Yes, the most beautiful red, yellow, and especially electric blue colors are available for the iPhone 4 and 4S (among other colors). Yes, you can mix and match colors. Parts are readily available for anyone to buy. No, your chances of successfully getting the parts installed without damaging your iPhone are slim. However, if you must do it yourself, you'll find the following tips will help you up the odds of your success.
TIP #1:
If you get cold feet, but you already have the parts, find help. Find a reputable repair (brick and mortar) iPhone shop (a shop which just fixes iPhones, iPods, and iPads) and ask how much it would cost to install your parts. Be aware that all parts are not made equal. The possibility exist that your parts won't fit correctly, or may have a finger print on the screen which can't be removed (this would have been put there in China on the assembly line). BEFORE you let the shop change the parts for you, ask the tech to examine them and see if they think your parts will work.
TIP #2:
You probably believe you can watch a video on You Tube and you'll be able to change the parts on your own. Don't watch just one video. Find six and watch them all. Re-watch the best video over and over before you start on your phone. THEN, watch that video in segments as you actually spread your iPhone pieces all over the table.
TIP #3:
Determine right now, to have the lightest touch you have ever had in your life while fixing anything. The iPhone 4 is delicate, and it is really easy to rip a ribbon from its' connection or to simply knock a resister off its' connection. As you remove the mother board (logic board in Apple speak) don't put your hand on the three tiny (really tiny) resisters which just sort of hang out the back edge of the mother board because it isn't hard to knock one or more off.
You're reading this and thinking, "this guy just doesn't want people saving money doing their own repairs." That's not true. This is true: There is no such thing as Apple Certification for iPhone, iPod or iPad repair. iPhone shops repair iPhones, iPods and iPads which are owned by certified Apple technicians (who are certified to fix Apple computers), all the time. Ask any shop that specializes in iPhone repair, and they'll tell you it is true. It takes time and critical practice to get good at repairing these tiny devices.
By all means, if your goal is to be good or great at repairing them, start today with your own phone. Just take a deep breath, work slowly and lightly and remember where each of the 18 screws goes, because if you get the screws wrong, your iPhone won't work.
What should you do next?
We'll gladly answer any question you have about any Apple device. It is our pleasure to answer it for you, for free and without any obligation of any kind. We have done thousands of repairs. We are a family run business with two locations in Southern California. You can contact Kort, Julie or Scott Linden at http://www.itechrepairplus.com/
Thanks for reading this - Scott R. Linden
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