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Seen a lot of threads of people wondering how to restore an iPhone so I decided to make a DIY guide
Also pretty helpful if you want to de-brand your iPhone :P
My previous iPhone was stolen at the gym, low on funds I decided to buy the cheapest iPhone I could find that worked regardless of condition. I found an iPhone 3G that had being completely abused and had a dark spot on the LCD. On the second picture notice the gouge on the right side, out of of all the blemishes it was the deepest) Still I ended up buying the phone for a really good price
Also pretty helpful if you want to de-brand your iPhone :P
My previous iPhone was stolen at the gym, low on funds I decided to buy the cheapest iPhone I could find that worked regardless of condition. I found an iPhone 3G that had being completely abused and had a dark spot on the LCD. On the second picture notice the gouge on the right side, out of of all the blemishes it was the deepest) Still I ended up buying the phone for a really good price
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My previous iPhone was stolen at the gym, low on funds I decided to buy the cheapest iPhone I could find that worked regardless of condition. I found an iPhone 3G that had being completely abused and had a dark spot on the LCD. On the second picture notice the gouge on the right side, out of of all the blemishes it was the deepest) Still I ended up buying the phone for a really good price (first two pics)
My first attempt at restoring it was a mild success, since I used mild sandpapers/rushed. But you can see that even with 800 grit sandpaper and about an hour I got it looking better, but it still had tons of deep dents and scratches. (third picture )
My first attempt at restoring it was a mild success, since I used mild sandpapers/rushed. But you can see that even with 800 grit sandpaper and about an hour I got it looking better, but it still had tons of deep dents and scratches. (third picture )
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I also replaced the glass on my mom's iPhone and everything works fine EXCEPT the backlight. I re-opened it and tried re-plugging all 3 cables to the LCD, but that didn't seem to have any effect. Have you ever had this problem? Or do you know which cable specifically powers the backlight?
I guess I might have to order a new LCD now. I was hoping to avoid that. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
You might want to post this in the iPod group by Ductape man