Hardware I just re-shelled my New 3DS XL, come take a peek. ;)

[cearp]

it looks nice
i replaced the housing on a old 3ds a few years ago (i made a thread i think) - the ribbon cables through the hinge were the worst part, i hated it.
i guess it might be a bit easier with the xl because it's bigger? maybe not

 

[The Catboy]

What's that little GBATemp looking icon?
Also, I love the shell!

 

[Jayro]

What's that little GBATemp looking icon?
Also, I love the shell!

Just a web shortcut. I have one for YouTube I made as well. Opens YouTube in the browser.

 

[The Catboy]

Just a web shortcut. I have one for YouTube I made as well. Opens YouTube in the browser.

You can do that on the 3DS? o.o

 

[Jayro]

Yeah, Ultimate Web Forwarder will make you a .cia of any URL, with custom icon and banner.

 

[forks45]

very nice i like it alot, you did a great job on it

 

[ov3rkill]

I think the nightmare part in re-shelling is the top part where the rolled ribbon cable for the display.

 

[Jayro]

I think the nightmare part in re-shelling is the top part where the rolled ribbon cable for the display.

Indeed, that part took the most time, probably 3 of the 5 hours. @_@

 

[cearp]

the method that worked best for me, for the 3 ribbon cables i had to fit through the hinge, was to get a piece of tape and take some of the stickiness away, just touch it on your shirt etc.
then stick the tape to/around the ribbon cables, bunching them up to make them small and tight enough to fit through the hole. and have tape coming off it, like a 'tail'.
then feed the tape 'tail' though the hinge and pull, it worked great for me, i wish i thought of it sooner.
there might be better ways but it was much better than doing it without.

 

[forks45]

how did you fix up your nintendo 3ds like that

 

[jmhannz]

id love to do this i have an extra entire shell, and i have dual IPS on my edition. Ive done the motherboard swap, joystick swap, other basic things, worked with electronics etc besides the 3ds, however the thing that scares me i guess is those stupid top LCD ribbon cables, to do this swap everything has to come apart 100% doesn't it?

 

[Deleted User]

can you link the shell-site?
cant find anything here in Germany, only aliexpress..

lg

 

[Lyomak]

Nice work! Where did you got it?

 

[Jayro]

http://m.ebay.com/itm/291931914912?_mwBanner=1

 

[DudFunk]

I would pay far too much for a clear see through shell for my N3DS....

Good job on the swap notice any misalignment of the panels?

 

[Tekniquez]

Congrats!
I did some re-shells on some ds-lites once; due to hinge crack issues...
Getting the cables through the hinge was the worst!
So if the new 3ds xl is similar to the ds-lite then I know how you feel and give you kudos for doing it!!!

How in the hell do you get the cables in the hinge without tearing them. Thats my only issues when attempting to repair these.

 

[Jayro]

How in the hell do you get the cables in the hinge without tearing them. Thats my only issues when attempting to repair these.

I rolled them up really tight, and slid them through. You can roll them tight as hell without ruining them.

 

[romevi]

Anyone re-button/shell your 3DS? I was thinking of putting the white buttons in my Hyrule edition, but after playing around with Photoshop I'm not sure white looks good on the black--and I already ordered the parts...

 

[Byokugen]

Agree, maybe gold buttons would be better? Since, if memory serves me, it has golden front plate with try force logo

 

[romevi]

Yeah, it's gold plates with black inside. Got the white buttons to make the colored legends stand out more, but now I'm not so sure. I'm still replacing the sticks with a gold metal control pad and a gold PSP nub for the c-stick.