DSi Shell Swap

[@Waluigi4Smash2018]

I just replaced the white shell on my childhood DSi with a transparent one, and it still works! I just wanted to say, thank you for making this video, the advice you gave made this hard project much easier.

[@E.B._Tech]

Awesome! Im so glad to hear and thank you for watching!

[@Mr.Rotary]

Hey Just wondering where you got your transparent shell from?

[@AxelRaisin]

@@Mr.Rotary I got mine on Aliexpress and it worked well !

[@oliviapatterson1121]

I bought a blue DSI recently! The black looks so much better than the pink! I bet you had a happy customer!

[@E.B._Tech]

Thank you! He was very happy with how it turned out

[@thethevenizer]

thanks for the video, i swapped my blue shell to a clear shell without any problems :)

[@E.B._Tech]

Good to hear! No problem thank you for watching!

[@noodle8992]

this was the best thank you so much. i loved super princess peach when i was a kid.

[@E.B._Tech]

No problem and thank you! I have never played Super Princess Peach but it is one that I would like to check out at some point! Our local game store has a complete copy that I’ve been eyeing for a bit but it’s like $50 so I need to look up some gameplay to see if I’d like it first

[@lizae.33]

wow. I thought I was going to switch the shell on my dsi but no way after watching this. I would break something for sure. Good work tho :)

[@E.B._Tech]

Thank you! It’s definitely doable but it’s something you’d want to take your time on if you try it. It’s much easier to avoid breaking something when you take your time with something like this

[@AxelRaisin]

One of the screw on the motherboard is broken help ;-;

[@cheese.86]

I can't quite seem to get the back half of the top to slide/snap back on. It looks like the thing you slide into the hinge is blocking it from snapping in place. Any advice? I keep trying to fiddle with it tonight but it doesn't seem to be getting better.

[@E.B._Tech]

Are you talking about the little metal ring that you slide into the hinge? If so leave that piece out until you get the top all put back together and wait till you go to put the bottom and the top together to put that piece back in. You have to be careful because that metal piece is usually a really tight fit going back in and you may have to press on it really hard to get it back into place so be very careful not to break anything or put too much pressure elsewhere when you do. I hope this helps!

[@cheese.86]

@E.B._Tech thanks bro! I'll come back to the project later but I will keep this in mind👍 I forgot the ring at first and the little black hinge piece was sticking out too much. (Opposite side) I'll update you layer if I remember lol

[@E.B._Tech]

@cheese.86 no problem!

[@aishacs]

Came across this Chanel and I’ve gotta say it’s really good quality for only 150 subs! Earned a sub . Also quick question how do you open it which screw driver? Thanks

[@E.B._Tech]

Thank you so much! The Philips screws are Philips 01 and the others are just the tri wing screws that are common in many of Nintendos devices

[@aishacs]

Oo ok thanks! Just wanted to know bc wanted to replace a busted bottom screen.

[@mob4115]

Thanks I bought my cousins old ds since mine didn’t work anymore and was able to swap my shell

[@E.B._Tech]

Good I’m glad!

[@Jestererratic]

I did this and when I turn it on the light briefly turns on and then the whole thing turns off. I checked all my ribbon cables multiple times. Any ideas as to what went wrong? It worked fine before

[@E.B._Tech]

My advice would be to look over the ribbon cables really closely to make sure there is no damage or anything. If you checked them multiple times then I would assume they are seated properly but it wouldn’t hurt to maybe check them one more time for safe measure if you don’t find any indication of damage. If none of that helps it could possibly be a blown fuse but I wouldn’t know for sure without checking it with a multimeter first (Also off topic but nice pfp! I just finished playing Trials and Tribulations it was great)

[@danielweishaar3437]

What do you do if one of the black cable connectors pop off and you can’t find it? Is it possible to get a replacement? Can you fasten the connection in another way?

[@E.B._Tech]

Do you mean the black latches for the ribbon cables? If so I’ve actually been researching this myself for a 3DS I’ve been working on. It appears that you can buy that specific piece to replace the old one to make it fully latch again to make that connection properly and that doesn’t require any soldering. It does look like it’s a rather difficult and delicate process though and I don’t know if I can recommend it or not yet because I haven’t tried it for myself. I’m sorry if this is not much help. There are a couple good guides for it here on KZbin that I watched and I would definitely recommend doing some research before attempting this

[@karogeejay6104]

thank you for the video!! i just ordered my replacement kit because the hinge on my dsi broke. i really wanna do this but i am also scared that i mess up my dsi completely :D i have never done something like this before haha

[@E.B._Tech]

Thank you for watching! I’m sure you can do it! It is a tedious process but it’s not particularly difficult so long as you take your time with things and you’re careful as you do it. You’ll have to give an update on how it goes!

[@onesoul1s]

Hi, can you also do a tutorial for replacing the shell of Nintendo DSi XL? Thank you.

[@E.B._Tech]

That is definitely something I could try to do in the future! I don’t currently have one in my possession though and I haven’t gotten any to work on from anyone else either though so I can’t promise!

[@vikbydesign]

Where do you recommend buying good quality shells from?

[@E.B._Tech]

I’ve had really good luck with both ebay and amazon (ebay is a little more expensive but the shells I’ve gotten from there seem to be better quality) the main thing I recommend is just checking out the reviews before you buy!

[@ChrisWilliford]

Can you share a link or seller for the shell and buttons you ordered?

[@E.B._Tech]

Of course! www.ebay.com/itm/313764852570 This is the link for the shell Unfortunately the buttons I ordered are no longer on there and I can’t find any for sale at all to send you a link to

[@jordanymoscoso6439]

Do you know if this would be a good guide to follow for a DSi XL or not

[@E.B._Tech]

It could definitely be some help to you as they are very similar but I would maybe watch a guide for the XL too if you can find a good one

[@molotov90255]

​@@E.B._Techcan't find one myself. Stumbled on to your guide.

[@E.B._Tech]

They’re very similar in terms of reshell but they are different enough i understand wanting a specific guide

[@mrb-btw]

looks tedious but not hard. i have done mods for other nintendo consoles but never a DS. thanks for the guide

[@E.B._Tech]

No problem! It is certainly tedious but luckily the more I work on these the less annoying and frustrating it seems to get for me 😆

[@Ratwithadegree]

Do you do shell swaps for people?

[@E.B._Tech]

Sure! Send me an email at [e-mail] and I’ll give you more details

[@bcw8219]

did this my dsi it now no longer works lol atleast it looks cool im sure this video works if your not me though good video!

[@E.B._Tech]

I’m not sure exactly what is wrong with your DS but I would double check that all the ribbon cables are plugged in all the way if I were you. I’ve done a couple now where I didn’t quite have the ribbon cable inserted all the way and the console won’t turn on but if even one of the cables isn’t fully connected it will keep the whole thing from turning on. I can’t promise this will help you but I certainly hope it does!