How do I fix my iPhone with dead strip at the bottom?
Hey there.
I have a broken iPhone 3G, and I'm not exactly sure about what I need to replace.
I can't touch the bottom fifth of the screen - it simply won't respond at all, including the keyboard. As well, the small stripes won't seem to go away no matter what I do, and looks like it's stuck on the display. That's the area where it won't respond.
I've looked at the products on iFixit, and I'm a bit hesitant to follow the guide which involves using a heat gun/blow dryer, and I'd appreciate it if there was a solution that didn't involve heating something up and removing parts off it (Hopefully I can just buy that frame or whatever it is).
I have a few pictures of the problem:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4838/img2...
There are dead strips at the bottom where the coloring is different.
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/2092/...
I cannot touch, and it won't respond to me touching below that striped area.
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7293/im...
Hopefully it might be a bit easier to see it here.
I'd really appreciate it if I knew specifically what parts I needed to buy, like the digitizer, LCD screen, bezel, or any other parts needed to fix this without a hot gun/hair dryer.
Links would be helpful.
Thanks!
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sent an email to hector asking him to check in on this question. He can give you far better advice on this than me!
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