Hardware Quick Question, What Tri-Wing?

[jaxxster]

So i wanna crack my wii open to make sure its the right model for a modchip before i order. What no tri-wing do you need? I can get a set including no.1, no.2, no.3 and no.4 Will any of these do? Thanks

 

[jaxxster]

Nevermind, I used a no.1 tri-wing and manage to get some of the screws open but on the side there are 2 smaller triwing screws

. Anyone got a link to somewhere i can buy a screwdriver that'll work on the wii?

 

[shtonkalot]

eBay is your friend.

 

[ds_barf]

Don't have my own tri-wing here, but the one i ordered (and fits) is the same one used on the gamebiy and panasonic phones

 

[g.crow]

do i absolutly need a triwing?
heard there are only 2 trwing screws, they can be openend with a normal flat screwdriver cant they?

greets, mars

 

[EarthBound]

Yea,I ordered one off ebay for 6 bucks shipped.Then i found out i only need it for 2 screws...

Atleast it will make it easier for me rather then trying to force it to unscrew =D

 

[jaxxster]

i count a total of at least 6 triwing screws.

 

[shtonkalot]

A tri wing screwdriver can be a valuable accessory to have around for the future. They're cheap and do the job properly, you can get the screw out without one but you may damage the screw head.

 

[Elrinth]

I'm not sure if they are selling them anymore.. but I bought mine from lik-sang.

 

[shtonkalot]

I'm not sure if they are selling them anymore.. but I bought mine from lik-sang.

I'm pretty sure Lik-Sang aren't selling them anymore.

 

[FuManChuu]

I'm probably about to roll the dice on one of those 75 piece security sets... You can get one of those for 11, or a tri-wing for six... so hopefully it will turn out to be not overly awful

 

[jaxxster]

The tri wings in those multi peice sets are normally too big, i tried a no.1 tri-wing but it was too big for the 2 tri wing screws on the side of the wii.

 

[heyyouguys]

Check out www.realhotstuff.com (scdev.org's sponser) They have the triwing for 3.50 and they are in the usa.

 

[bluto20]

Tri-wing screwdrivers are a nice tool to have from now on. I bought a mini triwing for like 2 bucks shipped off of ebay awhile ago. I used it for my DS lite.

 

[FAST6191]

Once again rather than fighting with ebay and the like head on down to your local hardware store buy a cheap watchmakers screwdriver set and a file, it works just as good and will probably cost less than an internet job as well.

 

[Bali]

Funny things is that the shipping costs are more then the tool is actually worth

 

[ghosthk]

LOL, I just bought it @HKD$12(around US$1.5) in a HongKong's tools shop.
Don't use the one that half size of cigarette, it sxxs

 

[imgod22222]

O.O I used a 1.4 or 1.2 mm standard head and it worked

at least for the DS. I couldn't imagine the triwing screws being different. I've opened my DS my GCN memory card, and my GBA with that standard screwdriver.

 

[bobrules]

You can use a watch sized normal screw driver, works ok.

 

[kai445]

I just ordered a Zoozen Access Pro toolkit... looks like it comes with basically everything you need to open up all consoles to-date.

http://www.mod-chip.com/en/access_pro_tool_kit.php

^ divineo i think has it for less (technically), but divineo charged alot more for shipping to me, so mod-chip.com was cheaper. its preorder, but i can wait, as long as I get all my tools before the Wiip comes out :-).

- 2 Triwing bits
- 2 Tamper resistant Torx bits
- 10 Torx bits
- 4 Slotted screwdriver bits
- 6 Phillips screwdriver bits
- 2 Hex bits
- 2 Linehead nut setters
- 1 OneSnap (to open Xbox 360 case)
and it comes with a driver and a hard plastic case for it all.