Chosen Solution

First off, I’m a complete idiot and probably caused long screw damage in either one or both of the bottom screw holes. But from what I’ve read about LSD, it should only cause the backlight to stop working, right? Maybe the display? This phone seems completely dead as it’s not recognized by iTunes, and gives no response to power regardless of whether the battery is actually plugged in. I don’t feel it getting warm either, but I guess that could be explained a couple different ways. My questions are:

  1. Can LSD cause a dead device as described?
  2. If not, where would I be looking for damage specifically? I don’t see anything broken or missing, and I don’t think I damaged anything else. I’m just hoping that by a miracle I haven’t caused LSD and I’m just missing something (possibly easier to fix). So far my first iFixit repair has not gone well. :( Now I’ve spent $100 on stuff I have no use for, and ruined a working 64 GB phone in the process. Is there any way I can return the parts? The replacement battery probably isn’t worth the trouble, but the screen should have some value, right? I haven’t even taken the plastic off it yet. I just have no use for it unless I can find another iPhone 6 with a cracked screen. This one was given to me in great condition. I don’t really want to spend $250 on a beat-up one from eBay.

Ok, I wouldn’t really advise buying on eBay. It just doesn’t sound like a good idea. Alright, so you can’t get the phone back on, with a new display and battery? Have you tried installing the display and connecting it with charger cord, without the battery present? It should show a flashing Apple logo. If not, maybe you’ve fried the Lightning dock? That’s a possibility. Or the u2ic. That’s a possibility as well. Did you lsd cause the phone to completely stop? I would say no, but I would also say I wouldn’t rule anything out. Get back at us. We’ll help. Also we don’t work for iFixit. We’re volunteers that help the community. If you want to try a return you’ll want to contact http://help.ifixit.com/article/136-email…

Depending on the hole and on the extent of damage, long screw damage can actually kill the iPhone and prevent it from booting. If it is only the display, it would be “no display,” and not “no backlight.” You can tell by plugging it into a computer with iTunes (and battery connected of course) and see if it is recognized within a minute or so. If yes, you damaged the left screw hole or something else on the display circuit. If nothing shows up, it could be more the other two screw holes or you killed something else during the repair. You’ll need micro soldering tools, good skill, and two right hands (or two left hands if you’re a lefty) to successfully repair long screw damage on an iPhone 6. Good luck. Of course, like iMedic said, you could coincidentally have a failed USB IC (aka U2 IC) failure. Or it could be your lightening connector that failed for some reason. Possible, but less likely.

I agree with iMedic. Try without battery it’s best idea. New batteries can be defective or with no charge at all. You might have to leave it on charge for an hour or so till it turns on.