So I have a friend who broke the glass on his G2X, he needed a new phone and bought on of mine from me. He eneded up just giving me the G2X too! So my question here is...
Has anyone here replaced the glass before on this phone?
If so, how are is it to do, and where did you get the parts from?
Thanks in advance!
I would love to know also, I managed to drop my phone for the second time today. The first time it was on asphalt, but absolutely nothing happened. Today it fell on tile, directly hitting the slight curve in the screen in the upper right corner. Low and behold, it's pretty cracked, but the LCD is perfectly fine.
So much for the Corning Gorilla Glass.
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You can find them here
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...kw=lg+g2x+digitizer&_sacat=See-All-Categories
And here is how to replace it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K77Xepb6yd8
changing digitizer glass
I had gotten a g2x with a broken digitizer glass off ebay not far back. I also bought ths new digitizer glass on ebay as well for about 54 dollers. There is a video on youtube that shows how to change it but it leaves a couple of things out witch I had to sort out but it was not that hard at all. I will try to post what they left out so yuo all can fix yours.
As well I will try to post pics of ths two things to be carefull about so you do not mess anything up. I may not be able to post it till thiss weekend
Eddie
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I have done some research and searching to remove scratches.
For screens there are several types, capacitive which are newer and resistive which is older. They also now have different materials glass, plastic and some have layers.
For housings they are typically plastic, but the Inspire 4G has a metal or maybe aluminum housing. I purchased a Novus plastic polish kit which is a 3 part system but in the title it says plastic. I may try it on the metal housing.
Have you all gotten rid of scratches using products? I have also come across IDrops
You can always sand and polish the aluminum back. i did this since im waiting for my new glass to get here. oh the blue squiggle in the center is something wrong with the camera on my other phone
Will it keep its color if you sand/polish it?
I did the same thing with my hd2 about 6 months ago and its holding up just fine. might have to polish it again but thats the easy part. i probably wouldnt have done it to my inspire but i got it used and it was pretty beat up with some deep scratches. so i figured i'd give it a shot since i was pretty happy with the way it turned out on my hd2.
Im seriously thinking about doing this! Any advice? It would be appreciated!
justin g. said:
You can always sand and polish the aluminum back. i did this since im waiting for my new glass to get here. oh the blue squiggle in the center is something wrong with the camera on my other phone
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That is awesome!!! I am going to do this.
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slgooding said:
Will it keep its color if you sand/polish it?
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No... If you sand it, the paint comes off.
the best advise i can give is to take your time. it can be a pain in the ass at times. i had some 600 grit sandpaper laying around and a scratch repair kit for my car. i believe its called QUIXX scratch repair. i used the 3000 grit that came with the kit after the 600 grit and used the kit as directed after all that.
the polish back plate look nice
found this but i dont think the inspire has the same material however it may still help
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=871308
that s a pretty good guide. it might work but only on light scratches because it doesnt take much sanding to get to bare aluminum.
Where do you guys order the housing I need a new volume rocker. Also a guide on how to take it apart for some repairs to the glass glue. Any help fellas?
youtube has videos on how to get it apart and ebay has housing replacements. be careful when trying to get the glass and lcd out. i thought i would end up breaking it and i've had plenty of experience with taking phones apart.once u have it most of the way aprt u will wanna pull glass and the lcd out from the bottom first because the top corners are under the frame plastic.
I had my Nexus 5 screen shattered about 3 months ago. I replaced the screen from local phone repair shop. I think they had stuck a new screen on the phone's body and like a month ago, it has again started coming out from the body.
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The repair shop gave me a warranty of a just a month so I might end up spending more if I go there again. Is there any way to fix this issue by yourself? Like any glue or something that can make the screen hold on to the body? I thought about using superglue, but the area between glass and LCD screen is very sensitive and is not be tinkered with unless you've got some professional experience. And yes - the phone is out of warranty and they would not have provided me with a replacement because warranty doesn't cover external damage.
Did they use any adhesive?
Sent from my Nexus 5
Might I recommend a solid case? That there's pretty beat up. ?
I have never replaced a screen... But I'd say to have a professional fix it. Dumping glue in there could get very messy.
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In fact.... As long as the touches work.... A solid case, not a soft rubber one, could hold that in there until you move on to your next device.
Shove it in a good case. Looks like it's worth 0 due to being so beat up anyway
Goodluck lol. The shop most likely used crappy tape.
Hello everyone,
I got my Nexus 5 in white back in August and it's an amazing phone but I recently came across something that confused me.
As I tried to apply a tempered glass screen protector I noticed I couldn't get it to apply properly on the bottom, right under the screen. After a closer look I found out that the glass isn't even there. It's curved inwards which in turn makes it impossible to apply a glass screen protector without air.
Now the device is functioning fine but I'm not sure if this will be covered by warranty. It seems like a defect since I can't think of any physical event causing that. I've never let it fall down and it's still in perfect condition otherwise.
If I could get some advise on what I can do here or if anyone's got similar experience I'd love to hear about it.
Same here just below led notification it's nothing and came like this from factory I have my n5 since last week seen this the 2nd day but you can see it just when you move the phone in light it does not bother me I don't use any screen protector
You need to gently clamp in together on that spot, using a thin cloth to avoid scratches. Leave it for an hour and should stay gone.
Did with my Mime ghost glass. ?
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Don't over do it obviously, or you could crack it.
Yes it is not quite flat. As above, clamp it for 30 minutes or so. I used some cloth wrapped around the phone and a bulldog clip.
This is a commong thing? That doesn't sound good, I kinda hope it's covered by warranty, I'll contact the vendor to see if they can replace it.
They're all the same. Just a design flaw.
Replace it and you'll most likely see the next one is no different.
lyubor said:
This is a commong thing? That doesn't sound good, I kinda hope it's covered by warranty, I'll contact the vendor to see if they can replace it.
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Every one of them is like this. It may even be intentional rather than a flaw. We don't know. Its just the way the N5 is.
Hey guys. I have the samsung galaxy s6 active and yesterday while working on my car i laid down on it and somehow when i pulled it out of my pocket the screen was flashing white and colors up and down it. If i smacked it hard enough i could see the clock and access the phone, but it's basically done for. I went out and bought an s7 active to replace it (although i had first had the s7 and lifeproof case, but later changed my mind). My question is, does this sound like a digitizer/lcd issue or is it farther back in the phone? The phone is functional when the screen "cooperates" although 1/3 of the screen still flickers even when it "works". But i can touch icons, input my pin, etc. So what do you think it needs and can you point me to parts if so? And is it easy to disassemble? I'd like to repair it and keep it as a spare, sell it or give it to a family member.
SuzukiGS750EZ said:
Hey guys. I have the samsung galaxy s6 active and yesterday while working on my car i laid down on it and somehow when i pulled it out of my pocket the screen was flashing white and colors up and down it. If i smacked it hard enough i could see the clock and access the phone, but it's basically done for. I went out and bought an s7 active to replace it (although i had first had the s7 and lifeproof case, but later changed my mind). My question is, does this sound like a digitizer/lcd issue or is it farther back in the phone? The phone is functional when the screen "cooperates" although 1/3 of the screen still flickers even when it "works". But i can touch icons, input my pin, etc. So what do you think it needs and can you point me to parts if so? And is it easy to disassemble? I'd like to repair it and keep it as a spare, sell it or give it to a family member.
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Dissasebly aint to bad. S6s re prone to minute amounts of moisture dammage check all the flex cables and clean with a qtip and 1 single drop of alcohol. Then folow up with 1 single drop of wd 40 for continued protection. 1 drop of wd for whole job. Its woth a shot i bout mine with loads of hardware issues on a hopful hunch and this fixed mine. There was noticable corrosion on the usb flex.
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I was reading that some claim even the sweat in ure pocket.
I am a mechanic and if mines in my pocket for any mmount of time i notice sweat on it i try to keep it out. The glass back must be removed with a hetgun no pussyfootin with a hair dryer. I broke my back glass. But im in a case so i dont see it. Plus u can buy new ones cheap. So dont frek if u do break it. Most people do
I have a crack in my screen now. The only thing keeping me sane is that even though it goes across the whole display, I can barely see it. I only notice when the display is white. With that being said, should I put a protective film over top the display to prevent the crack from spreading. I'm thinking about like an invisible shield or Zagg. Would be cool if it hides the crack but not holding my breath on that one.
TimDotThomas said:
I have a crack in my screen now. The only thing keeping me sane is that even though it goes across the whole display, I can barely see it. I only notice when the display is white. With that being said, should I put a protective film over top the display to prevent the crack from spreading. I'm thinking about like an invisible shield or Zagg. Would be cool if it hides the crack but not holding my breath on that one.
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Well, mine got a spider like crack, not very big....but gonna pay the £25 Excess or deductable as Americans say?
Then get a ice new screen via my £6.00 per month insurance.
ps: yeah, defo put a screen protector on, whether already cracked or not.
Matt.
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Defo stick one one.
I got a crack in mine, claiming off insurance tho' for a new scree.
Stuff paying £290 for a new screen, just gotta pay my excess/deductable, which is £25.00 and voila...nice brand new screen.
Matt
I wonder how a windshield repair kit would work on a phone screen...
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