The IMPOSSIBLE Nintendo 2DS XL Repair!
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every "clack" sound is a heart attack.
Lol
Im currently doing this repair.... and yes it IS A FREAKING HEART ATTACK, specially when you are working with the top part of the console, as everything is y preasure and clicks when put in place... or taken out of
You know you're techy when you unironically say, "I hate adhesive!", because really, what kind of primordial insect just glues sh*t together.
Haha!
Apple
@@QuangPham-gh5un banana
Glue is cheaper than fasteners.
@@DarthRaichu cherry
Sorry for the static camera, I was learning as I was going. If you want to see a proper Let's refurb on this then let me know! Also - I typed this comment out on this 2DS XL... Oh and the sleep function works fine!
YEH
You really comment on 3DS?
It’s fine! Gives it a ‘My Mate Vince’ vibe 😀
Please keep improving like this man I really enjoy watching ur stuff!
Elliot I would love to see a proper longer video I realize you need to keep it to a certain time to get it monetized or whatever the deals with RUclips but honestly I'd like to fix minors a couple things that I did not see I realize with the camera you couldn't see it but if there's a chance would love to see a full-blown but this was excellent to be honest anyways
That's a tough fix! I haven't done the 2DS XL but I've done the 3DS XL and it's a tough repair. Really nice work!
Hey bud! Yeah it was a tricky one.
Heeeeyy!
I have a 3ds i need to tackle someday like i cracked the top screen during a nap lol
Mine still has the broken screen, maybe I'll try one day (if I find it again) to repair it
@@chiaraj1003 I'll repair a 3ds or 3ds xl top screen for you for $25. parts included. my offerup is Video Game Repairs and Mods in 91910. my eBay is collectiblemerch. if you want further contact info reply here! i fix all game consoles
Did anyone else flinch when they heard the snap while he took off the first part of the pokeball on the front?
Yes.
9:47
"I Don't Really Know Why I'm Saying This Like It's A Tutorial"
* Proceeds To Keep Saying It As If It Were A Tutorial *
Karl Eeea why do you capitalise every word
@@jhon5916 That Is Something That I Question Every Single Day... I Can Not Give You An Answer...
Actually It Is Because Of A Phone Setting I Am Too Lazy To Disable
Good job Elliot, I bought 2 screens a while ago to attempt this fix but I never got round to doing it. Now thanks to this video it will be much easier. Well done mate :-)
Hey dude! Best of luck. Look forward to seeing your video.
My idol
hi
What I've learned from this video: I'm gonna spend that $50-$70 extra on a working 3ds instead of trying to fix a broken one.
It'd be worth it if it was a limited edition
Also, 2ds seem way harder to repair than 3ds
Right? Juat get an older model and you dont have to worry about it breaking so easy to begin with.
I just bought a new nintendo 3ds mario edition for $109. Its used but looks damn near brand new. I was going to buy the 2ds XL cheaper with a broken screen thinking it was going to be simple...im glad I didn't.
@@chriswilliams9734 I found a pretty scratched up Pokémon 2ds xl for $70 but functions perfectly would of definitely been a nightmare to repair.
I give this a yeah
When I do a 2DS XL repair I just run a hair dryer over the top lid to soften the glue before prying it up to uncover the screws. Came off smooth as silk.
Reggie hdhfhgfifgfifyfufh
Just picked up an astro boy limited edition Gameboy light, it was advertised as “Acceptable” condition because the power switch was sketchy, but the overall condition is almost mint! I just did the Isopropyl alcohol trick in the switch and now its perfect! I only paid $100 for it and it included to box and paperwork as well. :)
Nice work!
$100 USD? Amazing find!
@@Zulf85 yes, i think the seller thought is was going to be a hard fix with the power switch but literally took me 10 minutes to fix it. I've seen them go for as much as 600$ boxed.
@@buttholeChecker NICE!
7:04 _-that's basically a phone-_
Wii phone confirmed
Cool video, I was almost sweating while watching you take it apart, putting it back together, all the way until the final test. You have a lot of patience to work on something that complicated. Thanks
I want to commend you for making the hinge look so easy to remove and reinstall. That is not something you typically get right on your first try without lots of practice
Really nice video! This is absolutely my favorite new 2ds model, I had no idea how complicated these are to take apart o.0
Thank you so much for this video - my lad managed to break the top screen and ribbon cable and I'm faced with fixing it. This video is invaluable!
Watching you succeed at a repair makes me feel so happy! It's a shared excitement.
I’ve just used your video to repair my sons pokeball DS and it was an amazing help. Thanks very much!
Im really glad elliot made this, i have that exact model of 3ds and my R button stopped working. So being able to see the interior and how to handle it is relly gonna help my repair efforts
I find this whole repairing of consoles and even smartphones fascinating but i also find it terribly frightening!
Always wanted to try and fix my own consoles and gamepads but i never dared! Watching these kinds of videos is also a mixed bag for me because on the one hand i can see and get a sense of how it's done but on the other hand i can see how it's done lol
It just feels so overwhelming!
New drinking game:
Take a shot every time you hear a clack
Dont die
6:10 I actually thought it cracked
This is the first time I’ve seen the inside of a 2ds xl (why I like this channel) keep it up I love the all the let’s refurb/ fixing videos I really enjoyed it and have fun playing with the 2ds xl👍👍👍👍
I own the pikachu version, and I honestly love it! Reason why I got one is for if I got long road trips I got something to enjoy on the way!
Nice! I just repaired my New 2DS XL Pokeball and it worked! Thanks for this video, it really helped to know what I'm getting into! And I have some good news for future generations - removing the mainboard is completely unnecessary. As soon as the backplate is off, you can go for the hinges. Don't even need to take the camera off.
By far my favorite handheld ever. Fully moddable. Runs just about everything. Being 34 , ive played so many. The N2DSXL is the best.
Very Well done! I have a friend that has a broken 2DS XL, Same Pokeball Edition, and will be using this as a tutorial in the near future.
Hi Elliot if you ever need to do a top screen on these you dont have to take the board out you can easily slide the ribbon under the board and back through the hole in the motherboard. Saves loads of time
"wasn't expecting to get this one working"? Lol come on your like the master at this stuff bro!
Very nice fix 🤟
Great job dude. It was very entertaining watching you fix this. It felt like I would do it the same way, get too excited or too nervous at the end hah.
I've done repairs on this sort of stuff, 3DS(XL)s, Game Gear Screens, Cell Phones, and such. When dealing with tape or adhesive a bit of hot air will help make the removal process a lot easier and less damage to the unit.
you did pretty well. the first time i've opened my 2DS XL I broke two ribbon clips, ZR and R, and the volume slider, and it would not turn on anymore. after that i bought a new one, and sometime later it decided to turn on again... so now I have two 2DS XL. since I only play pokemon, I don't miss the broken buttons and I can trade pokemon with myself like someone with no friends (friends who don't play pokemon at least).
Was the red cable you see at top sliced? Because mine got ripped off by my toddler. And idk if it can be fixed
The magnet in the lid activates a reed switch on the main board when you close the lid. You can also make it sleep while it's open if you place a magnet somewhere around the ABXY buttons. All other DS and 3DS models do the same thing, but they don't install a magnet there. It just uses the magnet in one of the speakers. But on 2DS XL, the speakers are in the bottom half so they couldn't do that trick.
This video allowed me to actually see what I've been attempting to do for months now. Thank you very much for the awesome vid, and getting that damn hinge pin out in a way I can repeat myself!
Well done Olly,you're a true Maestro.Teardown and repair is really tricky. Cheers.
because of your videos i learned how to take apart my new 3ds, and fix a sticky button that didn't respond for 2 years! thank you!!! My 3ds has been restored!
Your channel is fantastic. Love watching the repairs. You have a regular subscriber. Keep up the good work
⚠️Do you ever show the fixed product to the E-Bayer you bought it from?⚠️
Sometimes
@@TheRetroFuture pls include this in every video
Gorgeous 2ds! I’m glad you managed to make it as new!
Nice fix! You made the impossible seem easy! also yeah a good tutorial, will be following this should i need to replace a screen on one of these in the future :)
When you do these videos, do you watch back your footage of taking apart to help you put back together? I can't imagine doing it any other way I'd miss something little every time
Just binged most of your recent videos. So good!
Its really cool to watch to this kind of videos because you see how consoles are made.
I have the same 2ds xl,do i need to disconnect the ribbon cables to change out the "hinge".my top screen flops because hinge is broke,its been like that since i bought it.
Awesome repair work I enjoy your videos and I am subbed I am abit of a gaming freak have quite a few consoles keep up the great vids 😀
Your content is really interesting Elliot. Keep up the good work! 😊 👍
Hey Elliott I have a solid purple gbc but the over time the front cover of it has turn completely black, any advice how to restore the color?
I have the same model 2ds xl and my flap doesn't really close right as well. Any repair suggestions ?
Hahaha! Just hearing This is the retro future from the future worth the whole thing, but your videos are great don't take it the wrong way. Greetings from Colombia!
been subbed on another channel since 1k keep up the good videos
That looks tough. Well done!
Hello i need conect gameboy pocket to 220v. What type of transformer can i use?? In amazon only find ds/ lite/ sp.
Can you help me??
Excuse me my little speak english.
I fixed two of those and the first one I fixed was the teal and black and I cracked the top corner of the cover. So the second one I did which was the orange and white I used a hair dryer to kind of loosen up the glue and it worked pretty good
Hi, congratulations for your nice video. Can you help me understand what problem my New Nintendo 2ds xl has, please? When I press the on button the blue LED lights up the 2 screens remain black and after 4 or 5 seconds I hear a noise (tac) and the blue LED turns off.
What can I check / change? Many thanks. Adolfo
The "sleep" function magnet just actuates either a hall sensor or a reed switch. They're not really sensitive to magnet polarity, just if there's a magnetic field there or not.
Does anyone know where to get the hinge barrel from? Ive looked online everywhere but cant find one. Is it the same as the 3ds for e.g. and i just need to buy one of those?
The most difficul part for me was to find that we need to open the console a little bit before poping out the hinge (I did it 2 month ago, before this video)
I hope it was thanks of my comments in the wiigotem video
You mentioned the game cart flap not closing flush. Any ideas what to do about that? I have the same 2DS XL and mine does the same, which is isn’t aesthetically appealing to me.
This series is amazing, try to keep it going
Does the 3ds and 2ds xl have the same hinges because mine is very wobbly and i wanna change it.
i need to fix the speaker for the 2ds xl, do you perhaps know what would be a method to do so?
my top screen broke so bad that my whole ds is shut off the power and charge lights turn on when you press the power button, it charges normally though do you know whats wrong? if so, how do i fix this?
I had this problem months ago. FINALLY SOMEONE MADE A VIDEO ABOUT THIS.
Nice video Elliot. On the opposite end of the handheld spectrum, I just refurbish an old DMG and a Gameboy pocket. How technology has changed.
I have this exact same model of 2DS XL but the micro SD card reader is not working . Do you have tips on what I can do to get it working again without having to replace the whole bit ?
hey do anyone know how to fix this (could not access sd card error code: 009-4074) i have the same 2ds as in the video and i cant find any other videos with the poké ball edition
My New 2DS screen has been broken for ages now, ever since I whacked it on my knee while playing Mario Kart, and I've had the replacement screen for just about the same amount of time, but I've just been terrified of taking it apart. I've reshelled my original DS twice, but taking apart this console is just a whole other level
Hello there, I bought a faulty 2ds from eBay, it didn’t read games, I pressed a bit the pins, it reads games now, but the games get stuck all the time now, it doesn’t to make the click sound anymore when I insert a game and the games get stuck! What should you do?
OMG I HAVE THE EXACT SAME ONE and yea my screen broke too, luckily it was under warranty so i was able to get a new one
Hi!
Which is this type of box of screwdrives do you use on this videos??
My flap on my 2ds xl is also Brokeing for the same reason it sticks out just like in the video can so tell me how to fix it
Do you have to disconnect the top half of the clam shell from the bottom or can the ribbon cable be routed through the hinge?
Is this very difficult for beginners I have a 2DS XL that ive had for a while that im trying to fix
Nice job looks brand new!!
The fixture was successful but for a while it was tricky. Touch and go moments. But Elliot you did a good job. With the bottom screen not turning on because the ribbon cable was not connected don't sweat it no one is perfect buddy.
Can i please get a link to the screen please? I don't want to go get something and it be the screen that's not the lcd
i have the exact same 2ds xl for almost 4 years and the top screen is still great except the yellow line at the touch screen
I've actually done this repair myself and there are a few things that are worth mentioning. The price of the screen is around €40 and most broken 2DS's are more or less the same price. In that respect I would just get a used 2DS. If you broke your own, its definitely worthwhile the effort. When I did this, I did not remove the board, it is possible to remove the antenna and ribbon cable of the screen. Putting it back together is more of a challenge, especially the ribbon cable. What you didn't show is the removal of the front glass. When the glass is removed, you can remove the screen by swiftly pulling on the screen on one side. Hold it on the same side on the frame and don't put any force on the frame. Same for the other side :) As always great work!
Try a heatgun or heating pad on difficult adhesive. You must have one no?
my thoughts as well, kinda threw me off at that point.
@@greentray1231 I've kinda deduced that maybe since I do cell repair I run into this sorta thing more often. Cell phones all need to be heatgunned, microbladed, hundred ribbon cable disassembled then put back together perfectly with new LCD glue to retain their form and safety for the screen. Guess taking apart Gameboys isn't such the same way lol
Hirdryer!
@@TheRetroFuture Get a heat gun xP in my experience, hair dryers don't get hot enough.
@@nathanhamman418 Yeah, heat gun or bust. I've had to replace the back glass panel on a Note 8. A hair dryer generally won't get hot enough if it's a stronger adhesive.
I got a refurbished 2ds xl a few years ago at a gamestop and tbh it was in amazing condition still is still playing it the looks of it it got new screens but will the 2ds xl screen go bad or will this system break anytime soon? Another question how many years will it take for the battery to crap out? One more question will we see a 3ds clone to play our 3ds and ds games?
I’m glad my 3ds hasn’t broken yet, cause after seeing these kinds of videos, I’m pretty sure that fixing it would be a bloody nightmare.
I saw you spray something on the screen to clean it, could you tell me what It is? Is It good to clear any LCD surface?
I have a question what console do you think I should repair I am kinda new but I was wondering Imwas thinking about a gba
I'm trying to fix my younger bro's N2DS's charge port (it was absolutely screwed) so I had to just desolder it from the motherboard. Now the problem is I can't find a replacement part for it ANYWHERE. It's this exact same version of a 2ds xl. Would you be able to point me in the right direction?
Thanks for the video, there are a few out there but the commentary and video quality aren't that good.
I've got a blue 2dsxl with the same issue, though in mine a quarter of the screen (the left side) is still working and I could check if all the buttons worked, which thankfully did. I also got the charger and a huge bonus in the r4i gold 3ds. I'm just waiting for the replacement screen price to come down, they are too expensive imo. I hope that in the future we could get a framed replacement screen once replacement shells will eventually pop up.
Highly recommend a camera handheld dust blower to get rid of dust between layers.
I chose to get a new 3ds xl but I dont like the way it closes it gets scratch marks from the bottom screen bezel , I really wanna get a New 2ds
14:38 Well! The reveal! It’s been a camera doing these repairs all along!
THANK YOU Elliott! I have the Pikachu Edition and want to replace the top screen glad someone has done a proper video on this!
Nice! Thanks :)
@@TheRetroFuture Well screen arrived and I attempted it yesterday and you were NOT kidding what a pain in the @r$e. The glass layer stuck to the plastic screen uptop, the plastic bezel around the black plastic screen protector cracked in two places, the ribbon cable was a major pain to get through the metal ring, the hinge was a pain to get out an back in, I temporarily lost the home button VERY lucky I found that, had some square piece with a hole in it fall out never to be put back in again. The ribbon cables were a pain to put back in, luckily i learned a lot from your issues, i.e. circle pad not put back in right and all cables seated in as well as volume button put back in right before closing it up, because opening that thing back up would not be an option lol BUT it all worked in the end shockingly!
Pretty thrilling repair. You really had me on edge sometimes!
Haha great!!!
Crazy that this vid pops up my buddy and I did this to a black and turquoise one we got online secondhand took us a few hours
Yep same
Hello from 2021! I would like to know where on Earth I can find replacement shell parts for 2DS XL
You're a super cool person! I love your videos. I kinda want to try it myself haha
So did you put an IPS screen on when you replaced it? Is there even that option?
I’m looking intro replacing the black screen protector that goes over the actual screen. Since the screen cover is only attached to the screen with adhesive; do you think it would be easier to remove simply by using a hair drier + exacto knife instead of dismantling the whole thing? (I will replace it so damaging the screen cover is no biggie)
Also thanks for the video. I’ve been looking for a good tutorial on this for months
Hey, I'm gonna attempt this exact repair, but I got a top screen off Amazon and it came filthy, broken and scratched. Can you point me to where you got yours, or any trustworthy providers?
What do you do with consoles you fixed? Do you keep them or sell them?
Romy Bond sometimes both or he gives them back
is there a way to just tighten the hinge for a 2ds xl
I have a 2ds xl with a screen just like that and i need it fixed my animal crossing people miss me lol I want to know how much it will cost and who should I go to
Would heating it up have helped with separating the top plate from the screen casing?
That looked a little hard. Great job!