Norcy91
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
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Has anyone tried fixing their own iPhone?
My back case is cracked, the power button doesn't work anymore, and the vibrate function hasn't worked for months 
It's coming up to 2 years old next month (finally finished my contract!  )
I've found a new back case, new power button and the motor for the vibrating. Just wondering how easy, or hard, it'll be to do myself? I'm not bad with some electrical stuff, managed to fix a couple of xbox's before, built some of my own PC a few years ago. So i should be able to have a crack at it myself 
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nick_sri
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Registered: 5th May 09
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changing the back housing can be difficult if your not used to doing stuff like that.everything screws to it so you have lots of bits and lots of tiny screws and can be quite fiddly. i watched youtube videos of how to do it over and over. decided to go for it and wasnt to bad . just make sure all the bits go back where you took them out
think its crazy places charge £50+ to change a screen and its a 10 minute job and the bit costs £12
also make sure you get a decent qualilty back housing as ive had a few that are cheap chinease copys and just dont look/feel right.
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Dan
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Registered: 22nd Apr 02
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The screens are about 6 quid now. You will want a new one as your likely to break it.
It's fairly straightforward just YouTube search. There's loads of videos on how to do it all
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
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Shouldnt break the screen but as Dan says cheap enough to replace!
3GS you work from screen to back, removing components as you go.
4 / 4S you work from back to screen.
Both a pretty easy to work on, just lay your components out with the correct screws so you know what goes where.
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ashleh
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Registered: 23rd Dec 08
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I did mine then broke it the day after . When you replace the screen the chances of it fitting snug (i.e the glass lining up with the side of the casing) is slim, so whenever you do drop it, the edges of the glass is the first thing to hit.
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ashleh
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Or maybe I did a shit job .
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Dan
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Registered: 22nd Apr 02
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Ashleh, it took me 18months to smash the original screen. Dropped it a shit load of times.
Then the past 6 months i smashed it at least 8 times. Always broke alot easier. Even just leaning on it killed it.
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ashleh
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They're terrible, once you've broke the screen once, it's fucked lmao.
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Dan
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Registered: 22nd Apr 02
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I also changed the charging port once, and since then, every now and then it buzzes through the speaker during a call, and nobody can hear you.
Never got round to sorting it, and the phones now going to mazuma, so hopefully they dont notice
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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I have one for sale with a perfect as new screen that's never been replaced.
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
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Buy my 4 
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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3G/S are very easy to do, just need patience.
All the sreens i've done line up perfectly, just as before. Never had anything break after replacing the rear housing either. Heard lots of stories about people loosing, gps, wifi ect when put back together but these people shouldn't be taking them apart in the first place.
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ashleh
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Registered: 23rd Dec 08
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I lost GPS as well .
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Munchie
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Registered: 17th Jul 01
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use a suction cup to lift the screen up 
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
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Use a magnetised screwdriver as well. You can have the phone completely apart in 10 mins, but the screws are so small and fiddly when you put it back together
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Munchie
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Registered: 17th Jul 01
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Pain in the arse putting the cables for earpiece, LCD etc back into the phones board as well! bastards ha
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