My Problem

It was impossibible to open Iphone 4 with pentabular screws! I had to repair the back camera because it did not get focus sometimes.

My Fix

After taking the screws away, it was easy to exchange de deffective camera.

My Advice

Be careful with the pentabular driver! It was not made for removing many screws.

My Problem

Mostly for personal satisfaction, I decided that I must peer inside my iPhone4; due to the proprietary screwhead, I could not. This made my technical side seek a cost-effective way to overcome this unreasonable control from the Big Apple.

My Fix

I got my lookie-loo at the innards, and it cost US$15 all totaled... next stop will be either the full-on iFixit repair toolkit, or a visit to the local iPhone repair expert.

My Advice

The only advice I have is this: if you're going to attempt an inside repair on an iPhone, be sure to have plenty of magnification and a clear mind... also, be *-certain-* that Screw A returns to to its Hole A. There are subtle differences to the thread-pitch and length that may not be visually obvious.

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

The problem was the pentalobular screws Apple uses to hold the iPhone4 together. I bought a new back glass (light blue) for my daughter's iPhone thinking replacement would be easy. NOT! Well, the screws got me, so I found this kit on iFixit.

My Fix

With the right tools (thanks iFixit!) did the entire repair in less than 5 minutes.

My Advice

Try iFixit first!

My Problem

My battery refused to put in an honest days work anymore!

My Fix

Replacement went almost as expected. The adhesive holding down the battery was more effective than was communicated.

My Advice

Having plastic prying tools would have made my experience less unnerving

My Problem

Shattered ATT iPhone 4 (Concrete), I've done 3g and 3gs repair before, this is more involved by a long shot.

My Fix

Time: roughly 2 hours

The great parts:

Disassembly and Assembly were flawless, just follow their instructions. Happy with purchase since it comes with warranty.

The not so great:

1.Screen has a yellow hue (very obvious)

2.Still Retina, but if held up to stock screen, you can tell the difference.

3. Gap between glass and side of phone (light leaking through) but may just need more tinkering to fix.

My Advice

Do not buy Liberation Kit = Phillips screwdriver does not even fit screws in kit, and is too blunt to fit any screws on the phone as well. Better off getting a high quality phillips from a hardware store. At least the pentalobe driver worked.

Magnetized tools are a lifesaver.

After paying close to $130 for tools/screen and getting a close to stock phone, maybe it would have been worth $199 for the replacement.

My Problem

The speaker started making crackling noises and was working intermittently until it finally died.

My Fix

The tip of the pentalobe screwdriver was too small and would not engage. Had to file the tip down. The plastic opening tools are pretty much single use.

My Advice

Definitely use the replacement phillips screws. If the screwdriver does not firmly engage, don't keep turning or you'll round the head. File down the tip to be higher on the taper. It should only take a light touch to turn the screws.

My Problem

My husband dropped his iPhone and cracked the screen, so after Googling, I gained the confidence to try a crack (pun intended) at replacing the screen with one found on Amazon. I received the screen and started replacing the original screen and when putting it back together, had accidentally stripped one of the screws. Luckily, iFixIt had screws when the screen from Amazon did not.

My Fix

Very well thanks to the handy guides at iFixIt.

My Advice

Start at iFixIt, cause you sure as $%!@ are going to finish here.

My Problem

The back glass panel of an iPhone 4S was broken from being dropped several times. I used a replacement back panel and an iPhone 4 Liberation Kit to replace the back panel--and then added a protective case.

My Fix

It was really easy to do, and went just as described in iFixit's instructions.

My Advice

It was more difficult to snap the replacement back panel into place than I expected. I had to apply a good bit of pressure to get the new panel to slide down and lock into place. Even then it wasn't perfectly seated-maybe half a millimeter off. When I put the two (new, Phillips head) screws in, though, they pulled the back panel down into place and everything ended up aligned properly.

My Problem

Water damage ruined my original upper case cable. I could clean the corrosion off other parts of the computer, but the cable was flat out broken.

My Fix

Dandy. Use the screw fastener guide, and it's easy peasy from there.

My Advice

Stay low, go slow, and silencio.