iPhone 5 Glass Replacement

Written By: Phil Hotka
  • Comments: 28
iPhone 5 Glass Replacement

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

11

Time Required

1 - 4 hours

Introduction

Remove the old glass from the digitizer and replace it with new glass without replacing the assembly

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to pry the home button up from the display assembly.

    I had a bit of a tough time remove the sticky gasket that sits around the home button. I almost tore it during removal.

    baileyswanson -

    It was pretty harder at the beginning to remove the home button as baileyswanson mentioned here. But you can loosen up the glue with an Ifixit Heat Gun or a hairdryer.

    Spacewide -

    I used this to remove a "big" dent from the top right corner of my iPhone, thank you so much! :)

    Francesco -

    I am looking for the glue that is used for fixing the LCD and touch panel, Can anyone suggest me which is that and how to apply?

    Tobin -

    Soak it in 99% Isopropyl Alcohol (or as high of a % you can get). It will help loosen the adhesive quite nicely. :)

    stretchymantis -

    When reinstalling the home button, be careful you don't offset too much of the adhesive. This can result in a steeper edge when pressing the home button once everything is finished. Make sure that the adhesive closest in distance to the home button is as far from the opening as possible.

    earthhasassri -

    Heating the home button prior to removal is recommended, as the rubber around the button is extremely thin and prone to ripping.

    Addison Rasmussen -

    Just pressing it carefully from the other side made it come out quite easily !

    Nico van Dalen -

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    • Remove the home button from the display assembly.

    When putting the home button back please turn over the display and make sure you have it straight. It wasn't until I finished the repair that I discovered mine is angled a bit wrong. I don't care - but you might!

    Daniel Hatton -

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    • Remove two 1.2 mm Phillips screws from each side of the LCD frame (four total).

    Any one else have a hard time removing these screws????

    Erin Ray -

    These were tighter then the rest of them.

    dudeomfgstfux -

    Having trouble getting these out any advice?

    whitingkye -

    Yes, WD-40 did not help much but the screwdriver PZ000 worked.

    Vlad Dolnik -

    Make a note of the fact that these 1.2 mm screws are different than the other 1.2 mm ones used elsewhere in this procedure. These 4 seem to have a different thread and a flat/countersunk head. The other two removed previously have a flat/pan head. They are not interchangeable. If you do get them mixed up it’s easy enough to tell them apart if you put them thread up on your work surface which should probably be a tray of some sort. The pan head ones will reflect light at you, the countersunk head ones won’t.

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    • Remove the two screws securing the LCD shield plate to the display assembly:

    • One 1.4 mm Phillips screw

    • One 2.6 mm Phillips screw

    The gold retaining nut into which the 2.6mm screw screws can fall out. Be mindful.

    Dave Varon -

    As with the home button, take care not to pierce the fornt panel when re-assembling, especially on the upper 2.6 mm screw

    James Macleod -

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    • Remove the LCD shield plate from the display assembly.

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    • The bare display assembly remains.

    • For reassembly, make sure to transfer over the LCD shield, home button, front facing camera assembly, front facing camera lens bezel and earpiece speaker to your new part.

    • If the replacement screen seems to not fit in the original frame, do not put too much force on the screen, or the glass might crack. Instead, try inserting the screen at a 30° angle, starting at the top. The aim here is to get the three plastic brackets under the metal frame of the phone and move with slight pressure from the sides to the bottom.

    • Make sure to remove the protective cover from your new display assembly as well as the protective cover on the back of the LCD.

    • Note: When reassembled, the screen may not turn on. Try fixing this by plugging your phone in, and holding down the power and home buttons at the same time for 20 seconds.

    After a replace the old screen with the new screen somehow when I put everything back together including the screws at the very bottom to tighten it up the screen popps up a little bit ???? Like it doesn't want to go in please help

    Daisy Medina -

    Is this a screen from us?

    Scott Dingle -

    Yes when I baught it, it said us LCD

    Daisy Medina -

    The screen that I got had a purple film on the back. Must remove so that the back looks like exactly the same color as the one original one.

    Kent Leung -

    HELP :) my old screen and new screen look identical taken apart except that the old one has a clear ring wear the front camera sits and the new one does not. Is there a way to move this part?

    Kristen -

    Use the small suction cup to remove and place the LCD

    dudeomfgstfux -

    after replacing the assembly, the phone doesn't turn on, but only shows the battery and the plug icons. There's anything I could do before contact the vendor?? Thanks for the help ^^

    Rocco Lorusso -

    Me too, did you get a fix for this?

    JMS -

    Hello, I’m trying to retrieve pictures from an iphone5 that were not in iCloud. Phone didn’t turn on had problems w battery replace battery and doesn’t turn on. Apple store advised that as long as phone turns on then they can help.

    Isabel -

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    • I used some clear packing tape to help me remove the glass and get suction.

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    • Using a hot plate (cooktop) and a temp gun heat up the LCD to about 150-160 degrees. I also soaked the display in Duck Brand adhesive remover. Working a few pieces of glass at a time soaking and heating. I used a small flat head, plastic pry and a high guitar string to remove all the glass from the LCD. Be careful not to twist the LCD assembly.

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    • After all the glass is removed from the LCD, gently soak it down in adhesive remover and use your fingers to get rid of the rest of the goo

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    • Clean the rest of the glass and goo off of the frame. I used the same heat and adhesive remover method, but a touch more heat here is okay.

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    • Attach the new glass to the frame and LCD. I only attached the glass to the frame on mine for various reasons. Others recommend using an optically clear adhesive to attach the new glass to the LCD directly. Then reassemble the display and install.

    Isn't it difficulty to attach the glass to the frame? Please, reply me, I need help.

    And how do you did it?

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Phil Hotka

Member since: 07/06/13

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One comment

i've buyed this yaxun LOCA adhesive remover, to remove the screens glue, the thing is that how you avoid damaging the display? i found that the display was divided in two parts when i started removing the glue, so the glue remover got between the two parts of the display and with what type of glue you secure the frame? again the one i've buyed is yaxun 7000 glue multipurpose glue and is not a tight cohesion between the frame and the digitizer

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