Steps 1–16: Battery
Steps 17–22: Headphone Jack
Steps 23–24: GPS Antenna
Tools
Phillips #00 Screwdriver
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Spudger
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Small Suction Cup
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Installing iPhone 3G GPS Antenna
Introduction
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How to replace the GPS antenna.
Tools used in this guide
Paginated Single Page Steps
Step 1
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Battery
Remove the two Phillips #00 screws from the dock-connector end of the iPhone.
Step 2
There is a rubber gasket between the silver front bezel and black display assembly. A bit of force is required in this step to separate the iPhone's display assembly.
Use a small suction cup near the Home button to gently pull up the bottom portion of the iPhone's display assembly.
Step 3
The display assembly is still connected to the iPhone by several cables, so don't try to remove it entirely just yet.
Rotate the display assembly up until it is at an angle of approximately 45 degrees.
Has anyone done this yet with any success?
Yes, without any problem. Step by Step is very well documented
This guide is pretty good. One question though: Where can I actually buy the gps antenna?
When you get back to this step as you are reassembling it, it's tempting to test that you've got all the cables plugged in properly by switching the phone on and testing it. However the Home button will not work until the front panel is back in position, because the electrical connection is done by a pair of touch contacts which only work when the phone is assembled.
When the instructions say "Rotate the display assembly up until it is at an angle of approximately 45 degrees." they really mean "TILT THE HOME BUTTON END OF display assembly up until it is at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. Looking at the picture makes this step brain dead simple, but if you were using another iPhone to read the directions it would be easy to miss.