Has anyone ordered a new back plate for the iPhone 5? I bent mine pretty good this weekend and would like to fix it. Any one buy one and where did you get it?
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iPhone 5 backplate
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Do a google search or look on eBay. The piece in question is a back case, so it's pretty much the whole phone. Most of the internals are screwed down to the back case and it would require removing everything secured to it.
It's a hard job according to a tech that repairs iPhones for our company. He's very skilled & does good work. If you look around there's lots of small iPhone repair shops in well populated towns. Or use an online business. I've seen a few disassembled and it's a big job.
sw-box has them, and ive seen them other places too but they are pretty pricey.
http://www.sw-box.com/Metal-iPhone-...Middle-Frame-Bezel-And-Other-Parts-Black.html
http://www.sw-box.com/Metal-iPhone-...Middle-Frame-Bezel-And-Other-Parts-Black.html
I think this is pretty accurate. It is a lot different than the 4/4S where you could replace it in 20 seconds. As others mentioned, everything is mounted to the back cover, which is actually a shell.
I've fixed things like this before, so taking it apart and reassembling wont be a problem. I was looking for suggestions of websites that sell replacement parts that others have used before.
But if you want to replace the 4/s screen, have to disassemble everything!
Can't win. Whatever phone u have, make sure to mess up the "easy" part.
