How To Fix Replace Repair iPhone 3G / 3GS Broken Glass DIY

  • May 16, 2009
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If you have dropped your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS and have broken the glass or severely scratched the screen then this Video is for you. This is a complete tutorial on to replace the glass and digitizer on your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS. Replacement parts can be purchased here @ http://iphoneshopusa.com

You Will Need

  • iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS Digitizer
  • iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS Adhesive Strips
  • Small Phillips Screwdriver
  • Small Suction Cup
  • Tweezers
  • Heat Gun or Hair Dyer
  • Spare Time
  • Patience
  • Most of the all the above can be found @ http://iphoneshopusa.com
  • Use coupon code HOWCAST for 5% off your purchase @ http://iphoneshopusa.com

This tutorial will work for both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS

DO NOT purchase the Glass only. DO purchase the Glass and Digitizer together as 1 piece.

Head over to http://iphoneshopusa.com for all your iPhone parts and complete Do-It-Yourself Kits. Use coupon code HOWCAST for 5% off your purchase.

DO NOT pry beneath the LCD you risk damaging it!

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leewaterman

All the parts from this video can be found at http://iphoneshopusa.com Use coupon code HOWCAST for 5% off your purchase!

11 months ago by leewaterman

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JulieMMoran

This tutorial is great except for one key step -- reconnecting Cables 1 and 2 -- mine are not snapping back in, and this video shows the connections sliding around without connecting. How do you keep the tiny ends of cables 1 and 2 to stay correctly in place???

16 days ago by JulieMMoran

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Roberto_Lago

lee thanks for this video! i ordered a DIY repair kit online and followed your video. MANY MANY pauses and rewinds later, i have a nice fully functional replacement screen. thank you.

over 2 years ago by Roberto_Lago

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joem1ller

Got the screen replacement, now the home button does not work any ideas?

5 months ago by joem1ller

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elsake

I'm having the same problem!

2 months ago by elsake

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leewaterman

You can the get the parts for this repair here http://iphone.leewaterman.com/shop

over 2 years ago by leewaterman

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Mitsurati

Excellent tutorial! My iPhone 3G looks like new again. The most infuriatingly tedious part of the job is removing the hundreds of microscopic shards of glass, but the rest was easy. Thank you very much!

10 months ago by Mitsurati

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amandakeys

Hi everything seems to have gone back together ok with my 3G iphone, but the screen wont register when i touch it! The bottom button wont work, the top button is te only thing that will now work! Have any ideas??????

9 months ago by amandakeys

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David_Daniel_Ngibuini

Easy peasy. Assuming you still have your ip*one, what you probably didn't do was the last step of connecting cables 3,2 and 1 back from whence you pulled them. So take the two screws out by the bottom, pull it apart again and make sure you jam and push gently till you hear the flaps/ cables snap into place for all three....otherwise, there wont be enough contact and your touchscreen won't work.

8 months ago by David_Daniel_Ngibuini

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Victoira1966

Hi ,everything work but the vol on phone, only the speaker works? are one of those tabs for the vol or ear peace to hear the phone without the over head speaker?

7 months ago by Victoira1966

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Lee_Carter

What a great tutorial. Very easy to understand, so going to attempt a repair on my daughters i phone myself. Already had it done once this year at a cost of £60 uk pounds and got a feeling it won't be the last time it gets broken ! :-(

about 1 year ago by Lee_Carter

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sully

Can you help, im in the process of repairing my iphone and conections 1 and 2 will not stay in, how do i get round this?????

about 1 year ago by sully

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gtank1

Thank you very much for this video. Last time my screen broke I shipped it away and it was gone for 2 weeks cost me $100 and came back with a finger print on the under side of the glass. (very poor experience) This time I ordered the glass from e-bay for 14.99 shipped, installed it using your video in 1 hour and never was without my phone and it looks perfect. Thank you very much.

about 1 year ago by gtank1

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TonyPhillips

I found these very useful website http://www.my-digital-source.ca for touch screens for iphone 3g and iphone 3GS. They combine adhesive and toolkit into a package deal and give you everything you need to complete this repair. FOR FREE! They are very helpful and shipping was pretty fast too. They also sell LCD Screens as well sometimes your LCD gets broken along with your Touch Screen.

11 months ago by TonyPhillips

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Katie_Spradling_Merrefield

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this tutorial. I bought the replacement glass/digitizer on Amazon for $28 or so, and now my iPhone is back to perfection! Thanks for saving me a couple hundred dollars!!

over 2 years ago by Katie_Spradling_Merrefield

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lily2010

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about 1 year ago by lily2010

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plus

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about 1 year ago by plus

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fred49

I could'nt get the ";How To Fix Replace Repair iPhone 3G / 3GS Broken Glass DIY"; video thing to go past the ";you need a heat gun or hair dryer"; What ever I try it won't work.

8 months ago by fred49

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eilidhgibbs

hi help !! i replaced screen but when turn on it was a white blank screen ??? what do i do ?

6 months ago by eilidhgibbs

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eilidhgibbs

phone is back to normal apart from touch scren which i cant seem to work and im sure i have put the 123 cables back like they should be ? is there anything else i can do ?

6 months ago by eilidhgibbs

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