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iPhone 4 custom back glass replacements?

SophiaLee

SophiaLee

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Jul 12, 2010
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DravenGSX said:
Yeah, I saw that. Sorry I wasn't clear. Where can somebody buy them at the ~$90 price quoted above? :)

I guess I'll keep looking. It may be worth $120 to me though.
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The guy who was selling them for $90 raised his price to $199! LOL

peteisanidiot said:
this one appears to have the diffuser assembly incorporated, whereas the iresq part did not.
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I know...it looks nice, but I can just get a replacement for a little more from Apple ($199). I broke my back glass.

$120 is still kinda steep. Gonna try to hold out for less than $100. $80 would be reasonable I think, still allowing the seller to make a tidy profit. No way that part costs that much to make!
 
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DravenGSX

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Aug 20, 2008
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IphoneRevivers said:
I sell them however I do not have the ones with frame in stock until next week.
I can also sell them for 120 . you can check my ebay auctions also under the name : iphonerevivers
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Based on your ebay auction, you're local to me. Send me a PM... I'd love to buy the next full back assembly that you get.
 
Mliii

Mliii

macrumors 65816
Jan 28, 2006
1,126
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Southern California
One additional benefit to the ease with which the back cover comes off is that replacing the battery on these should take only a matter of minutes. Makes me hope that, when the time comes, Apple will offer that service in their retail stores making it far less of a hassle than in the previous models.
 
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jacollins

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Jun 19, 2010
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Am I the only one that thinks it would be cool to have a transparent glass backing on the iPhone? See all the internals of the phone (well, whatever you can see when the back is off)? I imagine the downside would be dust on the inside though.
 
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Caolan96

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Apr 18, 2010
158
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Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
jacollins said:
Am I the only one that thinks it would be cool to have a transparent glass backing on the iPhone? See all the internals of the phone (well, whatever you can see when the back is off)? I imagine the downside would be dust on the inside though.
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The only thing you can see when the back is off, is the battery, all the other stuff is covered with black tape.
 
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entraik

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Jan 22, 2009
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I noticed that site above also offers white screen lens replacements. How would one go about replacing the front if they wanted?
 
Frenchjay

Frenchjay

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Jul 6, 2010
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jacollins said:
Am I the only one that thinks it would be cool to have a transparent glass backing on the iPhone? See all the internals of the phone (well, whatever you can see when the back is off)? I imagine the downside would be dust on the inside though.
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Yeah i would like to see that and also some different colored glass would be awesome!!
 
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IphoneRevivers

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Jul 21, 2010
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entraik said:
I noticed that site above also offers white screen lens replacements. How would one go about replacing the front if they wanted?
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In order to get to the front you have to go through the back and take just about everything out of your phone to do so . I have white front assemblies here , white home buttons and white glass backs ( just not the full assembly backs ) which I am waiting on currently .

I do not recommend changing these your self unless you have some prior experience with iphones . It's way different than just replacing the back .
 
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IphoneRevivers

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Jul 21, 2010
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SophiaLee said:
The guy who was selling them for $90 raised his price to $199! LOL



I know...it looks nice, but I can just get a replacement for a little more from Apple ($199). I broke my back glass.

$120 is still kinda steep. Gonna try to hold out for less than $100. $80 would be reasonable I think, still allowing the seller to make a tidy profit. No way that part costs that much to make!
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I quoted both of these remarks to give an answer , hope that's understandable .

The reason I quote 120 is basically because our website is in the works , so our safest way of dealing is ebay and of course with the ebay fees , paypal fees and shipping then to profit it needs to be around this price . However once our website is done , or if you are local and want to pick up then these can be offered at 90-100 bucks . $80 right now is highly doubtful although maybe in future , well of course in future they will be around this price , however right now since its been less than a month theres not much profit room which means not much change in total pricing .

If you're looking for lower prices , id say wait 3-4 months or up to 6 before you see change , I could be wrong but thats estimated . Also with this stuff it depends on the market , if there is a lot then prices go down , if there isn't as much prices go up ( from suppliers ) that people buy from and resell .
 
SophiaLee

SophiaLee

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Jul 12, 2010
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IphoneRevivers said:
I quoted both of these remarks to give an answer , hope that's understandable .

The reason I quote 120 is basically because our website is in the works , so our safest way of dealing is ebay and of course with the ebay fees , paypal fees and shipping then to profit it needs to be around this price . However once our website is done , or if you are local and want to pick up then these can be offered at 90-100 bucks . $80 right now is highly doubtful although maybe in future , well of course in future they will be around this price , however right now since its been less than a month theres not much profit room which means not much change in total pricing .

If you're looking for lower prices , id say wait 3-4 months or up to 6 before you see change , I could be wrong but thats estimated . Also with this stuff it depends on the market , if there is a lot then prices go down , if there isn't as much prices go up ( from suppliers ) that people buy from and resell .
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Does yours have a flash diffuser?

Found these for $95. No diffuser tho.

http://www.globaldirectparts.com/OEM-Apple-iPhone-4-Battery-Door-Back-Cover-p/appl8003070.htm
 
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mistertomlinson

macrumors 6502
Dec 22, 2007
333
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HXGuy said:
Here is something I saw on Gizmodo which is the concept Im talking about...though this is some exotic African wood and it costs $3000.

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Why not get a DecalGirl skin? I just ordered this one.

aip4-dkrosewood.jpg
 
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mistertomlinson

macrumors 6502
Dec 22, 2007
333
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Hijacking this thread!!!

Just installed it and it was worth every penny. It looks even better than I thought it was and the pieces are 99.9 % accurate. You can see just a sliver of antenna along the sides if you look closely, but I probably could have done a better job.

The DecalGirl comes with a piece for the home button, but I'm not so sure they intended for it to be used as the home button. I think they just didn't bother removing the cutout. Using it makes the home button kinda spongy.

It actually looks better in person, but I decided the front vinyl wasn't my taste so I removed it and only left the back and sides.

As for the reception problem, I was convinced it helped a lot, at first... I can always go from 5 bars to 1 holding the phone in my palm, but after installing the skin, I could only get it down to 4 bars. I was thrilled, but a second stab at it and I was able to lose all but one bar.

(I plan to copy and paste this in a couple other threads, word for word, but I don't work for DecalGirl. I have seen very little info on the iPhone 4 DecalGirl skins, so I thought I'd contribute by sharing my experience)

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mistertomlinson

macrumors 6502
Dec 22, 2007
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Learjet035 said:
Wow! That looks pretty sweet!

Hard to install?
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It takes a little patience, but if you're a perfectionist like myself, you'll be peeling it up just a little, placing it down, pulling up juuuust a little, etc. I think a lot of people would be happy just slapping it down, so it might not be difficult to some people.
 
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IphoneRevivers

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Jul 21, 2010
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SophiaLee said:
Does yours have a flash diffuser?

Found these for $95. No diffuser tho.

http://www.globaldirectparts.com/OEM-Apple-iPhone-4-Battery-Door-Back-Cover-p/appl8003070.htm
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Sorry it took so long my parts came in late and I also had to do some more research with my suppliers and inquire about the products . No backs right now have the diffuser , however I actually think it has better lighting without it , seems to spread the light ( unless you didn't want it ) .

Here is a phone I turned into white ( front and back ) the picture does't justify it , in person it looks really nice .

http://tinypic.com/r/2njzqkj/3
 
Mikey86uk

Mikey86uk

macrumors 6502a
Jul 3, 2010
649
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England
you did a good job installing it, but i think it looks ugly :eek: really ruins the sexiness of the iPhone imo.

But hey, you like it so who cares what i think :p
 
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DravenGSX

macrumors 6502a
Aug 20, 2008
578
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IphoneRevivers said:
Sorry it took so long my parts came in late and I also had to do some more research with my suppliers and inquire about the products . No backs right now have the diffuser , however I actually think it has better lighting without it , seems to spread the light ( unless you didn't want it ) .

Here is a phone I turned into white ( front and back ) the picture does't justify it , in person it looks really nice .

http://tinypic.com/r/2njzqkj/3
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Looks good man. Get any extra backs?
 
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RiSq

macrumors newbie
Jun 28, 2010
25
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Got anymore photo's of the white back, seriously considering doing it myself.

Cheers.
 
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