Hi! Could you help me on where to purchase new screws for my Fairphone 3? I bought a phone second hand which had wornout screws so I need new ones to fix it. I understand they are Phillips screws, bit there aren´t any for sale on Fairphone´s own web shop. Best regards, Leonard

Welcome to the community forum, Leonard :slight_smile: Unfortunately screws for Fairphones is a longstanding “blank” in Fairphone’s Support pages. (I only recently asked Fairphone to put up an article with the specifications, not for the first time) I think you would help the cause if you just se…

Thanks! I already contacted them. They wrote: Unfortunately, we do not offer screws for our devices from our shop. However, we also have an amazing community, with awesome members that are quite active and interested in testing and trying, and sharing new possibilities with our Fairphone. I welc…

Thanks :+1: At least a tad bit of specs. Years ago, someone in this forum reported to have gotten screws from minischrauben.com (sorry, German only webshop) [image] I have repair my FP2 and lost a screw. Where can I buy one? The shop dont offer this Fairphone 2 thanks f…

A friend of mine had the same issue, however he was able to get new screws from the support. That was some time last year (maybe around December)

Also I just noticed that [image] Leonard_Rockfield: Phillips #00 screws does not define the diameter of the thread, so that information is effectively useless.

We had a quite similar request recently, and I found this old discussion with some hints: [image] Replacement screws? Fairphone 3 Hey! I just opened my phone up to fix a simple connection problem, which I did successful. But then when I screwed everything back together, …

#00 screws denotes the diameter :slight_smile: Technically they are bolts not screws, i.e. designed for prefabricated threaded holes, whereas screws would be the term for not fabricated threads but just as hole that the screw will engage with. You can find various charts with sizes if you want inc…

Uhh, I didn’t knew that, interesting! Thanks for clarification. :slight_smile:

The best option would be to go to a mobile phone repair shop as they will be able to confirm the size and probably provide an odd screw/bolt or two. It is not difficult to measure the outside diameter etc. You are likely to find they are the same diameter as many if not most other phones like Samsu…

Here is a nice link to a vendor, via [image] M1.4 x 4.8mm Stainless Steel Screws Multiple Uses Phones Laptops Models Glasses... Our ref caja 1.

Where to purchase new screws for my Fairphone 3

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Incanus October 28, 2021, 10:44am 14

The discussion I linked to says 1.4mm x 3. something for the FP3. 3mm is a little bit short, 4mm a hair too long.

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