Apple Iphone 3G Replacement Front Glass and Digitizer - Repair your cracked glass

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001ISL548
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (114 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #813 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Apple Iphone 3G Replacement Front Glass and Digitizer - Repair your cracked glass

Customer Reviews

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96 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need...well done!, August 21, 2009

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Budge (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple Iphone 3G Replacement Front Glass and Digitizer - Repair your cracked glass (Wireless Phone Accessory)

This replacement front glass and digitizer worked perfectly. The glass arrived well packaged and with pre-cut adhesive tape. This product does not come with instructions, but step-by-step instructions with pictures can be found [...].

It was not very difficult to install, but you need the right tools and you need to be patient. The whole process took me about an hour. The three things you will need are a phillips #00 screwdriver, an equally small flathead screwdriver, and a hairdryer.

The gentleman who gave this product a poor review is correct that this product does not come with the rubber gasket. However, no replacement glass from any company comes with that. It's actually part of the plastic frame that you will be attaching the new glass to with the adhesive tape. It can be difficult to remove the broken glass from the plastic frame, but if you use the hair dryer to loosen the adhesive on the broken glass, it should not take you very long to remove it and the rubber gasket will be just fine. I used the small screwdriver and a razor blade. Take your time.

Something else worth mentioning is that this glass comes with 5 protective films instead of just 2 (front and back). I was really impressed. You peel off a different protective film for each step of the reassembly process. That way, you don't get any dust, hair, or particles trapped in between your lcd and your glass.

This product is well made and I cannot tell the difference between it and my original one from Apple. If you can follow instructions well, this is the best and most cost effective way to fix your iphone glass.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does the job, at a cheap price., May 26, 2010

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F. Alex Maltese (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Iphone 3G Replacement Front Glass and Digitizer - Repair your cracked glass (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Yes this is an APPiE product, not a "real" Apple piece. Did you really expect to be getting a real OEM part for 9 bucks?

Regardless, it did the job and looks the stuff. My Father gave me his old iPhone 3G after he dropped it from his truck and smashed the glass. I ordered this and it came in way ahead of the expected delivery date, so I had it before my Dad could even ship me the phone. After a few hours of watching videoed instructions on how to remove the screen (YouTube)I got it done and the folks at the AT&T store said they couldn't even tell!

If I had to do it again I'd by the one with the plastic frame along with the glass, it's a few bucks more but the hardest part was getting the old broken glass off the silly frame without bending it all to hell. If I had that part it probably would have taken me about 20 minutes to replace it.

As a word of caution, the screw driver you get with this kit is too big for the internal screws so make sure you have a really tiny screw driver and a magnet to stick them to. I started this project sitting on the couch and spent a good half hour trying to find one of the tiny suckers... Sit at a well lit table or workbench!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing 5*s, December 16, 2009

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B. Tovar (DALLAS, TX, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Iphone 3G Replacement Front Glass and Digitizer - Repair your cracked glass (Wireless Phone Accessory)

great price around... first time with amazon too fast shipment and you get well what you paid for. Just quick note : the LCD is like a chip so handle it carefully and don't pry anything, I did and now have to order A LCD..