My Problem

My phone was out of warranty and the speaker didn't work anymore when I talked on the phone. It was probably water damage.

My Fix

The repair was easier than I expected and successful. It took about 30 minutes.

My Advice

Follow the steps, be organized, look out for catching loose wires and connectors when you replace components.

My Problem

I couldn't lock the phone nor shut it down

My Fix

It went great thanks to ifixit guides. It took me a while though, but there's a lot of components to remove and then put them back in place

My Advice

Be careful with the screws, they are tiny

My Problem

Both sides were cracked & scratched badly.

My Fix

Replaced both parts with those received from Ifixit. Repair went well.

My Advice

Before replacing the front display, get organized and familiar with the Ifixit repair instructions.

I wrote a full report on May 19th.

My Problem

Both sides were cracked & scratched badly.

My Fix

Replaced both parts with those received from Ifixit. Repair went well.

My Advice

Before replacing the front display, get organized and familiar with the Ifixit repair instructions.

I wrote a full report on May 19th.

My Problem

The home button wouldn't responds to light presses and would barely respond to hard presses.

My Fix

Long and arduous. Make sure you have a screw tray for all of the different screws. You're going to be taking pretty much everything out of the inside of the phone so you need to be organized in how you disassemble or you will lose something important, and trust me, anything you take out of this phone is important.

My Advice

Make sure you pull the digitizer cable all the way through on reassembly. I almost messed up the cable that connects the digitizer and display to the logic board by crimping it up between the frame of the phone and the display itself. I had the phone halfway reassembled and had to take it all apart again to fix it.

My Problem

Glass cover broke

My Fix

Have not finished it yet.

My Advice

Do not rush.

My Problem

Cracked/Shattered IPod Front Panel Touchscreen - Seemed a shame to throw-away the bulk of a still-working tool. As the total cost of sending it to a qualified repair shop reached 33% of the cost of replacement, alternatively repairing it at home for about half that cost seemed appropriate.

My Fix

The replacement Front Panel arrived w/in two business days of ordering from IFixit. A good thing.

Although installation video claimed 3rd gen and 2nd gen IPod replacement procedures were virtually the same, significant differences between the two were found - e.g., "locking tabs" for 3rd gen were not physically the same as described and presented in the video and installation guide. Not a great thing, but acceptable.

The Plastic Opening Tools, although exquisitely molded, were found to be somewhat less structurally-sound than anticipated from, let alone as presented on, IFixit's web page. Had I not bought two sets of Plastic Opening Tools, the repair may not have been successful on the first attempt. Not a good thing, but, still, acceptable.

My Advice

One, update your video and installation guide to reflect the true nature of the "locking tabs" in a 3rd gen IPod.

Two, the Plastic Opening Tools appear to be constructed of a polyester resin. Although this class of plastic does offer some advantages for such a tool - electrical non-conductivity comes to mind - "bend-deformation strength" is clearly not one of them, as the tool suffers rapid degradation (chipping, sloughing of its working end) during use. Suggest IFixit consider finding another resin - perhaps a glass-filled polycarbonate - out of which to construct the opening tools. Since opening any electronic device requires care and some acumen concerning electrical properties, perhaps considering a metal material of construction should not be dismissed out-of-hand. I, for one, found a "straight-pin" to be of enormous help during the repair process.

All in all, the repair went relatively smoothly, and IFixit's web-site provided valuable resources to that end.

My Problem

Apparently not too uncommon, my home button was failing. Very annoying.

My Fix

Disassembly was a breeze! Putting it back together is like when you get a big package full of stuff and you need to return it. You can't get it to fit right, but it has to be perfect. It took almost 3 hours to complete. No room for error, it is tight in there.

My Advice

The screws are so tiny! I'm 40 and have been building computers since before I could drive, and this was a challenge for me. While I feel a great deal of satisfaction for getting this done, it was not fun. Only do this for yourself or a loved one! I would assist a friend, but only with advice.

I now feel more comfortable with the inside of the device, so I'm no longer going to worry about getting a scratch here or there since I know I can repair it myself with the right parts.

My Problem

After 2 years of faithful service, I dropped my htc EVO 4G and broke the glass. Admittedly, my first thought was, "...well this is right on time for my contract renewal..." but then I thought, it would be better if I could make my phone last a few months more. So I turned to ifixit.com to see if they had anything to help with the repair of my phone.

Sure enough, there was a detailed guide on the EVO and a link to a site that sold the replacement glass for $30 + shipping. Fixing the phone seemed the better choice to simply replacing it.

So I ordered the parts and tools for the job.

My Fix

The basic dis-assembly steps went smoothly. I had all the tools and skills for the task. The preliminary steps took only 15 minutes.

The last step of the dis-assembly was heating the glass to loosen the adhesive and gently prying it away from the bezel and the screen. Despite my patience and over 1 hour of heating and gently prying, the screen stayed adhered to the glass and eventually cracked as I was prying it out of the case.

My Advice

My best guess is that I simply didn't heat up the adhesive hot enough or long enough. My main concern was not melting any plastic part that I needed to retain.

Think twice before attempting glass replacement on a phone for the first time. Is there an experienced person who can guide you through the process? Have you ever pulled the glass off a similar item, like a tablet?

I have been taking things apart for over 4 decades. Admittedly I've been fixing and re-assembling them for less than that, maybe 3 decades or so.

This was my first attempt at a smartphone or a touch-screen for that matter...but its not likely to be my last. I'd like to watch a detailed (i.e. boring) video of someone removing the glass on a smartphone before I try it again.

My Problem

My niece has been wanting a iPhone 4 for forever!! Well, I handed down an iPhone that i bought May of last year to my nephew after the iPhone 4S came out last October. My nephew dropped the iPhone 3 weeks ago, so he stopped using the phone and bought a used one off of Ebay. My niece asked her mom if she could use the iPhone 4 even though the screen was smashed. Her mom said yes. I couldn't stand to see a broken iPhone so I bought the tools for www.ifixit.com and the rest is history!! Perfectly working iPhone!!!

My Fix

The repair took 1.5 hours and there were absolutely no problems. I took breaks and deep breaths frequently.

My Advice

The only thing I wish I had known before starting the repair would be how difficult it was to remove the battery or anything else that was glued down.