Where to buy replacement screen?

xr280xr · Jan 17, 2013, 08:18 PM

Hello,
I dropped my phone a whopping 2 ft and the screen no longer works. Apple told me its junk so I figure since I'm not going to spend 200 to replace it, I may as well try to fix it myself for around half that since people around town want the same amount for parts + labor. Which I take to me the part proably costs them around half of the price they're charging. I've looked into what the repair involves. My question is where can I get quality parts? I've read good things about iFixit: http://www.ifixit.com/iPhone-Parts/i...mbly/IF115-000 . Does anyone with some experience have any recommendations? The screen was pretty much the most important feature of this phone to me.

Spink10 · Jan 17, 2013, 10:52 PM

ifixit is expensive - but its legit parts. Maybe some other people have experience from other 3rd party sellers.

xr280xr · Jan 17, 2013, 11:38 PM

Thanks! I was also looking at applepartsstore.com which is a lot cheaper and claims the parts are OEM.

old-wiz · Jan 18, 2013, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xr280xr

Thanks! I was also looking at applepartsstore.com which is a lot cheaper and claims the parts are OEM.

There website gives no info about company location, phone numbers, etc. I wouldn't deal with them.

Jan 17, 2013, 08:18 PM	#1
xr280xr macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Where to buy replacement screen? Hello, I dropped my phone a whopping 2 ft and the screen no longer works. Apple told me its junk so I figure since I'm not going to spend 200 to replace it, I may as well try to fix it myself for around half that since people around town want the same amount for parts + labor. Which I take to me the part proably costs them around half of the price they're charging. I've looked into what the repair involves. My question is where can I get quality parts? I've read good things about iFixit: http://www.ifixit.com/iPhone-Parts/i...mbly/IF115-000 . Does anyone with some experience have any recommendations? The screen was pretty much the most important feature of this phone to me.
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Jan 17, 2013, 10:52 PM	#2
Spink10 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2011	ifixit is expensive - but its legit parts. Maybe some other people have experience from other 3rd party sellers. __________________ cMBP 2012 15" 2.7, 8GB, Samsung 830 256GB, 650M 1GB, Hi-Res AG / MBA 2011 11" 1.6, 4GB, 128GB SSD / iMac 2011 27" 2.7, 12GB, 1TB HD, 6770M 512MB / iPhone 5 16GB / iPad 4 16GB / Time Capsule 2TB
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Jan 17, 2013, 11:38 PM	#3
xr280xr Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Thanks! I was also looking at applepartsstore.com which is a lot cheaper and claims the parts are OEM.
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