iPhone Water Damage

mcw92

Ok so my iPhone got water damaged at the weekend.

It wouldn't turn on at all.

So i bought a new battery.
iPhone turns on and has sound and people can ring it and that.
But the screen is just black, the backlight comes on when i press a button but the screen is just black.

So i assume i need to buy a new screen.

My question is do i need a new digitiser and lcd? or is there just a certain one i need?

Like would this be okay to buy?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/REPLACEMENT-LCD-4s-TOUCH-SCREEN-DIGITIZER-ASSEMBLY-IPHONE-4-4s-FRONT-glass-/120953357692?pt=UK_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item1c2961c57c#ht_4216wt_1002

Also how hard is it to do? Anyone know anywhere that will do it for around 50-60€??

cheers

guil

The digitiser and LCD are bonded together so make sure you don't buy them separately

paddy

You may need to replace the backlight coil and/or the screen as these usually get damaged with water exposure. It may be a case that the screen is fine & the coil is shorted. See if there is even a faint image on the screen.


http://www.ebay.ie/itm/IPhone-4-backlight-repair-coil-/330651310992?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cfc5a9b90

mcw92

paddy wrote: »

You may need to replace the backlight coil and/or the screen as these usually get damaged with water exposure. It may be a case that the screen is fine & the coil is shorted. See if there is even a faint image on the screen.


http://www.ebay.ie/itm/IPhone-4-backlight-repair-coil-/330651310992?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cfc5a9b90

But when i press a button, home or sleep, the back-light comes on, but cant see anything on the screen.
Also the Flash on the back wont turn of unless i disconnect the battery?

mcw92

What do people make of this website?

Is it safe to use?

As in take the collect and return for the extra 25€ so i dont have to try open and fix it myself.

Anyone use them before?

iPhone Repair

flyguy

Price of screen depends on what iPhone, you didn't specify...
Check these guys out for repairs or parts: www.syncron.ie
You may have been better off returning it to Apple, read somewhere on boards that they have a fixed/max price for repairs and in some cases will cover out of warranty water damage as well (you'll get a new/refurbished phone). Think the price was around €160. Will see if I can find the post.

-edit- found the info:
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=Ireland&product=iphone
click "warranty and service pricing"
iPhone Model Out-of-Warranty Service
iPhone 5 €241.30
iPhone 4S €211.30
iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS,
iPhone 3G, Original iPhone €161.30

and note: Certain damage is ineligible for out-of-warranty service, including catastrophic damage, such as the device separating into multiple pieces, and inoperability caused by unauthorized modifications. However, an iPhone that has failed due to contact with liquid may be eligible for out-of-warranty service.

mcw92

flyguy wrote: »

Price of screen depends on what iPhone, you didn't specify...
Check these guys out for repairs or parts: www.syncron.ie
You may have been better off returning it to Apple, read somewhere on boards that they have a fixed/max price for repairs and in some cases will cover out of warranty water damage as well (you'll get a new/refurbished phone). Think the price was around €160. Will see if I can find the post.

-edit- found the info:
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=Ireland&product=iphone
click "warranty and service pricing"
iPhone Model Out-of-Warranty Service
iPhone 5 €241.30
iPhone 4S €211.30
iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS,
iPhone 3G, Original iPhone €161.30

and note: Certain damage is ineligible for out-of-warranty service, including catastrophic damage, such as the device separating into multiple pieces, and inoperability caused by unauthorized modifications. However, an iPhone that has failed due to contact with liquid may be eligible for out-of-warranty service.

Im not really interested in paying 211€ tbh, but cheers for the info.

flyguy

mcw92 wrote: »

Im not really interested in paying 211€ tbh, but cheers for the info.

No worries, I didn't click on the link in your post so didn't realise which iPhone you have (also didn't know about the huge price difference between models that apple charges for repair). I wonder though what your bill is gonna run up to, you already replaced the battery and now need your screen replaced but I doubt that would fix your flash issue, water damage could cause more probs later on...