MacBook keyboard replacement

Sticky, dead or repeating MacBook keys? Keyboard and top-case replacement from £119, Whitton High Street. Butterfly and scissor mechanisms both repaired. 3-month warranty.

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MacBook · Keyboard replacement
FROM£119
TURNAROUNDSame day – 2 days
WARRANTY3 months
DIAGNOSISFree

What the fault looks like

  • —Keys repeating, missing letters, or needing a hard press
  • —A whole row dead after a spill
  • —Butterfly keys (2016–2019) stuck down with dust under the cap
  • —Backlight uneven or a zone of keys gone dark

What we actually do

First we establish whether it is the keyboard, the flex cable, or liquid on the logic board connector — each is a different price.

Single stuck butterfly keys can often be cleaned and re-capped for a fraction of a keyboard price. We will always try that first.

Where the keyboard itself is done, on most unibody MacBooks it is a top-case-level job: the keyboard is riveted in, so we replace keyboard and palm-rest assembly together.

Spill jobs get the board inspected under the microscope before we quote — a new keyboard on a corroded connector fails in weeks.

Parts and grades, stated plainly

Matched-generation top cases or keyboards. We do not mix butterfly and scissor parts across generations; your machine goes back with the mechanism it was designed for, or better where Apple revised the part.

Warranty

3 months on part and fitting. Full terms on the warranty page.

Top case swap — worn keyboard beside the replacement top case, keys macro

Prices by model

The number on the quote is the number on the docket. If your model is not listed, call or WhatsApp — we quote by exact part number, never by guesswork.

ModelPartPriceTurnaround
MacBook Air 13" M1 (A2337)Top case with keyboard£159Same day
MacBook Pro 13" (A1708, 2017)Keyboard, scissor£1191–2 days
MacBook Pro 15" (A1990, 2019)Top case with keyboard£1891–2 days

Questions we actually get

Can you fix one stuck key, or is it the whole keyboard?+
Often one key. Butterfly keys especially can be cleaned or re-capped for £25–£40. We only quote a full keyboard when the mechanism or cable is actually dead.
I spilled coffee on it yesterday. What now?+
Switch it off, do not charge it, and bring it in as soon as you can. Corrosion starts within hours. The keyboard may be the least of it — we check the board first.
Is the butterfly keyboard a known problem?+
Yes, 2016–2019 models. Apple ran a service programme that has now ended. We still repair them, and where possible we fit the revised-generation part.
How long will I be without the laptop?+
Top-case jobs are same day when the part is on the shelf, one to two working days otherwise. We tell you which before you leave it.
Will my data be safe?+
Keyboard work never touches storage. The machine stays in the shop, powered off, until you collect.

Same fault, other devices

Areas we cover

The bench is on Whitton High Street. Each of these places has its own page, with how to get here.