macbook pro 'stage lighting' problem caused by tearing of thin cable integrated into display

Repair advocates iFixit suggest that all of Apple's Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pros may be vulnerable to fatigue failure of thin flex-cable connecting the motherboard to the display...   The cables wrap over the controller board, and though they're secured by spring-loaded covers they're subject to stress every time Pro is opened or closed, according to iFixit.   The culprit is said to be Apple's use of fragile flex cables instead of the wire cables used MacBook models.   the current cables are thinner, wire cables can be routed through hinge instead of around it, reducing wear..   The blog post suggests that the primary issue is Apple's choice to build cables into the display rather than as discrete easily replaceable cable.   With the present design, which can cost several hundred dollars out of warranty..   iFixit is concerned about MacBook Air, which does not use identical cable design except still wraps them over the controller board and merges them with the display..   Service data collected over more versus the 2016 re-design and newer.   display cable rupture as postulated by iFixit in any model new or old is not specifically identified in the data beyond repair involving the display except not de-lamination of Retina Display coating..   The data does not prove that there is not problem, as the in 2016 may have swapped one failure mode for another...   Read more