Scratched screen - can I just replace the 'touchscreen'?

[southeastblue]

I have an annoying scratch on my screen which I'd like to remove. i know abrasive scratch removers won't do much good on a phone with a touchscreen from what I've heard, so I wondered if I could just replace the top layer?

I've seen 'touchscreens' available on ebay for as little as about £10, would changing this remove the scratch? Is the touchscreen part on top of the LCD?!

Here's a link to the kind of part I mean...

Here... (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LCD-TOUCH-SCREEN-for-O2-Xda-Trion-Mda-Vario-II-Tytn-HTC_W0QQitemZ330202931153QQihZ014QQcategoryZ41343Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[hackl77]

you have to be good in brazing when you want to change the touchpanel only. I ordered the complete lcd with touchscreen from China (http://cgi.ebay.de/LCD-FOR-XDA-mini-s-SPV-m3000-Qtek-9100-MDA-Vario-
golden_W0QQitemZ120209062196QQihZ002QQcategoryZ413 43QQcmdZViewItem). Replacing the complete unit seems to be possible for the "average user". When I managed it, I will report. Here you find the official HTC-Hermes-Service-manual with pictures: ttp://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes.
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