Hey guys,

I figured you're the experts at this, since I know lots of you are making NAND dumps and restoring them.

I have a limited-edition Pikachu 3DS XL (Seriously, have you seen how much those are going for?), USA region. I got some liquid damage on the top screen, and Nintendo wouldn't repair it, they'd just replace it with a plain one.

So I sent it to a friend to replace the top screen for me. He got it all apart, but can't figure out how to properly reassemble it, due to Nintendo's daft decision to shove 3 ribbon cables through a tiny hole - he actually broke one of the replacement screens' cables when trying to do it.

At this point the only thing he can think of would be to crack the plastic a bit to shove the cables in, but that would be a really risky way of doing it, especially because if we manage to fix the system, I can sell it for quite a bit of money (at this point I'm going to just buy the Zelda gold limited edition XL and console-transfer my ambassador Pikachu one over)

Also, is there a way to replace the hinges? He thinks that might tell him how to take it apart.

So specifically we need to know how to replace a 3DS XL's top screen, but a proper disassembly and reassembly guide would be nice. I've found them for regular 3DS, but not the XL.

Thanks

 

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20120730/231194/ hope this will help you.

 

That is usually all you will find. The RE-assembly guide is just following the tear down guide backwards.

 

My friend wants to see a video if anyone has... of taking it apart and removing both screens, then putting it all back together in working condition. Because right now I have a potentially valuable 3DS XL in lots of little pieces that we can't get back together.

 

First two don't apply as those are for the regular 3DS, not the XL, which is much easier to reassemble.

He said he's already seen the last video, and that it doesn't help since they don't actually remove the top screen.

Any others?

 

Ifixit 3ds guide: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nintendo+3DS+Teardown/5029

I know this is the original but go to ifixit, they help you with your repairs. they search 3ds xl and they have a bunch of fixes.


did he see this one?




Also here's an article split into 4 parts for the XL
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20120730/231194/