Nothing to do with cars....DIY iPhone Repair

[davej]

So my wife got an iphone about a month ago and the boy got his hands on it and chucked it down the driveway the other week. Cracked the screen pretty good, but still functioned. Of course I was too cheap to buy the insurance plan from Verizon, so it was time for a little DIY. Turns out I made out pretty good. Verizon charges $10/month for insurance and thereÔÇÖs a $169 deductible for things like this.
Parts/Tools cost me $75 and took about 40 minutes to do. (but I was checking everything out so not real quick)
So if anyone ends up in a similar situation, let me know, might be able to help.

Like any good project, make sure there is a full supply of beer readily available.

Back Cover Removed

Damn Tiny Screws :evil:

Battery and Camera Out

Board and Speakers Out

LCD and Broken Glass Out

Back Together With New LCD and Glass...and working?! :evileye:

*Disclaimer* I know I blame a lot of mishaps on small kids, but just wait.youll see.

[D_Eclipse9916]

Where did you find the replacement glass? And I may harass you to borrow those tools Both my front and rear glass is cracked.

[davej]

Where did you find the replacement glass? And I may harass you to borrow those tools Both my front and rear glass is cracked.

bought a kit here.
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you can get the lcd/glass cheaper by itself else where, but the bundle with the tools and their little magnetic map to hold screws was worth it the first time. Step by step video makes it pretty easy to follow along also.

but yeah, if you're around harrisonburg stop and grab the tools and mat, then just get the glass by itself.

[SlimKlim]

Nice DIY, my front screen has one scratch you can get your fingernail in, and a ton of fine ones. (unscratchable screen my ass :twisted

I dont have the insurance either so its nice to know any potential major fuck ups, (lets be honest, the chances of me leaving my phone somewhere in a car with moving parts are pretty high) won't be too awful to fix.

[Evan]

Verizon charges $10/month for insurance and thereÔÇÖs a $169 deductible for things like this.

:evileye:

so much for "insurance"

[WRXtranceformed]

I would rather have my phone physically fall apart then have the software fall apart on itself like both of my last Androids have in less than a year. My Epic Touch 4G is literally turning off and on again over and over again as I type this. I have dropped it hard probably 6 or 7 times and physically its fine. The back of my old Blackberry has been broken for years but that thing hasn't had a glitch.

[Evan]

I would rather have my phone physically fall apart then have the software fall apart on itself like both of my last Androids have in less than a year. My Epic Touch 4G is literally turning off and on again over and over again as I type this. I have dropped it hard probably 6 or 7 times and physically its fine. The back of my old Blackberry has been broken for years but that thing hasn't had a glitch.

probably a loose battery connection Lee. might want to cut a sliver of a business card and wedge it in the battery compartment to make a connection better

if you think its software, you can do a wipe and reinstall of android to see. usually software doesn't just fall apart (android just sucks from the beginning )

[V1GiLaNtE]

This awesome! My GF just shattered her screen and has the warranty but wanted to see if this was a more viable option.. Might have to do this for her!

Thanks for the write up!