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Add Note Step 4

  • Continue to hold the display assembly with one hand, and use your other hand and a spudger to disconnect the black ribbon cable labeled "1."

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Add Note Step 5

  • Rotate the display assembly up until it is roughly vertical. This will allow easier access for disconnecting the remaining cables.

  • Use a spudger to disconnect the black ribbon cable labeled "2."

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Add Note Step 6

  • Use a spudger to flip up the white plastic tab holding the remaining ribbon cable in place. The white tab will rotate up 90 degrees, releasing the ribbon cable.

  • Slide the black ribbon cable out of its connector, and remove the display assembly from the iPhone.

Add NoteNotes: Step 6

lestheplumber's avatar
Flag Reply by lestheplumber Oct 11 @ 7:02 AM

can i buy a replacement plastic tab for holding ribbon as mine jumped out when installing new parts if so is there a parts no or price

casemon's avatar
Flag Reply by casemon 3 days ago

Following this guide, while trying to "flip up the white plastic tab", it broke (it is the BLACK one that should be flipped) and now I have a 600 EUR paperweight.

On my 3G, there is both a white & black plastic tab; it is the BLACK one that needs to be flipped up 90 degrees...

Normally iFixIt is awesome with the details, but this oversight left me sad, annoyed, and without an iPhone :( :( :(