Introduction
DIY replacement of iPhone dust mesh.
Replacing a iPhone speaker dust mesh on the front of an iPhone would require disassembling the whole phone. There is an easier and much cheaper workaround for this...
What you need
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Left image shows iPhone with missing front dust mesh
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Right image shows dust meshes on bottom
Ask FixBot
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Cut out a piece of stainless steel mesh of the tea filter using a pocket knife
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Trim the piece of mesh using a pair of scissors to a size of approx. 3x9 mm
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Fold the piece of mesh longways using the plastic tip
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Use a pair of tweezers to insert the folded piece of mesh into the hole above the speaker
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Put piece of mesh into place using plastic tip
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That's it - see the result on the images
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1 Guide Comment
This may work fine for most dirt, but with the original design there is also a cloth mesh behind the metal mesh that helps to keep finer particles out of the speaker.
This is definitely a much much much easier way to get some sort of protection in there at least. :)
