Fixing broken iphone glass....diy

[hondakorn]

Hope this helps someone else.....Noob to the iphone, got one with a sweet trade, dropped it a week later lol.....sooo mad and soo cheap i deceided to fix it myself.

I picked out the glass with a razor blade and carefully slide the blade under the clear goo, lift and remove. 2+hrs (note** BE VERY CAREFUL REMOVING THE GOO AND GLASS BC U COULD DAMAGE THE LCD PANEL)






Then i ordered the replacement glass off of ebay 30bucks.....SEARCH IPHONE GLASS OR SOMETHING....

very simple to apply just be very careful not to pus on it too hard.....bc u can do this to ur new 30 dollar screen...lol

tada!!!



works perfectly!! i also have more pics if needed

-hondakorn

[GregTheWang]

Nice... let's get this stickied.

[oinot93]

Just broke my iphone's glass. I'm gonna try to fix it your way but how did you glue the new glass to the lcd?
Thanks in advance!

[hondakorn]

i didnt use anything...the black residue left on the top and bottom of the phone hold the screen on secure.

if anyone has questions pm me. Happy to help.

[tinker23]

So you do not have to open up your iphone all the way to stick the new glass shut under the chrome bezel? I just installed a black back cover and do not feel like opening & therefore bending it up again

[questioncom]

this will come in handy for my boy

[ghost0211]

i just won a used iphone off ebay w a small crack. considering the size of my damage is nothing like yours how would i go about removing the glass?

[ajrulez]

Thanks for the post, it is useful. I am hoping and praying and withing that I never get lucky enough to try this one out though

[hondakorn]

tinker - you dont have to open it all the way to put the glass in.

ghost - u have a pic of the crack?? My glass splintered throughout the entire screen when i dropped it making it easier to remove.

[damnzor]

Please more info how you installed the new glass and more pics

[Volpar]

tinker - you dont have to open it all the way to put the glass in.

ghost - u have a pic of the crack?? My glass splintered throughout the entire screen when i dropped it making it easier to remove.

I just broke my screen today... i dont have splinter should i bust up the screen to make it easier to remove?

[screamforme02]

wowo nice job with the screen lookin sharp. yeh this should get a sticky. lol i like the pic "dont press to hard or this happens to new 30 dollar screen" lol awsome post. ur gettin a thanks so i dont have to do it whn i actually break screen

[Volpar]

I just broke my screen today... i dont have splinter should i bust up the screen to make it easier to remove?

Do you have thought on this?

[richm7]

I'm glad you were able to remove the glass, but I think for some reason you were lucky. My daughter broke the glass on her (new, January '08) iPhone and I got a new screen, BUT, removing the old glass from the module is virtually impossible because it is glued all over, not just on the edge. I guess some heat might have worked but I tell you, it is pretty well stuck so I am surprised at the reports of people managing to remove the glass. I suppose it is possible that the Chinese are using a new bonding process so older phones might be easier, but trust me, the new ones present an enormous challenge. My recommendation would be to replace the whole module, but I do notice that they come WITHOUT the glass affixed. So, how to bond the glass to the touch module? I do not doubt it will work if not bonded but it will very soon get condensation and dirt behind it so while I agree that the Apple $199 deal is robbery it might be the best you can hope for. If you do want to have a go yourself, getting to the part (getting the 'phone apart) is tricky but within the capabilities of anyone with the experience, patience and dexterity to do it; getting that darned glass off is another matter. You have been warned!!

[Eurisko]

Does the new glass come with goo of its own?

[hondakorn]

no it doesn't come with goo...

Maybe i was lucky but i did my buddies iphone recently and it worked fine, but not as responsive w/ the goo.

[daytonaviolet]

so, what did you use to remove the glass??? im thinking perhaps a blowdryer and a blade?

[cpjr]

so, what did you use to remove the glass??? im thinking perhaps a blowdryer and a blade?

Razorblade and time.

No blowdryer, the heat isnt good for the LCD.

[AKA_Ben]

I thought this and similar methods were supposed to be impossible because you'd harm the digitizer by prying the glass out?

[cpjr]

Nearly impossible. And/or takes luck.