iPhone 6s Plus Speaker Replacement

Written By: Arthur Shi

Comments: 11

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

1 - 2 hours

Introduction

Prerequisite guide only! Speaker module replacement for the iPhone 6s Plus. Updated version which contains photos that have the logic board intact.

Tools

Parts

Step 1

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the antenna cable from the bottom of the logic board.

Step 2

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the Lightning connector cable from the logic board.

Step 3

Remove the three Phillips screws securing the Lightning connector bracket:
Two 3.5 mm screws
One 2.7 mm screw
Remove the bracket.

Step 4

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the antenna cable from the Lightning connector assembly.

Step 5

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the antenna cable from the top of the logic board.

I did not remove the antenna cable from the board because it does not necessary.

István Borsányi - 16/05/20

We were not able to remove the cable, despite following the tips; it meant that the speaker unit was tethered to the phone during repair, which is not ideal, but we took care of it and all went well.

Matthew Dearden -

Step 6

Carefully lift the antenna cable and de-route it from the edge of the phone. Use the point of a spudger to help lift the cable free it from the retaining clips.
If the cable does not have enough room to lift up, loosen this Phillips screw securing the logic board so that the board can give more wiggle room.
Be sure to re-tighten this screw during re-installation.
If the cable snags near the SIM reader, it's likely caught on the SIM tray ejection mechanism. Use the point of a spudger to slide the plastic rod out of the way.
During re-installation, be sure to route the antenna cable underneath the logic board corner.
During reassembly, you can also re-insert the SIM card tray after re-routing the antenna cable.
If you feel any resistance, stop and make sure that the tray isn't snagging the antenna cable.

I didn’t need to do this step to remove the lightening charge port. In later steps I just put the speaker to the side with the cable attached. I also didn’t take the display off. I just left it at 90 degrees, attached to the iPhone box; like picture early. It made it much easier.

Joel Sarmiento - 24/09/19

I did not remove the antenna cable from the board because it does not necessary.

István Borsányi - 16/05/20

it also appears there is something under the sim tray keeping the antenna cable trapped and unable to remove all the way. luckily you dont need to remove it all the way to preform the repair.

penguin2fish4rain -

Step 7

Remove the six Phillips screws securing the speaker to the rear case:
One 2.5 mm screw
Two 2.7 mm screws
One 1.5 mm screw
One 1.7 mm screw
One 2.6 mm screw securing the speaker to the bottom edge of the rear case.

Still working on it but I am not having any success getting the 2.6mm screw back in now 1+ hour into it.

colfax80 - 07/04/19

The blue one is the hard part to assembly back.

István Borsányi - 16/05/20

Do not pry-off the antenna from the speaker module!

István Borsányi - 16/05/20

Step 8

Insert the flat end of a spudger between the long edge of the speaker module and the case wall.
Pry gently to loosen the speaker module.
Once the module is loose, lift and remove the speaker module and the attached antenna cable from the phone.