iPad 3 Screen Repair

[DRD]

What is the best way to do this please ?

Are any if the diy kits any good ?

Is it safe to send it away get it repaired by a third party ? Or do they just clone your identity, load malware/ trojans etc, post your naked photos of kate middleton on revenge porn sites, steal all your money, sell your house from under you, rack up debts and download illegal material (isis, extremism, underage etc) on there ?

Thanks

 

[Spandangler]

The latter mate. Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

 

[RudeDogg1]

It's easy to do it yourself and the easiest way to do it is to buy a complete screen assembly off eBay (bezzle, touch screen, LCD, button, speaker ect) that's already put together with the tools. And watch a bunch of vids on YouTube. It's the iPhone 5 and onwards that are a pain to do they have a tendency to self destruct and not work again when swapping screens

 

[cooldan]

You have naked Kate Middleton photos?

 

[DRD]

I could probably afford a new iPad if I had.

 

[Nedreud]

I had my wife's smashed iPhone 4S screen replaced by a great little company in Guildford. I know not an ideal location for you but the point is that I was able to sit, wait and watch whilst they did it in less than an hour. And no dodgy slipping out the back for 2 minutes to hack my data. All above board and on the table right in front of me. I thought it was very good for £50 (now £45) and in a side-by-side comparison the replacement screen looked much better (brighter, better colour and contrast) than the original on my iPhone 4. At the time I think they did iPad screens for around £90 (now £70).

http://idoctor4u.co.uk/

"We dont charge for diagnostics.
90 day warranty on all repairs.
No Fix- No Fee guarantee on all our work.
While you wait service available with most repairs."

 

[cooldan]

i had my ipad air screen replaced when i cracked it a couple of years ago, was very happy with how it looked, but since then i wonder if they used sub-standard products, as the touch screen 'oleophobic layer' seemed to get worn out in spots:

i only bought the thing to play TPA on (pinball arcade app) so 90% of the use was over the flipper areas, don't know if this woulda been the same on an unrepaired tablet or not

 

[Nedreud]

Interesting @cooldan... I've had an iPad 2 since it was released and not noticed any patches or the like. It's had a fair amount of abuse from 2 kids as well during the 5 years I've had it.

 

[cooldan]

I still use it these days btw, still mainly for TPA, but I use it upside down (home button at the top) as the areas of failed touch screen were too annoying. If the same happens on this end of the screen, I'm having the job redone- or more likely, giving/selling it away and replacing it.

 

[Wiredworm]

Not been brave enough to try an iPad yet. They have bits which are held together with adhesive and although you can use a heat gun to soften it up and get it apart i'm not confident i'd be able to get it back together without it being evident it's been taken to bits.

Personally i'd take it to a local place to get it done. Not sure about iPads but I know our local Timpsons (key cutting/shoe place) also does iPhone screen repairs. If you have one local it might be worth giving them a call.

Or just take the bull by the horns and go for it; you'll most likely need a hair dryer or heat gun. When we did android phones in the past we also had to buy some of the fine adhesive 'wire' you use for putting it back together, although some guides i've read suggest it's not necessary on iPads because the stuff they use is sticky as hell so should be good enough to be left in place.

 

[RudeDogg1]

Miss read thought it said iPod/iPhone