hey everyone Kelsey heroes I fix it
messing with all those dongles has
probably screwed up your lightning
connector but who saw that coming we did
we're going to show you how to replace
that lightning connector in your iPhone
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so this repair you're going to need a p2
pentalobe screwdriver an eye opener a
suction cup a spudger some isaacsohn
opening pics a tri point wide
triple-zero screwdriver some tweezers a
phillips double zero drivers and a sim
card
eject tool when you complete this repair
yourself be sure to follow the
step-by-step instructions on ifixit.com
not only will you find helpful photos
and detailed instructions you'll also be
able to read comments and suggestions
from other users who have already
completed the repair which can be super
helpful especially if it's your first
DIY sale keep in mind that opening the
iPhones display will compromise this
waterproof seal once your repair is
complete you'll need to take extra care
to avoid exposing your iPhone to liquid
damage in the future as with any repair
be sure your phone is powered off before
beginning then begin by removing the two
pentalobe screws on the bottom edge of
the iPhone with the screws out it's time
to soften up the adhesive holding the
screen in place detailed instructions on
how to heat the eye opener can be found
over on the guide attach of suction cups
of the lower half of the display
assembly just above the home button be
sure the suction cup does not overlap
the home button as this will prevent a
seal from forming between the suction
cup and the front glass pull up on the
suction cup to create a small gap
between the display assembly in the rear
case then grab your spudger in insert
the flattened into the gap slide to
subject to the left along the lower edge
of the iPhone now slide this ledger up
the left side of the iPhone starting at
the lower edge and move towards the
volume control buttons and silent switch
now do the same thing starting from the
bottom right corner
well upon the suction cup to lift up the
display but be careful not to raise the
display more than two degrees go ahead
and remove the suction cup and slide an
opening pic along the top into the
iPhone between the rear case and the
front panel while the display is
definitely slightly away from the top
edge of the phone disengage the clips
holding it to the rear case open the
iphone by swinging the display up from
the left side but don't try to fully
separate it just yet their ribbon cable
still connecting it to the logic board
now we can use our driver to remove the
four tripoint screws from the lower
connector bracket with the screws out of
the way we can lift away the bracket now
grab your slider and disconnect the
battery connector embeds it away from
the socket then use the flat end of the
spudger to pry the two lower display
connector straight up from their sockets
on the logic board moving to the top of
the phone remove the two Phillips screws
securing the sensor assembly bracket
with the screws out of the way you can
remove the bracket
grab your sputter and disconnect the
front panel sensor assembly from its
socket and remove the display assembly
next take out the two Phillips screws to
remove the barometric vent from the rear
case and use the flat end of a spudger
to disconnect the taptic engine
connector from a socket on the logic
board unscrew the three Phillips screws
securing the taptic engine to the rear
case and take out the taptic engine
tackle the Phillips screws securing the
Wi-Fi diversity intended to the rear
case and use the pointed end of a
spudger to lift the two antenna cable
connectors up off their sockets on the
logic board the speaker has three
Phillips screws securing it to the rear
case
remove the antenna cables from there
clip on the speaker then use your
tweezers to gently lift the speaker off
of the rear case
eject your SIM card and use the flat end
of a spudger to disconnect a rear-facing
camera connector remove the two Phillips
screws securing the rear camera bracket
to the rear case and then remove the
bracket
grab your smudger again to disconnect
the camera flash cable connector then
remove the two tripoint screws holding
the upper cable bracket in place lift
away the upper cable bracket and use the
flat end of the spreader to disconnect
the upper cable connector remove the
four Phillips screws securing the
antenna and remove the top 11 antennas
then take out two more Phillips screws
to remove the bracket
grab your standoffs did and remove the
standoffs screw from the grounding
bracket use tweezers to gently bend the
logic board grounding bracket out of the
way and use the point of a spudger to
disconnect the lower cable connector
remove the four screws from the logic
board then use the point of a spudger to
move the SIM card eject lendor out of
the logic works way lift the battery
connector end of the logic board up and
pull it out of the rear case remove the
Phillips screw and the spring contacts
of a lightning connector then remove the
two screws securing the lightning
connector cable in place if you have a
new phone you might need to remove two
stickers covering the screws that secure
the lightning connector to the bottom of
the root case then use the pointed end
of a spudger to separate the two
microphones from the bottom of the rear
case heat up your eye opener for 30
seconds and lay it over the lower edge
of the phone
starting from the middle of the phone
slide and opening a pic towards the
lightning connector to separate it from
the rear tape stop sliding the paper
when it reaches the lightning and just
like that gently pull the lightning
connector out of its hole on the rear
case
now before you tackle this fix yourself
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