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iPhone Screen Replacement - Body Swaps
Most of you are aware of Pop's long-standing affair with photography, specifically with the creation of art by someone with so little artistic talent in any other medium.
What only a few of you are aware of is the fact that Pop is also a semi-retired bench technician.
Bench techs (Fixers) are the electronic technicians who troubleshoot and repair the hardware that comes into the shop.
This means that in the days of the TV shop, when people actually repaired their gadgets and electronics (before the current "everything's disposable" mentality took over), this is the work that I did.
As a bench-tech for a TV shop in Brooklyn my day was filled with dead-set televisions, stereos with blown fuses, CB radios that had been hit with spilled coffee, and the occasional house-call to troubleshoot the console that dad kicked when his team lost.
Electronic devices have of course evolved since then, and while most TV repair shops have faded away, the need to repair the more expensive gadgets is still prevalent.
Averaging $500 and up to buy new, when it becomes damaged you have 2 basic option; Pay the insurance deductible of $150 for a repair or replacement, or pay $200 or more for a used model. So it's easy to understand why those unlucky owners who drop their phone and pick it up to discover a cracked screen have no problem spending less than $100 to have their favorite life-tool back fast.
With six children, and fourteen grandchildren, I have managed to evolve my technical skills as the family and neighborhood 'fixer' for everything from electronic toys to cellphones and computers.
This is the reason that I used the term "semi-retired"; I don't repair televisions anymore, but now do everything else.
Recently, this need for iPhone screen replacements has become a fairly lucrative business for a handful of trained individuals, myself included. Now that replacement parts have gotten a bit easier to get from China, repairs have become a practical option.
The average cost to replace a broken touch-screen on an iPhone 3 or 4 is $75, which includes a new faceplate, a new screen, and new home button.
Parts need to be ordered from China on a case-by-case basis, and normally take 5-7 days to arrive. A complete replacement set will cost me $35 for black and white, and about $45 for colors. This is the wholesale price from the same factory that works for Apple.
Those of you considering saving 75% by simply repairing your cracked/dead screen should know that i offer the same deal as always for personal repairs:
Double the parts cost. This is both fair and predictable.
This also applies to 'vanity swaps', wherein the owner has already upgraded, and is planning to sell his old model, but wants to replace the scratched case and screen in order to get top dollar for a "new condition" product.
This beaks down to the following rates:
- iPhone 4G/4S Screen replacement: $75 (black or white)
- iPhone 3G/S Screen replacement: $75(black or white)
- iPod Touch (2-4th gen) screen replacement: $60
- iPhone 3 G/S, iPhone 4 G/S Battery replacement: $50
- iPhone 3 G/S Vanity swap (Screen, back cover, professional cleaning): $90
- iPhone 4G/S Vanity swap (Touch-Screen, back cover, cleaning): $100
- iPad v.1 or v.2 Screen replacement: $80.
- iPad v.3 screen replacement: $100.
- Color screen swap for iPhone 4G/S: $80
- iPhone 5 screen replacement: $90
- Mirror plated cover swap, iPhone 4,5: $100 ( ↓ mirror plate shown here ↓ )
Most others are asking up to $100 for the labor involved, but I consider $30-40 for about an hour's labor to be more than fair compensation.
Send me an email to: Pop57@comcast.net and let me know what model you need repaired and the color, and I'll get back to you with the shipping details.
Allow at least seven days for the return shipment of the repaired phone. In some cases, it can take that long just to get the parts, and I will make the repair as quickly as possible.
You can also text your model/color to me at 304.240.7943
JB "Pop" Stran
PS: I can also get factory parts for, and make the repairs to: iPad (gens 1,2,3), iPod Touch (gen 3-4), HTC Inspire, and most popular Android and smart phones.
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PS: I can also get factory parts for, and make the repairs to: iPad (gens 1,2,3), iPod Touch (gen 3-4), HTC Inspire, and most popular Android and smart phones.
Copyright JBStran.com
Nice Information you share with us,, its better to affordable rearing,, i am so much interested in it,, some problem we face i tell you
ReplyDeleteProblems
iPhone screen
Broken touch screen
Water damage
Battery Replacement
SOLUTIONS
Solutions is the if your battery is damaged,, should be change , if you screen problems should be see the guide of I phone, other wise contact with the,, services provider,
Iphone Repairs
Since posting I have been asked to quote a few Android prices for replacement screens, and the results have warranted an update.
ReplyDeleteWhile iPhone screen sets average $35ea wholesale, this is only because of the popularity of Apple products.
Most of the Android screens i've looked for have resulted in "never mind" responses, mainly because the repair cost is too close to the insurance deductible of $150.
Two HTC screens I needed are selling @ $90 each, my cost. Even if I work cheap, the owner can get a new phone for another twenty bucks.
This is just a 'Head Up' to Android owners. The parts cost may come as a shock because the factories that are making iPhone screens see Androids as a "specialty" product, and charge a premium.