Check out the video above or the step by step guide below for assistance with this repair

iFixit iPhone 5 Lightning Connector Replacement Guide

Here are some tools you may need to help you complete the repair.

• P2 Metal Pentalobe 0.8mm Screwdriver Tool
• #000 1.5mm Metal Phillips Screwdriver Tool (PH000)
• Large Blue Suction Cup Opening Tool
• Mechanic AK-15 King ESD Anti-Static Stainless Steel Red Curved Tweezers
• iGadget Plastic Triangle Opening Picks (set of 5)
• 5x iGadget Plastic Flexible Opening Cards
• Nylon Antistatic Spudger Pry Tool
• Or get the P2 and #000 screwdrivers, suction cup, tweezers, opening pick and spudger together in our 6 Piece iPhone Repair Toolkit
• Metal Stand-Off 2.5mm Screwdriver Tool
• iSclack Evo (Gen 3) Suction Cup Opening Tool for phones and tablets by Dottorpod
• iHold Screen Holding Opening Tool for iPhone 5/5s/5c/SE by Dottorpod
• uFix iOpener Microwaveable Heated Bag Opening Tool
• iGadget Plastic Alcohol 200mL Bottle with Pump Top

Here are some helpful tips to assist you in completing a safe repair on your device. If you are unsure of something or have any questions, please feel free to contact us either by phone (0508 IGADGET) or by email

• Drain the battery below 25% before you start on this repair
• Always power down your device prior to working on it
• Always track your screws to avoid putting back in the wrong place and damaging your device. There are two 3.6mm P2 pentalobe screws beside the Lightning port, then #000 Phillips screws of different lengths and one standoff screw inside. The 1.6mm front panel bracket screw is not magnetic, so keep it apart and put it back in the same hole. You can draw a picture of your phone and tape the screws to the right places or use a screw mat
• Place a suction cup just above the home button and lift the front panel while you pry the rear case away with a plastic opening tool, then release the clips along both sides. Warm the edges with the iOpener if it won't lift. Open the screen to about 90 degrees from the home button end and keep it supported, so the display cables at the top aren't strained
• Make sure you always unplug the battery before attempting any component removal. On the iPhone 5 the battery stays in the phone: remove the two screws and the metal bracket over the battery connector, then lift the connector off the logic board with the flat end of a spudger
• Remove the front panel cable bracket, unplug the front camera and sensor, LCD and digitiser cables, then lift the screen off. Pry only the connectors, never the sockets on the logic board
• Unplug the antenna cable from the logic board, then remove the loudspeaker's four screws (one is a standoff screw) and lift it out. Move the small metal washer across if it comes away with it
• The port is held by four Phillips screws. Unplug the Lightning flex from the logic board, warm the right edge for a minute and slide an opening pick under the flex to free it from its adhesive. Move the four small metal washers and the rubber microphone gasket from the old port across to the new one, and make sure the headphone jack's plastic tab sits above its metal washer when refitting. If the dock connector bracket is bent or missing, we sell the iPhone 5 Charging Port Bracket
• The connector to the logic board can be tricky to align correctly so it fits into place. We recommend taking a pencil and tracing the original charging port so you know exactly where it gets positioned and lining the new charger port within the pencil lines
• Before closing the phone, test that it charges, connects to a computer, has mobile signal, and that the microphone and headphone jack work (record a voice memo, play audio through headphones)
• The iPhone 5 has no water-resistance seal and its screen clips in without adhesive. Clean any old adhesive off the port area with isopropyl alcohol, then press the screen down evenly until the clips snap in. If the screen is blank after closing, reseat the LCD cable and reconnect the battery