iPhone 2G screen repair DIY

I got a 2G iPhone with a broken screen.
Luckily the digitizer still working and the serious cracks not really reached the screen itself, apart a small fracture from the clock area.
So, I decided to repair it somehow DIY, because a proper screen-repair could cost you around 120 GBP.

Step 1 Clean up the mess

You will need: iPhone 2G keen to survive
tweezer
some used top-up or sim-card
scissors
pen or pencil
sandpaper
clear liquid glue
Some alcohol
Black acryl paint
good eye for details
iPhone screen protector (optional)

Firstly I removed the broken glass chips from the seriously damaged area with a tweezer. Under those there are the speaker and the light sensors.
I fixed the remaining shivers over the clock area with a model-kit glue,because I want to see the clock.

Comments

[zack247]

very well done!
i would have used some clear epoxy to fill in the gaps between the replacement chunk and the glass, but thats just because im a perfectionist :P

[dprihodko]

Thank you! I't s very interesting article! Can I take them on my web?

[Max Headroom]

Thanks! Of course, use it freely!
dasvidania!

[arduinoe]

have to say , im incredibly impressed with this , it started out looking like it was going to be a tape and glue kinda fix , but the end result really isnt too bad at all , bravo :) , 5 outa 5 stars :P

[brandonb5269]

this is ok i guess for a super cheep fix. but if u bought an iphone im sure you can scrounge up 10-20 bux and get a screen on ebay. or sum plexi glass replacements. it would be alot better then this, as your fix is just a bandaid. and more drops or anything and the rest will crack or fall off. its better to fix things right, then to put a bandaid on it. but if you need a quick fix this is a deffinit option

[Max Headroom]

for the 2G the replacement screen is around 120 GBP,

[Berserk87]

lol thats awesome, decent end result too. or you could order a new glass peice for $8.

[Cubie2]

LOL!

[Max Headroom]

wrong, the first gen iPhone screen is totally diff from the second generation displayed glued together with the digitizer part

[Berserk87]

What... I never said anything about which generation of phone or the digitizer, what did I say that was wrong? A glass replacement piece is available for both types the 2g and the 3g/3gs.

[Max Headroom]

but anyway: could you give mi a link for that rep glass, please?

[Max Headroom]

The 2G and the 3G iPhone screens are different: the 2G glass melted/glued together with the digitizer, you can't change the glass only

[Pink_wolf]

Yes you can, you have to separate the glass from the digitiser but it is perfectly doable. Use a razor blade.

[Max Headroom]

I tried, but very hard, and there is a huge chance to damage the digitizer, and thereafter "you have to put the toothpaste back"too. how to glued them bubbleless together again?

[Doveman]

All I know is, that if I would of bought an iPhone and it had a cracked screen, I would have sent it back with a nasty letter. A letter raising holy hell.

[frollard]

It was likely purchased intentionally broken for a discounted price.

[Max Headroom]

definitely

[MACKattacksnipe]

AKA (POOR MANS) Fix Sorry Caps Button Broke MIND of ITs OwN

[Max Headroom]

Hardly seen a "Bentley parts order sheet directly from the manufacturer" guides here...

[Thekodanator]

This looks pretty good! Especially since it's cheap. And there iare always parts from sites like iFixit

[=SMART=]

Wow that looks really cool ! Way to repair instead of re-buy !!!

[jimmytvf]

very good tut! by the time you change the screen, is a very good solution, at least the chips of glass won't fly away and it mantains all the circuits clean

[cpotoso]

Excellent, a truly fantastic instructable. You basically got back 100% functionality with a small degradation in the beauty of the device (yes, we all know that the iphone beauty is all-important, but still...).

[Tommyhzy]

Hey the ultimate beauty is other people not wanting to steal it (: That's why I uglify my valuables :D

[beauwalker23]

impressive cheap cover up! +5

[Marsh]

Not bad. Not too bad at all!

[The Ideanator]

And it still functions like it should???

[Max Headroom]

Fortunately, yes

[The Ideanator]

zomg! You're very lucky, I wouldn't think that it would still work after something like that.

[Max Headroom]

I know it just pure luck

[jibatsu]

How on earth did it break?

[Max Headroom]

rigid kitchen floor

[robotguy4]

Still looks a bit cracked, but meh, it works... Cheaper than buying a new phone...

[JoelDude]

U can find a burned or damaged Iphone on Ebay and use the case too.