Repairing iPhone 4 dust mesh

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DIY replacement of iPhone dust mesh. Replacing a iPhone speaker dust mesh on the front of an iPhone would require disassembling the whole phone. There is an easier and much cheaper workaround for this...

  • Author: aiwo
  • Time required: 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy
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Add Note Edit Step 1 — dust mesh  ¶ 

  • Left image shows iPhone with missing front dust mesh

  • Right image shows dust meshes on bottom

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Cut out a piece of stainless steel mesh of the tea filter using a pocket knife

  • Trim the piece of mesh using a pair of scissors to a size of approx. 3x9 mm

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Fold the piece of mesh longways using the plastic tip

  • Use a pair of tweezers to insert the folded piece of mesh into the hole above the speaker

  • Put piece of mesh into place using plastic tip

  • That's it - see the result on the images

For more information, check out the iPhone 4 device page.

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