One of the most complex repairs on an iPhone is a screen replacement repair, before you attempt this repair be sure to have sufficient time to complete the task, and have a clear working space for your iPhone and the replacement screen to sit in while working on them.
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For a replacement screen repair it is necessary to completely disassemble the iPhone, therefore I would suggest that prior to commencing the repair get a few small pieces of paper in order to label your parts, and I particular the origin of the screws. Label them as follows; Metal Back Screws, aluminum back case, and motherboard – lay them out on the workspace in this order with a small space between them for the other iPhone components and replacement screen to lie in.
The tools and equipment required for this repair are; a case opener, a small Phillips screwdriver, a paperclip to eject the SIM tray and the iPhone replacement screen, once you have these to hand and the paper labels lined up. Be sure to have clean hands before starting the repair.
Firstly remove the SIM tray – do this by inserting the paper clip in the hole on the topside of the iPhone next to the power button, when the clip is inserted, the SIM tray should eject. Next, use the case opener to remove the plastic back of the iPhone. Lay these two components next to the paper labels, after you have fitted the replacement screen into your iPhone you will need to reverse the order of these instructions to reassemble the iPhone. For this reason, I would suggest placing them furthest from you next to the aluminum paper label.
The next step is to remove the two small screws on either side of the back securing the metal casing, and another screw located top, middle of where you removed the plastic back – placing these on the paper label. Once you have completed this, take the case opener again and carefully run it along both sides of the iPhone to loosen the back away from the frame – you will notice the metal back is secured by a wire ribbon, carefully detach this from the main section of the iPhone, not the metal back end.
The next step in the screen replacement repair needs caution – it is required to remove the iPhone antenna cable, secured by glue in three positions, carefully pry it loose of the glue spots. After this, you will need to remove 10 screws from around the sides of the iPhone, and place them on the paper label 'Outside Case' – after this remove the 3 screws securing the motherboard. You need to remove the motherboard at the same time as the battery as they are soldered together, once you have done this you can carefully detach the remaining iPhone frame.
The next step is to remove the LCD screen in order to fit the replacement screen – this is possibly the most difficult part of the repair and needs to be done with extreme caution. Loosen the 3 clips on the sides of the screen and slowly begin removing the LCD, you will see some wires are intertwined into the Iphone – carefully guide them through the frame and, they will slide right through.
Once you have completed this, take the iPhone screen replacement and insert it into the phone, carefully trace your steps to ensure that no errors are made when assembling the iPhone back to its original state.
Once you buy an iPhone it becomes your entire world, you start relying on it so much that you can't think without it! You have your music and videos on it, make calls and search the web on it, chat, mail, message and do a hundred other things, it is just so addictive you can't help it. When something so important is rendered useless for a reason like a crack in the screen; all your work is held up and it can be absolutely frustrating, not to mention the big hole it's going to drive into your pocket getting it repaired!
iPhones are wonderful multi-purpose gadgets, and are quite durable but accidents can happen that can damage them. Given their "Apple" make they are horrendously expensive and the one year warranty they come with does not cover "accidents". Doing the repairs yourself may cost you less but it violates Apples terms regarding the warranty.
A replacement or repair by the company is a lot more expensive than if you get it done at an outlet by a dealer. The price could be reduced by more than half. iPhone screen replacement glass for 3G and 2G phones are available at low prices and they come with a do-it-yourself video which makes the repair or replacement easy and affordable. Digitizer glass touch CCTV screen for 4G and 3GS iPhones are also available. Whether your screen is cracked, damaged, scratched or broken you can have it replaced and make it as good as new. The original iPhone products are no doubt the best but the amount they cost can make you think twice about going in for a factory repair. Other products are manufactured to suit your iPhone as well as an original would and the cost is a lot more economical.
Besides the economical factor you can also save on shipping costs and do the job yourself at home with an assisting video. It would also be much less time consuming and you can get your iPhone in working condition much faster. Various products are available along with tools to fix them all you need to do is select and order!