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Good afternoon all- do you perhaps know where I can get a new glass "face" for my iPad 3. It broke
 
eBay for under $30.
search for ipad 3 digitiser. Make sure it's the right one- 1, 2 and 3 are all different.
After duties it will be in your hands for about R320 or so.
See youtube for a tut on how to replace.
 
Hagu13 said:
eBay for under $30.
search for ipad 3 digitiser. Make sure it's the right one- 1, 2 and 3 are all different.
After duties it will be in your hands for about R320 or so.
See youtube for a tut on how to replace.
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I wouldn't suggest this if you are not familiar working with electronics and if you have a short temper.
 
I have fixed an iPod (not touch), a 3gs and a 4s on my own and I don't have any electronics experience.

I watch more than one tutorial. All the way through. Then I decide which one to follow. I use a very large piece of paper (I have a roll of paper 1.2m wide) as a table cloth and I circle and mark each screw and part as I disassemble the device.

Its not hard in general. Tho I do agree on the temper part. Do your homework, get the right tools, be careful, take it slow and you'll be fine.
 
Thank you. I had a look on amazon.com. But the delivery takes way too long. I am using the ipad for studies but it is frustrating with a broken screen. Any place in SA that sells the screen- apparently Apple in SA don't support this service..
 
Apple are not in SA officially. iStore which is run by Core group - will be your best bet to get it repaired. If you want to repair it yourself, you're going to have to import the part yourself.
 
Tander said:
Apple are not in SA officially. iStore which is run by Core group - will be your best bet to get it repaired. If you want to repair it yourself, you're going to have to import the part yourself.
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Apple are in SA officially, via their authorised distributor, Core Group (who also operate the iStore chain). And I am quite sure they would be happy to sell a new screen/glass or repair it for OP. The price might be scary though.
 
DuckieZA said:
Apple are in SA officially, via their authorised distributor, Core Group (who also operate the iStore chain). And I am quite sure they would be happy to sell a new screen/glass or repair it for OP. The price might be scary though.
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Officially by means of their own stores and not via a 3rd party company. Sorry, should have been clearer.
 
iFix do a really good job compared to some other repair centers work!!
 
Hi,
I've cracked my iPad 4 glass screen. Core Distribution wants me to courier the unit to their Technical Centre in Johannesburg (I am based in East London) and they will provide me with a quote for a replacement unit. They are not willing to provide me with a worst case scenario estimate. Has anyone else had their unit replaced by Core? Could you give me an idea of the cost involved?

I've had my iPad for less than a month. Sending it in to a repair centre (like iFix) to have the glass replaced means my warranty will be totally void. I am worried about taking that chance, hence considering getting a replacement unit.

I realise it won't be cheap, but it would still be nice if Core was able to give an estimate.

But sending the unit all the way to Johannesburg, then receiving a quote and realising it is possibly too expensive, then couriering it back to East London and then back to Johannesburg to a Repair Service provider and then back to East London again just sounds daft!

Any suggestions?
 
kilinki said:
Hi,
I've cracked my iPad 4 glass screen. Core Distribution wants me to courier the unit to their Technical Centre in Johannesburg (I am based in East London) and they will provide me with a quote for a replacement unit. They are not willing to provide me with a worst case scenario estimate. Has anyone else had their unit replaced by Core? Could you give me an idea of the cost involved?

I've had my iPad for less than a month. Sending it in to a repair centre (like iFix) to have the glass replaced means my warranty will be totally void. I am worried about taking that chance, hence considering getting a replacement unit.

I realise it won't be cheap, but it would still be nice if Core was able to give an estimate.

But sending the unit all the way to Johannesburg, then receiving a quote and realising it is possibly too expensive, then couriering it back to East London and then back to Johannesburg to a Repair Service provider and then back to East London again just sounds daft!

Any suggestions?
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Can't they just tell you how much it would cost to replace the glass and digitizer? From what you said that is most likely the worst case scenario.
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my ipad 4 glass broke. Smartlab did the repair and the quote was R2500, Irepair quoted me R2000. My ipad was insured only had to pay R400 for the excess was.
 
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