danny_vx
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iPhone-4-Black-White-Full-Conversion-Kit-UK-/180688827071?pt=UK_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2a11e4b2bf#ht_2134wt_1396
Has anyone done this?
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John
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Unless they are official apple parts that will be crap.
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stubs
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Doubt they are for that price.
Also, they are quite small inside, so would imagine it's a fiddly task with risk of f-king things up if you're not used to that sort of thing, or have parkinson's
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Daniel_Corsa
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I used similar to swap gfs brothers, screen was good fit as fixes to the chassis but the back was poor, bought a second back from different seller and was perfect!
Think cost £55 all in but was to swap a smashed screen so needed doing.
Got another to do this week when parts arrive.
To swap screen you have to physically remove all parts of the phone. Quite time consuming.
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Brett
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Any phones I've ever done aren't really fiddly. Just a case of a few screws to undo and pulling in the right places usually. Most of the contents is then attached again somehow inside, be it screws, cables, etc.
Agreeed with the cheap cases thing tho, any aftermarket ones I've bought have been so cheap and nasty. Definitely buy the real deal.
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LeeM
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3gs is fiddly as fuck, i imagine the 4 to be the same
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sc0ott
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Just get the white stickers?
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
3gs is fiddly as fuck, i imagine the 4 to be the same
3GS is easy, undo screws, sucker on screen, lift, undo ribbons then reverse.
4 you open from the back and need to get everything out before can remove the 8 screws holding screen to chassis.
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Balling
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quote:
Originally posted by danny_vx
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iPhone-4-Black-White-Full-Conversion-Kit-UK-/180688827071?pt=UK_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2a11e4b2bf#ht_2134wt_1396
Has anyone done this?
Changing the backside is literally a question of removing bottom screws, popping old back cover off, clicking new one on and replacing screws.
The screen I wouldn't bother trying to change. Looks fiddly as fuck.
Also I wouldn't go for an aftermarket screen as they tend to have all manor of inferiorities including: weaker glass, horrible colour tints, dead pixels, unresponsive touch panel etc.
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A2H GO
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I done lots of conversions, red, blue, mid frame changes. Mainly do 3G/3GS screens though which are price of piss. Also done lots of 3G/3GS rear housing and bezel replacements. Literally everything has to come out right down to prising the old camera housing out the old case and transferring over.
I've used lots of different suppliers and have yet to come across genuine parts despite most being advertised as such. They never fit quite right given most of the tolerances are less than a mm. For example the volume/power buttons don't give that clean click which really does my head in, although i have a little trick for that. Yet to come a across proper polycarbonate rear housings too, most tend to be plastic which although look the same will no doubt shatter if dropped. I'd imagine using proper genuine parts would price most repairers out of the market.
The conversion you posted uses the old grill style prox sensor too, you'll have problems with that guaranteed.
[Edited on 29-09-2011 by A2H GO]
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