Broken Htc 6800 Phone......fixed!

[liquidglass]

A week or so ago I was at a party with some friends and got a little more messed up than I had planned being dehydrated. Well my phone was fine for the whole night then when I got back to my apartment I saw with horror that something strange had happened, my screen had cracked. On a phone that retailed for $500 and got on ebay about 6 months ago for $250 brand new. Obviously this was a bad thing. Here's how it looked.



Needless to say I needed a new phone and quickly. I could only use about 5% of the screen and that really wasn't helpful lol. So I set out to buy a new one when my brother reminded me I could try to change the screen. So that's what I did.

I found a screen complete with tools for about $30 and a help video on youtube. Got the screen and commenced to fixing it. Here's the phone fully taken apart.



Needless to say I didn't expect the phone to be 6 layers plus battery/back cover. But with it already apart time to put on the new screen. I have various pictures of that process but they honestly would be boring. So we'll cut to the chase and here's the phone good as new.





As you can guess I was stoked to have it fully working on the first try. I took my time and maintained hookah during so the whole process took about an hour, but it sure beats the hell out of buying a new phone and transferring everything.

So take it as a lesson if you crack your screen, touch screen or not just buy a new one, learn a new skill and save some money!

[ashes87]

Thats pretty cool. Im about to have to do the same thing to an XBOX 360 that got the red rings of death because I have seen different guides on how to repair that and it looks simple enough, just time consuming more than anything.

[Jeff_T]

Awesome, well done liquid. I recently got a new BB and added the insurance, although its $7/mon. + $50 replacement fee, its much better than paying about $500 for a replacement. Not anywhere near as in depth but I replaced my old 4th gen iPod battery last month and it was a great investment. Practically new iPod for about $25. The internet is filled with awesome tutorials...

[Amn_sinclair]

i use to have a phone just like that it was the tmobile wing. Anyways i have a huge crack in my screen on my nokia e63 and am looking about replacing that to. I just have to find the right tool kit

[liquidglass]

Awesome, well done liquid. I recently got a new BB and added the insurance, although its $7/mon. + $50 replacement fee, its much better than paying about $500 for a replacement. Not anywhere near as in depth but I replaced my old 4th gen iPod battery last month and it was a great investment. Practically new iPod for about $25. The internet is filled with awesome tutorials...

I completely get that def better than paying 500 for a replacement.

Only problem I have with the insurance plans is 1) didn't upgrade my phone just bought a new one on ebay and didn't feel like protecting it and 2) over the 2 year contract you end up paying about $270 which IMO just isn't worth it for as occasional as things happen to my phone lol. But if i had more cash for my monthly bill I'd probably do it.