How to remove back

[trigun989]

well ive converted 2 iphone4's from black to white. just got a new iphone and now the bottom screws are star(*) shaped and not the reg. phillips(+).

so i have no clue what size i need fora screwdriver.

someone know?

i know it is T series

[Cowboy]

my guess would be a t9 or smaller

[Lefty126]

^+1, but haven't seen Apple putting torx screws in though. I wonder if somebody stripped the screws and put new ones in...

[trigun989]

nah i got it from advanced replacement, straight from apple.

2 of the iphones i had replaced last week. both come with torx screws. bought a t5 screwdriver. lol way too big. think i need t1 or t2

[iRepairIndy]

hmmm apple must think we can't buy torx drivers lol

[trigun989]

i used a T1 screwdriver and its ending up stripping the scew. some help.

lol posting new thread

[daytrader0]

The new tamperproof/security screws that Apple installed on new batch of iPhone 4 is T1 ip4 5 point star torx. I have checked with all major tools manufactures in Europe and Southeast Asia and they informed me that none have it yet. Eventually, the manufacture that made those screws will start to leak out some of these screwdrivers and sell on the black market in China before the local brokers buy all and sell them in U.S.

[wolk72]

i dremeled the + one so it works perfectly with * one))

[stanlong]

i dremeled the + one so it works perfectly with * one))

What exactly did you dremel? Got pics?

[trigun989]

hope this is legit.

guy got like 2000 feedback. and first day he listed sold 3

iphone 4 4G 5-point star shape bottom screwdriver torx - eBay (item 160522626885 end time Jan-22-11 08:44:58 PST)

[stanlong]

I just ordered one from ifixit.

[trigun989]

yea same one that i ordered from ebay.

though mine was cheaper and ifixit is out of stock

[stanlong]

Ordered the tool from iFixit on Friday and it arrived Tuesday. Removed the back several times with the tool. Works great.

[Phoneluv4]

Im not sure if they are the same size but the screws in the Ipad are T4s. Would make sense they would use that size for the iPhone 4s maybe.