Daughter shattered her i-phone screen.

[Robb]

Phone still works but the screen is all shattered. Anyone ever attempt a DIY repair?
I see parts are available inexpensively. You tube shows a few that have attempted repairs and then the phone no longer worked.
How hard is this really?
I've replaced laptop screens before but I have no tech/ESD/knowledge, but I can turn a screw driver.

Anyone successful? Have a favorite parts vendor?

This is the daughters deal, I won't pay to fix it, but I will do the work. If you remember from some of my other posts she's in so deep with traffic tickets, previous car repairs etc she's drowning in bills right now.

[SouthPaw]

I know there are places you can pay for them to replace screens and IIRC, they are fairly inexpensive. Of course this depends on what type of iPhone but I would call around first to see what parts and labor would cost. Then you can decide if a DIY repair is worth the additional hassle/liability.

[Wulf202]

I've only done them on s3 and s4. Those went ok but the s3 never was the same. Much happier with just buying a used phone.

[ray1970]

Guys I work with have replaced their iPhone screens. They say it's pretty simple.

Beyond that, I have no good advice.

[TFOGGER]

I've done several, from an HTC HD2 to iPhone 5. Some finesse required, but generally easier than reassembling a Ruger Mk3 22/45...

[SA Friday]

My daughter killed two phones in two months at one point of her illustrious teen years. I feel your pain.

[EvilRhino]

Wife shattered an Ipad and an Iphone in the same month. I think the place she took it too was about $119 for the Ipad and 109 for the phone. Better than bricking it and having to buy a new $700 phone IMO.

[Irving]

Do people not believe in cases? I've literally dropped am Iphone off the top of a roof and it didn't break.

[kwando]

What version iPhone. If its a 5/5S/5C/5SE it might be cheaper to get the entire front assembly, versus pulling off all the cracked shards of glass and replacing the screen. If you buy the glass with digitizer its basically plug and play, but costs more. If you are just replacing the glass, its a PITA to heat the adhesive and align everything up, but its cheaper.

I've done both.

[SouthPaw]

http://www.cpr-nco.com/smart-phones/

They have a location in Denver.