Error 1611 or 1603 on iphone 5

Hello!
I´m soo frustrated right now - it seems i can not get my new iphone 5 to work...
I broke the screen my iphone 5 aproximatley 4 mounths ago, and bought a new screen on ebay. I bought this for over 300 dollars, and got a friend to fix it. (and paid him as well) He broke one of the thin wires when he was changing the screen, making the front camera and speaker useless. Except that, the phone worked just fine. Then he bought a new wire, installed that, and i got it back. But now, it wont work! When i start it just a picture of an USB cable towards an itunes brand appear... and i have litterally tried everything. No matter what I do, I can not fix it, or restore it - the error code 1611 or 1603 appears om my mac screen when I connect it to itunes, and I get no further than that. And Ive uptaded all the programs, tried holding in home and of/on-button, go into the "hosts" on my mac (if you dont understand what i ment by that, just ask)
Can somebody please help me?  Im cryin here, Ive used so much money on this and it does not work. Whats wrong with it?
Ive tried every possible solution that appears on google, NOTHING works.
I didn't bought the phone from Apple, but maybe I can send it in to them and I can get a new one?
I dont expect that, but Ive would be in heaven

What do you want us to tell you? The iPhone is NOT user servicable.
You could have had the entire phone replaced out of warranty by Apple for $229. Why in the world would you spend $300 for a part? Apple does not sell parts. There are NO legitimate sources for iPhone parts.
There's nothing much anyone can do for you.
Apple won't touch that phone now. Once it's been opened by an unauthorized party, they won't go near it. It's no longer eligible for an out of warranty exchange.
Chalk it up to a life lesson and buy a new phone.

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