain after disassembling the computer.

In other words, completely disassemble the laptop and the keyboard and top cover are the last parts left over. 

Can you maybe post a picture of the key and the place it was removed from and maybe we can help with trying to put it back? I have sometimes spent hours squinting and trying to replace a stubborn laptop keyboard key is why I advise never to remove individual ones particularly on newer laptops. 

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