[dcb]

I wound up cutting off the spacer with a knife (don't cut the board) by sliding it along the pins. But if I had cleaned off the pins first, I could have lifted it off. I cleaned the pins by wiping/flicking the chunks off with a hot iron, sweeping it towards the tip and onto the floor.

Moving the pins individually solves the problem of keeping 16 pins "hot", but requires some dexterity to keep the pins straight enough (still had to do some extra straightening).

The middle 4 aren't needed, 6 on each end are used. That would be 7-10.

The extra distance helped with soldering on the backside.

Don't forget to add the layer of plastic behind the lcd and under the usb shield, that looks like a design defect that needs special attention. And definately triple check all your solder joints before putting the lcd on. There should be no frosty looking joints or concave joints, keep everything very still while the solder is cooling.