Burken Boys’ and Girl’s Journey

[Tonyv__]

Well, evidently working on the intake wasn’t all I had on my to-do list. Javier reminded me that I had not replaced the lightening connector or the battery on his iPhone 7. It was very difficult for him to charge his phone due to a bad connector and a worn out battery didn’t help since it would lose its charge quickly. After about 1-1/2 hours of tearing an iPhone down about as far as you can and putting it back together, Javier now has a iPhone 7 with a new battery and a working lightening connector to charge it with. Next I get to change just View attachment 361375the battery in Molly’s iPhone 7 as well.

Awesome. I also went down the path of fixing my iPhones and friends over the years. I had to give up because my fat fingers couldn’t handle them tiny screws anymore lol

 

[wjburken]

Awesome. I also went down the path of fixing my iPhones and friends over the years. I had to give up because my fat fingers couldn’t handle them tiny screws anymore lol

They sure are tiny. My problem is my eyes. I have progressive lenses and sometimes I’m having to look out of the very bottom of them to see what I’m doing. Add to that the fact that this particular project requires no less than 4 different screw driver bits. Penta-lobe, tri-lobe, Phillips, and stand-off bit.

 

[pwtr02ss]

I bought a replacement seal for the phone to maintain the water resistance. IFIXIT has some great videos and step-by-steps as well as the parts and tools needed.

iPhone 7 Display Assembly Adhesive

This custom cut adhesive film secures the front screen display assembly to the case of an iPhone 7.

www.ifixit.com

Awesome. Thanks for the link.

I used IFIXIT for my repairs also. Hell, back in the day, I did an all red iPhone 4 and polished the aluminum frame for my buddy Casey. Was very cool looking. Worked like shit because cheap chinese screen, but it looked cool lol

Edit: found a pic. Taken with iphone 4 as well. Look at that picture quality..

 

[Tonyv__]

Awesome. Thanks for the link.

I used IFIXIT for my repairs also. Hell, back in the day, I did an all red iPhone 4 and polished the aluminum frame for my buddy Casey. Was very cool looking. Worked like shit because cheap chinese screen, but it looked cool lol

Edit: found a pic. Taken with iphone 4 as well. Look at that picture quality..


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Hated these. Had someone bring me a blue one and of course it didn’t work. So I had to put the broken screen back on so the person had a functional phone then order a replacement and still have to take the phone apart A 2nd time to fix it. learned a valuable lesson in business. Either have back up materials and or don’t install customer provided parts lol.

Then a while later this kid I barely knew begged me to fix his iPhone 5 for whatever reason. I insisted that I didn’t want to do it. Long story short I did it and accidentally broke his phone. Honestly don’t know what happened but it wouldn’t turn on with the new screen or old screen. I had to walk away after that. The $50 I was making off a a screen repair didn’t outweigh that I practically owed the kid a replacement $1000 phone at the time. I think we went through insurance and I paid his deductible but after that I called it quits all together

 

[pwtr02ss]

Hated these. Had someone bring me a blue one and of course it didn’t work. So I had to put the broken screen back on so the person had a functional phone then order a replacement and still have to take the phone apart A 2nd time to fix it. learned a valuable lesson in business. Either have back up materials and or don’t install customer provided parts lol.

Then a while later this kid I barely knew begged me to fix his iPhone 5 for whatever reason. I insisted that I didn’t want to do it. Long story short I did it and accidentally broke his phone. Honestly don’t know what happened but it wouldn’t turn on with the new screen or old screen. I had to walk away after that. The $50 I was making off a a screen repair didn’t outweigh that I practically owed the kid a replacement $1000 phone at the time. I think we went through insurance and I paid his deductible but after that I called it quits all together

Sadly, I never charged anyone for doing it, for that reason alone. I did a bunch of screens, but mostly backs. Took 2 minutes and $10. Charge ports, speakers, batteries, etc. Then I took a 5 apart. SOOOOOOO much easier

 

[wjburken]

Hated these. Had someone bring me a blue one and of course it didn’t work. So I had to put the broken screen back on so the person had a functional phone then order a replacement and still have to take the phone apart A 2nd time to fix it. learned a valuable lesson in business. Either have back up materials and or don’t install customer provided parts lol.

Then a while later this kid I barely knew begged me to fix his iPhone 5 for whatever reason. I insisted that I didn’t want to do it. Long story short I did it and accidentally broke his phone. Honestly don’t know what happened but it wouldn’t turn on with the new screen or old screen. I had to walk away after that. The $50 I was making off a a screen repair didn’t outweigh that I practically owed the kid a replacement $1000 phone at the time. I think we went through insurance and I paid his deductible but after that I called it quits all together

I will only do it for my family since I own the phones. I buy used iPhones as my kids don’t need $1000 phones. Heck I paid $200 for a used iPhone X for my wife and she loves it. Because if that, I’ve gotten pretty good at replacing batteries since people generally decide to get a different phone when theirs no longer holds a charge. I get a decent iPhone for $100-$200 and pay $35 for a battery and the phone works great.

 

[Tonyv__]

I will only do it for my family since I own the phones. I buy used iPhones as my kids don’t need $1000 phones. Heck I paid $200 for a used iPhone X for my wife and she loves it. Because if that, I’ve gotten pretty good at replacing batteries since people generally decide to get a different phone when theirs no longer holds a charge. I get a decent iPhone for $100-$200 and pay $35 for a battery and the phone works great.

You aren’t lying. My wife just got the iPhone 13 because someone is still spoiled by dad. And I’m guilty I have the 12. Honestly no difference than the iPhone X. These companies release a new phone every single year just to dig in our pockets lol

 

[89Suburban]

I used to fix the old ipod touches all the time, never got into the phones.

 

[wjburken]

Well, not much progress on Joseph’s truck. The temps at night this past week we’re getting down to the single digits by the time I got home so no go on that, then I got hit with COVID and it took a bit of a toll on me. Have been dealing with a lot of sinus pressure and coughing crap up from my lungs. Monitoring my pulse-ox and have been able to keep it over 93%. Get tired very easily now. Went out and helped Joseph install some wheel weights on his rider this afternoon and that about wiped me out. Hopefully it will be warmer this week and I will get my energy back enough to get his truck finished up and back on the road.

 

[Sparksalot]

Well, not much progress on Joseph’s truck. The temps at night this past week we’re getting down to the single digits by the time I got home so no go on that, then I got hit with COVID and it took a bit of a toll on me. Have been dealing with a lot of sinus pressure and coughing crap up from my lungs. Monitoring my pulse-ox and have been able to keep it over 93%. Get tired very easily now. Went out and helped Joseph install some wheel weights on his rider this afternoon and that about wiped me out. Hopefully it will be warmer this week and I will get my energy back enough to get his truck finished up and back on the road.

No bueno. A friend of mine was hit with Rona induced pneumonia. She ended up in the hospital for 2 weeks and is still on oxygen even after coming home.

 

[wjburken]

On a positive note, Javier is the proud new owner of his own truck he bought with his own money. He has been looking for quite a while and came across a 2001 F-350 that was in his budget. All in all it’s a solid truck, albeit 21 years old, but it will need some work, but what better way to learn and spend time with him.

He also signed up to attend a local community college in the fall to take their Auto Tech course while still working at the body shop.

 

[89Suburban]

Growin up fast!

 

[wjburken]

Growin up fast!

Yes he is. Seems like just yesterday when he was 5 months old and was placed with us as our first foster child.

 

[Tonyrodz]

On a positive note, Javier is the proud new owner of his own truck he bought with his own money. He has been looking for quite a while and came across a 2001 F-350 that was in his budget. All in all it’s a solid truck, albeit 21 years old, but it will need some work, but what better way to learn and spend time with him.

He also signed up to attend a local community college in the fall to take their Auto Tech course while still working at the body shop.
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Careful with those Triton V10 motors. Did you guys check it out?

 

[wjburken]

Careful with those Triton V10 motors. Did you guys check it out?

Yeah. Checked it out best we could. It needs some exhaust manifold studs replaced but otherwise seems to be in decent shape. Time will tell if we got a good deal or not. He didn’t pay a lot for it and actually negotiated some more off the price because of the exhaust manifold issue. I knew more about the truck than the guy selling it.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Yeah. Checked it out best we could. It needs some exhaust manifold studs replaced but otherwise seems to be in decent shape. Time will tell if we got a good deal or not. He didn’t pay a lot for it and actually negotiated some more off the price because of the exhaust manifold issue. I knew more about the truck than the guy selling it.

Good luck with it. Maybe you guys can start an Under Construction thread in "Other Vehicles ". That would be informative for other members, and for you too.

 

[Fless]

Let's hope he never has to pull the heads after trying to change spark plugs.

He looks pretty happy!

 

[wjburken]

Let's hope he never has to pull the heads after trying to change spark plugs.

He looks pretty happy!

Yeah. Might need to finally invest in the special tool set they make just for that purpose.

 

[wjburken]

Good luck with it. Maybe you guys can start an Under Construction thread in "Other Vehicles ". That would be informative for other members, and for you too.

Might do that once we get into it.

 

[pwtr02ss]

Yeah. Might need to finally invest in the special tool set they make just for that purpose.

That tool works great btw.

Hope you start feeling better soon dude. Keep an eye on that ox, 93 is kinda on the low end. Drink plenty of fluids. If you get worse, get help. Don't wait around.

I hate covid. I REALLY HATE COVID.