Non-genuine components in apple store iphone.

Hello,
Here is my situation. My phone worked perfectly fine till yesterday but went black all of a sudden for no apparent reason. I took it to the nearest apple store and they diagnosed a defective screen. However that isn't my biggest problem.
When the opened the phone they found some components like screws and cables to be non authentic. I feel like I have been given a phone that has been compromised, causing me unfair problems. I do not think I deserve to pay 139.00 $ for the screen repair.
Does anyone know how I should proceed ?
Thanks

jj008 wrote:
Sorry if I wasn't clear. I haven't taken my phone anywhere before today. The supervisor was willing to repair it for the out of warranty price (139$)  even if it was tampered because he felt bad for me. However, I find it unfair that I need to pay the repair because the defect is caused by a non-authentic component that was put in my phone by them.
Actually, the main factor that determines that the device repair will cost money is the fact that you are outside of your warranty.  Whether or not there was 'tampering', if you're outside of warranty, then you do NOT get free service or repairs.
Normally, if there was tampering, the the answer is, "No service options are available, period."
In this case, apparently you've been extremely lucky and found an Apple rep that is willing to ignore that rule (which is usually a hard and fast, unbreakable rule), and is offering a service option for you... or you've misunderstood what they said about the device.
In other words, if the device has been 'tampered' with, there should be NO service options.  But you've been given the option that would normally apply if there was no tampering:  You are outside of warranty, so you may choose to pay the OOW screen replacement fee.
In essence, they are treating it as if your iPhone was never tampered with, and offering you the normal option for being outside of warranty.
You should take it and run with it.  You are being offered exactly what any other person in your situation (ignoring the 'tampering') would be offered.  No more, no less.

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