Hacking Replacement Shell

[pbjorge12]

I've got a cracked hinge... Like this one...

Nintendo of America says I can pay $55 for a replacement.

Or I could buy a replacement shell and do it myself for 20-35 dollars...

Are the ghost or shock shells good enough quality to go for them or should i just pay the 55?

 

[gordillo]

http://www.dealextreme.com/
it has a the tools you need

 

[pbjorge12]

So assuming I buy this and the screwdriver I'm good?

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10860

Also since this kit does not come with directions I should probably just follow another shell's guide or other dissassembly guide right?

 

[Omoikane1979]

So assuming I buy this and the screwdriver I'm good?

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10860

Also since this kit does not come with directions I should probably just follow another shell's guide or other dissassembly guide right?

I dare not say, but theoretically the answer would be yes. The address below should help you out.

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=34310

 

[pbjorge12]

Cool...
I'm glad to see like a real put-togeth product!

I'm confident enough - I can take apart computers, psps, and I have opened up some DS's...

So I should be good hopefully...


From your experience with the product - Is it a valid replacement for a DS with a cracked hinge?

 

[TheNeck]

I've got a cracked hinge... Like this one...

Nintendo of America says I can pay $55 for a replacement.

Or I could buy a replacement shell and do it myself for 20-35 dollars...

Are the ghost or shock shells good enough quality to go for them or should i just pay the 55?

Nintendo told me the same BS last year around the summer time, which pissed me off, so I had my wife call them again, and since my wife doesn't know much about this kind of stuff, she was able to get them to advance replace a refurbed ds lite to us, she just gave them a credit card number in case we did not send back the ds lite with the cracked hinge. It took about a week for us to get a replacement ds lite.