Hardware Factory D-pad orientation

[petrolux]

Hello everyone,

I am currently restoring my childhood transparent (glacier) GBA and when taking it apart I didn't realize the plastic D-pad had a small flat area on one edge. Now I know this is purely cosmetic but for the sake of "authenticity" I would like to put it back the way it originally was. So... Anyone knows which way it should be pointing? Or was it random at the factory?

I've tried looking at other transparent un-modded GBA pictures online but since the shells are a bit frosted it's hard to make out... Looks like the flat edge could be in the top left or bottom left corners...

Any help much appreciated!

 

[FAST6191]

Pulled apart mine just now. Have never taken it apart down to the switches (as attested by the human slime that is around it)

If I am looking down from above with the slide switch at the bottom. Then pointing down and inwards towards the screen (or towards the start and select buttons). Mine has 1-8 in the hole/ejector pin mark too if that helps someone else in the future.

 

[petrolux]

Thanks for your input, much appreciated! So the flat spot points here then? Would be interesting to see if there are all kinds of orientations on various GBAs or if it's always in this spot from the factory...

 

[petrolux]

Would love to get second opinions on this, especially if they are different !