stanski Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 As you can probably tell from the title - not a good morning today- my wonderphone jumped out of my hand and leapt onto the carpark tarmac - side on and of course has squished one of its corners near the ringer volume switch! Ar$@!!! I've has a quick shuftie on' tinternet to see and its scaring me taking all the gubbins out of the case - had anyone had to replace the rear case on their iphone? Is it an easy enough task or fiddly! Will see if I can clip it back in has to last me another 12 months. Its all still working thank goodness but no insurance on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 i feel for you stan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 mine has a split up the back near the charger area, but still working, i thought the iphone was a sealed unit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaveZed Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I do not own an iphone (die apple die ) But from what I understand it is basically a sealed unit hence why you cannot replace the battery? I could be completely off the mark mind. I assume in breaking it open you would invalidate any warranty it might have also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Insure it now, wait a few weeks the make a claim for it, it's not what I just did when mine got water damaged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Coops Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 i have repaired a number of i phones including my own, they are very tricky but you can do it, i bought a special iphone tool kit, get some pics up and i will see what it would need, could repair it for you if you like coops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Insure it now, wait a few weeks the make a claim for it, it's not what I just did when mine got water damaged Possibly better via PM........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Insure it now, wait a few weeks the make a claim for it, it's not what I just did when mine got water damaged your the reason my insurance premiums are so high then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Thanks for the help folks and coops thanks for the offer - I managed to clip it back in only a teeny bit of scratch damage near the headphone socket at the top but I can live with it! Re: iphone is not a sealed unit - 2 screws at the base and you can unclick it - also you can replace battery etc etc - do a search on Youtube - its very modular design it just looked like you need to take the whole thing apart to replace just the black plastic case. Something I was'nt happy to do at the moment - anyway its working so far and it does'nt look too bad yet - if it cracks then I will get a new case for it. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfman Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 What model do you have? i have a 3g and like rtbiscuit the botom of mine split, so i bought a case that goes over the back (normal back stays on), it's 1.5mm plastic so doesnt increase the size by much, but keeps it nice and safe dropped mine a few times and it's come out without even a scratch because of the back case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 What model do you have? i have a 3g and like rtbiscuit the botom of mine split, so i bought a case that goes over the back (normal back stays on), it's 1.5mm plastic so doesnt increase the size by much, but keeps it nice and safe dropped mine a few times and it's come out without even a scratch because of the back case! Hi elfman - 16GB 3GS - A guy at work showed me his case - think its the same as the one you have - INCIPIO? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Incipio-Feather ... B001M1JLLU Might be tempted I think another bounce and it will crack further this time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I bought a fatlace case, cost me about £20 You can get cases from getuncommon.com - you can design your own cases over there. If anyone wants one from there then I have a 20% discount code you can use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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