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iPhone 5 cracked screen repair

  • 28-04-2014 1:09pm
    #1
    Hooked
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭


    As per title. Dropped me phone for the 100th time yesterday, except this time it met the concrete absolutely parallel.

    Working fine - cracked the glass, no insurance.

    Been online and a screen swap seems fairly easy. Have the tools - part costs about 50-60 quid.

    Anyone here have one fixed in town for the same / less money? Just curious as it might save me a few bob and the time spent waiting on parts...

    Ta


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  • #2
    Smacs89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭Smacs89


    In town it would cost you between €100 and €150, leaning towards the €150.
    Had to get my one fixed about 6 months ago but cant remember exactly how much it was. Either €120 or €150.
    Was done by the guy down the laneway behind Chicken hut, I tried all of the other similar types of repair places in town and he was €10 cheaper.


  • #3
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    iPhone 5 LCD replacements are much easier to do than iPhone 3G(s) and 4(s). It really is quite simple. However an iPhone 5 LCD costing €50/€60 quid is no doubt a very poor knock-off and will end up a giant waste of time and money. A decent LCD will cost close to €100 - €120.


  • #4
    Mossess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭Mossess


    http://www.iqfix.ie/

    This crowd might be worth a look. But it seems like the iPhone 5 is going cost a lot!


  • #5
    Hooked
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭Hooked


    Howdy all...

    Opted for a cheap screen (LCD and digitizer) online. With tools.

    Paid 32 euro all in - and despite having to relocate the camera, it's cable (and some finicky plastic components), metal plate LCD protector and home button (hair dryer needed to melt the glue) from my busted screen - to the new screen, it's working perfectly.

    Wasn't expecting to have to do any of that - but what do you expect for 30 quid.

    Screen seems pretty identical.

    Pretty chuffed with myself!


  • #6
    efc67
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 268 ✭✭efc67


    unnameduser wrote: »
    iPhone 5 LCD replacements are much easier to do than iPhone 3G(s) and 4(s). It really is quite simple. However an iPhone 5 LCD costing €50/€60 quid is no doubt a very poor knock-off and will end up a giant waste of time and money. A decent LCD will cost close to €100 - €120.


    I bet any back street repair shop that are charging between 100 and 150 euro will be using the €50/€60 quid screens.....Makes me laugh when these shops advertise that they only use original Apple parts........do you really think that Apple make these screens available on the open market


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  • #7
    MrLaurel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭MrLaurel


    Guy in Foxes Bow - Nick - shop is ND Repairs. Don't have a number, sorry


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