Loading ...That’s right, for $5, maybe less depending on what you have handy, you can replace your iPhone’s busted screen. It won’t work if you puncture far enough through your phone to actually break the LCD, but it it’s just the glass, read on.
The parts list is a 1/32-inch thick piece of plexi-glass, transparent plastic, something of that nature, a razor blade, Dremel, scissors, and Goo Gone. Eye protection is also recommended, but that’s probably only for the part where you use the Dremel.
Use the razor blade to scrap off the remnants of the previous glass screen, cut out the plastic to fit, use paint or a Sharpie to black out the areas that are supposed to be black, use the Goo Gone to remove the left over glue on the LCD screen, then affix the new plastic cover. Word is the touchscreen still works just like it should, and unless someone gets up close, they can’t tell the difference.
Fix your Broken iPhone screen for $5 [via SlashGear]
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There is a reason the iPhone screen is GLASS, not plastic.
This a great idea for the low budget, but I am not sure that a plastic screen would really do the trick. It seems like there would be a lot of problems with the functionality after the glass screen was busted. All in all though it would be good to at least still be able to use the iPhone until you could afford to fix it right. Thanks for the post.
where do you buy the plastic?
does this really work?
will it mess up ur phone?
where can i buy the 1/32 inche thick plastic? i’ve been looking aroudn but cannot find it.
You can purchase the plastice at your local hardware store such as; Lowes and Home Depot. For you to have the clarity of glass just purchase glass that 1/32 thin you can cut it yourself and install that instead of plastic. Both will work. If you mess it up you can Let apple fix it for the cost. Inwhich most people do anyways
how can i fix my iphone glass outside usa?
I’ve attempted to fix my broken iphone screen without complete success but the lessons learned should help others.
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