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Broke the screen on my 3gs again, but this time I'm days away from the end of my warranty so I'm gonna tackle it myself.
I ordered this Amazon.com: iPhone 3gS Screen Repair Kit : Apple iPhone 3gS Lcd Glass Screen Cover with Touch Screen Digitizer, Frame, Home Flex Button, Ear Speaker and Tool: Cell Phones & Accessories
and will follow this manual Installing iPhone 3GS Front Panel Assembly - iFixit

My question is, has anyone ever done this? Any luck? It looks fairly straightforward but any tips or suggestions would be appreciated.
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I know people who have done it. I also know there are a lot of instructional videos on Youtube you could follow. I have seen one guy do it in like 5 mins with no problems whatsoever. There are people on eBay who will provide a screen fixing service if anything goes wrong with yours.

Good luck.
 
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willmeahl4 said:
this time I'm days away from the end of my warranty ....
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Sorry I am confused as to why tackle it yourself if its still in warranty ??

More chance of MORE to go wrong wit it..... IMO
I leave it to the experts if i can or still in warranty ...

Cheers
 
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Would the screen be included in the warranty anyway? If it is cracked they won't replace it and i'm not sure if they will fix it for free either.
 
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You're right, accidental damage is not covered under the warranty. And very seldom does a screen crack unless it was mishandled in some way. Others have replaced the screen themselves, do a search on the topic and you should get some hits.
 
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Correct, the screen crack is a 199usd out of warranty fix. The parts and tools came to 34 bucks. I fixed it this morning with great results. Very simple, small parts were a little difficult to handle but wouldve been easier with nimbler hands. If it happens to anyone reading this have no fear, a retard could do it.
 
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willmeahl4 said:
Correct, the screen crack is a 199usd out of warranty fix. The parts and tools came to 34 bucks. I fixed it this morning with great results. Very simple, small parts were a little difficult to handle but wouldve been easier with nimbler hands. If it happens to anyone reading this have no fear, a retard could do it.
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Awesome...congratulations!:) I love it when I see users successfully repair their own computers!

Now let's not break the screen a 3rd time!;)

- Nick
 

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