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[Closed] Arse! iPhone screen repair, the back glass bit, not the front.

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Just out walking the pooch and dropped it on some stony ground. The back of it has cracked windscreen style.

Where to repair? DIY? Apple Store? Any suggestions?


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:44 pm
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buy a cover and forget about it?


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:46 pm
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back is a removable cover, shouldn't cost much

Also if you bank with lloydsTSB some of their accounts include mobile phone insurance,I was very glad about this a few months ago when I dropped my '4' smashing both the front and back


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:48 pm
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Less than a fiver on the bay. The only slight complication could be a small pentalobe screw driver

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/iPhone-4-4G-Glass-Back-Cover-Housing-Replacement-/250829776304


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 4:49 pm
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I used LoveFone to repair my screen and they were ace. Stuck in the post on a Tuesday morning, back with me on the Thursday! Happy to recommend.

http://www.lovefone.co.uk/


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:05 pm
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MrNutt, your suggestion isn't far off but it's cracked quite badly and pieces are falling out. ๐Ÿ™


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:05 pm
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ebay and a jewellers screwdriver - the backs come off really easily once the two screws are removed.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:06 pm
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Check which screws you have in the base. They will either be Philips or pentalobe.

DIY: Just unscrew the screws, slide panel off and replace. 20 second job.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing-iPhone-4-Rear-Panel/3140/1

Perhaps now might be a good time for a custom back panel?

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Posted : 23/01/2012 5:08 pm
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Easy to replace the back screen.. You can buy all sorts on Fleabay.. I was able to get a clear glass back panel, and it took less that five minutes to fit.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:08 pm
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Come of DD, you're good with your hands - its time to start Case-Modding!

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you can ruin your iPad while you're at it

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Posted : 23/01/2012 5:12 pm
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Ah, brilliant, thanks everyone. Off to do a bit of shopping. I like that custom jobbie Gee2DaEss. ๐Ÿ™‚

EDIT: @mccruiskeen ๐Ÿ˜†

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Posted : 23/01/2012 5:12 pm
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bet you that guy posing with the ear shaped cover feels like a tit every time he sees that photo online.

and so he should.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:28 pm
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Cheers all, back panel + pentacostal screwdriver ordered from de bay. ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 5:46 pm
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bet you that guy posing with the ear shaped cover feels like a tit every time he sees that photo

I can't see what he's got in his other hand, but I'm wondering what you could cover with a large comedy rubber tit. A tunnocks teacake maybe.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 6:04 pm
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Clumsy bint at work managed to throw her iP4 onto a concrete floor and shatter the screen. One of the lads at work replaced it with a replacement she got off the 'Bay. Took him a bit longer than doing the back would.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 7:28 pm