iPhone 4s screen replacement

Has anyone here bought replacement front glass for the 4s? Just looking for a reputable place to get a screen - I'll do the replacement myself.

I got mine off of an ebay seller, US based, with good reviews on their screens. Took forever to install the damn thing, but once done I couldn't tell the difference.

Ya I bought one on ebay. They are a giant pain to install on the 4S because you basically have to take the entire phone out through the back.

Do not skimp on price with this item. You get what you pay for (Amazon), or at least I did.

Quote from subluxfxr : Do not skimp on price with this item. You get what you pay for (Amazon), or at least I did.

You just need to find a reputable seller or pay the $$$ for the OEM version.

Yeah, I watched the replacement video for it - looks like it's going to burn up a few hours to get it done! Hope I don't lose any of those screws

Those that bought one - would you mind PM'ing me the ebay seller you got it from?

¡muchas gracias!

I had an ipad screen replaced off some guy on ebay.... rocky mountain repair or something?

http://rmmr.us/

Very professional guys

One of the guys at work tried this and said he busted some connector so the touchscreen stopped working after he replaced it. Thought I'd pass out this warning.

I recommend you to buy new I-5 instead of replacing the screen of your old I-4

I am recommend you to get a new phone rather then this phone.

Quote from capwind : One of the guys at work tried this and said he busted some connector so the touchscreen stopped working after he replaced it. Thought I'd pass out this warning.

You obviously have to be careful, many of the connectors you remove have very tiny contact point which obviously could be damaged.

OP, I got mine from "gadgetfix" and I was happy with the results. Obviously it was not OEM, but the display looked identical to me and they had good feedback and were US based. It worked perfectly for over a month until my GF dropped the phone in the toilet. Then it worked for about two weeks and died permanently. I have not tried some of these full board scrubs that some people are selling as a fix, but maybe one day...

Someone I know tried replacing their screen and ripped some connector in there, causing the phone to be a brick. In another instance, a friend and I took a cracked iPhone to some ghetto cell phone store. They replaced the screen for $75. It took about an hour and the screen was perfect quality. You might want to consider that option.

Quote from k4carter : I recommend you to buy new I-5 instead of replacing the screen of your old I-4

So, $600 for an iphone 5, or $30 for replacement glass....

Give me a few minutes to think that one over


I don't mind digging around inside of the phone myself - I've done it before on the 3GS. Heck, if I can replace a hard drive in a unibody Macbook, I should be able to swap the glass on a 4s.

Quote from Jeffbx : So, $600 for an iphone 5, or $30 for replacement glass.... Give me a few minutes to think that one over I don't mind digging around inside of the phone myself - I've done it before on the 3GS. Heck, if I can replace a hard drive in a unibody Macbook, I should be able to swap the glass on a 4s.

It's a little more difficult than that, doing a keyboard swap on a MBA was easier IMO. Just get yourself the spudger/spooger, whatever it's called, and it should help quite a bit. I'm an experienced tinkerer, by no means an expert electronics guy though, and the whole thing took me about an hour from start to finish.