Hacking The worst has happened...

[Fazered]

Right looking at this pic for a replacement shell it all makes sense. It's designed like that for mounting the leds. I am surprised though because they could be mounted from below and keep the strength of the other hinge.

 

[knl]

erm... is there any other DSL available on the US rather than the polar white? s_s

 

[Rayout]

Albeit i called it a hoax earlier, it seems I have the problem too...it is quite small at the moment but if its anything like the hinge crack it will just get bigger

1 year warantee ftw though...im just gonna wait b/c its not affecting my play atm.

 

[squirt1000]

Thats one thing we dont have to worry about here in europe! I havent heard of any Black DS lites breaking as of yet! But seen a few white ones with cracked hinges!!

 

[Fazered]

Albeit i called it a hoax earlier, it seems I have the problem too...it is quite small at the moment but if its anything like the hinge crack it will just get bigger

1 year warantee ftw though...im just gonna wait b/c its not affecting my play atm.

Yeah I did a sarcastic post on Digg thinking it was someone who had just dropped theirs. Tried to go back and point out the irony but I couldn't reply to the thread.

It's real alright.

 

[Fazered]

Thats one thing we dont have to worry about here in europe! I havent heard of any Black DS lites breaking as of yet! But seen a few white ones with cracked hinges!!

Hmmm might be worth moving to the black model because I haven't seen any pics at all of them cracking.

 

[lenselijer]

My ds lite from china had a small crack after some weeks of usage.

Now the crack is completely through

So i send an email to nintendo europe and guess what, they want me to pay 90 euros so they can fix it for me.
talk about service, thank you nintendo, for nothing.

I'm not afraid of opening my ds lite, but is it possible to fix the problem, maybe i can glue the crack and put the screw there somewhat looser so it wont crack again? Anyone tried that?

 

[neojei]

Even if you glue it the crack is still there and its just as weak. It might hold but it most likely would crack again.

 

[bruceleroy06]

My ds lite from china had a small crack after some weeks of usage.

Now the crack is completely throughÂ

So i send an email to nintendo europe and guess what, they want me to pay 90 euros so they can fix it for me.
talk about service, thank you nintendo, for nothing.

I'm not afraid of opening my ds lite, but is it possible to fix the problem, maybe i can glue the crack and put the screw there somewhat looser so it wont crack again? Anyone tried that?

just send it in and get it fixed. fixing it yourself would only make it worst

 

[DJBurkey]

Check this one out: http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/new-horri...rack-193231.php

 

[GBAer]

My hinge has now a cracked...

 

[cindyk]

I have no crack yet.

 

[bruceleroy06]

yup thats what happened to me...

 

[bruceleroy06]

i just recieved my DS from nintendo. Everything looks good. they pretty much just gave me a new one. but the only problem is that my touch screen is alittle loose, like when i press down on it the screen actually moves down allittle bit....hmmm

 

[Torte]

I wonder if this was part of a greater plan? Those who have flashed their DSL surely won't get a replacement..

 

[bruceleroy06]

sad part is that they just gave me a replacement and i lost my hori screen protector

 

[Arnold Schwarzen]

Does the hinge look any different, even slightly? I've only heard 2 people who said that their replaced Lites had "better hinge construction" but unfortunately they couldn't take any photos, or that's what Nintendo may have told them when they were getting their DS Lites back. Well it would be nice if this was the case but if not I'd love to hear whether the hinge breaks or not after a couple months of use. Hope you guys will keep us updated

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[bruceleroy06]

well my hinges does seem smoother then before. Before when i open my lid it would be rather stiff now it seems okay. i put alittle sewing oil also just to help it out

 

[Deaddy]

I doubt this would be changed but do you notice any difference in the d-pad diagonals? Maybe they fixed that also. If my DS remains functional I'm going to hold off on returning it in the hopes that they will release an improved version with better construction in the future, if they haven't already.

 

[Heinrisch]

Does the hinge look any different, even slightly? I've only heard 2 people who said that their replaced Lites had "better hinge construction" but unfortunately they couldn't take any photos, or that's what Nintendo may have told them when they were getting their DS Lites back. Well it would be nice if this was the case but if not I'd love to hear whether the hinge breaks or not after a couple months of use. Hope you guys will keep us updated

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I'll take some pics of mine when I get it back from nintendo.. if I ever get it back.. has been gone for 3 weeks now..