My Problem

Wife dropped iPad 2 and shattered the screen.

My Fix

Ordered the iPad 2 Front Panel Assembly and Repair Kit. The ifixit repair guide was really great and easy to follow. I agree with others, though, that the process is much more tedious and takes longer with the shattered screen because the screen does not come off in one piece. I had to use a tiny flat-headed screw driver to scrape/peel all of the little glass shards off of the adhesive. Took about 2 hours to get all of the glass off then only 10 minutes to install the new front panel. iPad works great again.

My Advice

Wear googles if working with a shattered screen.

My Problem

My wife - the clumbsy little darling she is, dropped her iPad one times too many. Alas the dreaded spiderweb tiptoed across her screen, and into the bedroom she waltzes. Why the loud face hunny...!?

My Fix

Not sure about the "iOpener" however a heat gun works wonders. An added plus is that you don't need to keep getting up and putting it in the microwave. Just turn it on low aim it in the areas where the adhesive is and wait for it to get hot. After spending about three hours painstakingly peeling off the broken screen in sections, the rest was a sinch.

My Advice

Wear safety glasses/goggles. When you start removing the screen, tiny bits of glass are going to fly everywhere. Also be patient and take your time. I'd also recommend using a heat gun; like the one included in the PS3 YLOD fix kit.

My Problem

My wife's iPad2 GSM tipped over on a tile floor and cracked. Spider cracks covered the entire front surface and went right to the edges of the glass.

My Fix

Having recently successfully replaced an iPhone5 front digitizer, I approached this project a bit over-confident. I found this repair to be quite a bit longer and more challenging. I followed the repair guides which I feel were pretty good. My challenge was that as I worked to pry up the broken digitizer, the glass kept splintering, cracking and coming off in small chips. The underlying adhesive tended to keep the larger pieces in place but tiny shards of glass were flying everywhere - wearing eye protection is a MUST!

My expierience with the iFixit heating "tube" was less than ideal. Though it got hot, it didnt seem to generate quite enough heat for my situation. After finding some other online videos that showed people using heat guns, I got mine out and tried using it and had better results. I was sure to only apply in short bursts so as not to overheat and damage internal components. It did a better job of loosening the adhesive.

I proceded cautiously as I did not want to break anything. Total repair time for me was 3 hours, with 2 of those simply working to get the front digitizer glass off. The last hour was spent carefully reassembling. I had just a little trouble getting the digitizer cable to lie flat and fold properly, but with a little fidgeting, the new glass went into place and looks as good as new.

With this first iPad repair under my belt, I would not hesitate to do another, and am confident the next experience would go more quickly and smoothly. Thanks to iFixIt for great products delivered quickly and at a reasonable price.

My Advice

1) Take your time - be patient and work slowly

2) I spread a large sheet of paper out on your work space - good for catching and seeing small pieces of glass that came away. Avoid working on a carpet, placemat or other fabric surface.

3) Wear eye protection!

4) See point 3 above!

5) Consider gentle use of a heat gun if the iOpener heating pad doesn't work well for you.

6) As noted by others and the guides, be very careful near the WiFi antenna to the right of the home button. Do not pry too deeply when working to release the adhesive.

My Problem

A friend of mines daughter, dropped her IPad 2 on the floor and busted the screen.

My Fix

It went ok, even though right at the lift point of the screen, is where she broke it, so it wasn't that easy getting it started.

My Advice

I just used 1 Guitar Pick and used a card board piece x4 to keep the sides from re-sticking, worked a lot better, i felt like.

My Problem

I broke my daughters ipad screen so I had to fix it.

local repair shop wanted almost as much as a new ipad mini to replace the screen .

My Fix

in the end it went well , but i sliced the wifi cable so had to replace that too.

speaker cable also was a PITA and the crimps came away from the connector - but went back in ok and were taped with a little strip of kapton to keep them in place

careful reassembly , and everything works :)

My Advice

watch out for the wifi cables!

also dont panic if you make a mess , usually you can fix it