Reshelling a Sony PSP 2000 Slim Full Disassembly & Rebuild 2020

[@jeredstovar8051]

this video was my salvation, because I disassembled my psp and forgot how to put it back together xD

[@fatboy1993v]

Bro playing some early 2000s banger type shit

[@devingrubbs]

Very solid walkthrough. I used this as a guide to re-shell my PSP 2000. I had to look up another video to figure out how to get the UMD cover off of there, though. You made it look so easy! For anyone else who gets stuck on this, the trick is to give the PSP a slight bend and remove the side near the D-Pad first because the tab on that side is smaller than the tab on the action button side. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@resurgencegames4256]

Good to hear your reshell went smoothly

[@Seko-fg6tc]

tysm brother i was close to break the umd door, this method helped me alot

[@devingrubbs]

Darkxxz no problem, glad it helped!

[@jo54763]

Just tried this, UMD hinge broke. After measuring the nubs with a caliper, they protrude the same amount (with negligible difference). Thanks for the misinfo, probably shouldn't make claims like this without verifying it first.

[@devingrubbs]

@@jo54763 I literally verified it by trying it myself multiple times, but go ahead and get mad cause you broke yours. Guess it wasn't such a negligible difference after all. Try checking the holes that the nubs go into and you'll understand what I mean.

[@sparke66]

Maybe its just me but this video glosses over a few important steps, like the metallic panel shield right on top of the motherboard, and putting the screw in with the joystick module. I followed this video step by step and after I was finished, I was left with that panel still not assembled inside. For anyone watching this video, PLEASE watch every single step carefully and with much greater attention to detail so you dont miss anything at all

Thanks guys for that tutorial video ! I changed an old PSP 2004 to a Monster Hunter Portable 2nd PSP ! That's an awesome Cyberpunk 2077 PSP you built right there !

[@resurgencegames4256]

YES! Kinda looks like it lol

[@uTubeNoITube]

OMG that beautiful blue shell was nearly mint, why on earth replace it?!?! *i cry*

[@mitsuakihironakaVA]

Idk maybe he didn’t like blue, oh wait check the desc

[@Tvv1SteR]

I agree, there is no reason to replace the original shell if it's in a good condition as the case with this one. IMO, there is no sense in doing that.

[@uTubeNoITube]

@@Tvv1SteR Aha I didn't read the description until now. Says broken battery door latch. Sadly that was all too common on the blue one. ;( I always forget about that little detail. I tried repairing one of those once with the little piece that snapped off, it's just impossible.

[@vapinredneck198]

I couldn’t have done it without this video. Only frustrating part is I finally got it all back together and everything works except now it won’t read disk. So I guess I gotta take it apart again and double check everything

[@Drakengard184]

This man was like in the movie "Rush Hour" because he's quick, I guess he's kinda expert in this teardown 😂

[@pacoroto]

wow, I just re-shelled mine a few months back and I'm going to do it again to my brother's, and there wasn't a GOOD video to look at the process. THANKS!!

[@resurgencegames4256]

Good Luck!

[@edwinaragon9399]

Hey what shell did toy use?

[@CrollexTMOfficial]

how the hell did you guys remove the umd door... im scared of braking mine :/ It just won't move or pop out...

[@CrollexTMOfficial]

especially at 4:18, how did u get that thingy out?

[@egoistel7411]

Using a blue button would make it more cool i think, but great work 👍👍

[@Pandakids09]

Thats actually a lot easier then i thought it was going to be! I was always so worried that the UMD drive was going to be impossible to remove and end up damaging it

[@fatfalcon3434]

Where do you get the replacement shells?

[@russiancheems2275]

Who has the balls to do any of this? I get nervous just putting umd’s in. It feels like it’s gonna snap off

[@Kla2024-s5t]

Just changed my shitty Silver one to a nice clean Pink Case! Have Faith in yourself!

[@JesusSaves86AB]

Believe in yourself! I used to have zero faith and procrastinate. I have reshelled many portable systems, psp and older are easiest, I eventually moved on to modding. Now I prefer to work on engines.

[@sidelife1727]

I only just recently discovered that if you try to swap out ribbon cables for right or left triggers, even if they came from an already working PSP, they rarely work after reinstalling them in a different PSP. If you take ribbon button strips out of a PSP... You better have new ones on hand or you might end up with a non-working PSP.

[@eric1krr140]

You bring up an excellent point. There is a chance you can break the very thin and brittle ribbon built onto the flex cable. Usually the connection breaks at the bend going from the action pad to the trigger buttons. Catastrophic damage can occur by yanking out the whole ribbon without heating up the adhesive, treat it like a bomb when removing.

[@Magnumi]

Thanks for the great video! Helped me a lot re-shelling a PSP 2000.

[@resurgencegames4256]

Happy the video helped

[@bsit-1cservidadmarktimothy276]

Really good mate

[@resurgencegames4256]

Thank You!

[@cemsengul16]

Such a professional technician. This is why you guys win my business, if other sellers online could make a video showing how they fix PSPs they would be more successful. I appreciate the transparency of this video. I have a stupid question though. Can you install a Spirited Green body on a PSP 2000? I want that sexy green paint but I don't want scanlines. I was so amazed you guys even change the UMD door chrome, little things like that get to me because I see like new PSPs on sale online that have the UMD door scratched to shit. I also have another stupid question. I really liked the feel of the original PSP with the sturdy spring loaded UMD door back in the day. I know the Slim has 64 mb ram and a slightly better screen. Basically is it physically possible at all to install a PSP 2000 64 mb motherboard onto an OG PSP along with the display of the 2000? I would like to own the old chunky model but with the display of the 2000 and the improved motherboard? The reason I get these stupid ideas is clearly you guys are amazing with opening PSPs up and transferring parts like I saw in this video.

[@Riga89]

I know it's an old video and I'm replying very late but you can now change the screen of the 1000 model with a new IPS screen which is better than all the other models. And for the rest of the hardware no, you cannot install 2000 motherboard into a 1000 but you can simply mod the console and set the full 333Mhz speed through the recovery menu. The games will run perfectly fine and you can obviously install them into a Micro SD card so you can also remove the UMD drive and install a much bigger battery

[@Miexil]

Nice job! could you tell me which software/homebrew you're using to test the keys?

[@jalisquillogonzalez9675]

Where did you bought the shell? I bought one out of ebay but man the shell wasn't the best quality... and end up adjusting several holes either for screws or where the buttons go

[@a1403-b3s]

Where did you get the shell? :0

[@koliwier882]

I found some shells on aliexpress

[@Lore1.0]

Found some on amazon

[@chaca-1673]

Nice vid, man, but you’re going way too fast. If this is a tutorial, you should go slower and explain what you’re doing. I’ve found myself pausing and replaying the video more than 200 times in a spawn pf two hours, just because there’s a lot of pieces that are covered for only one frame pf the video. Also, you’re not zooming on the board; it’s very hard to tell what you’re doing a lot of the time.

[@TreDayImages]

How much do you charge to rebuild old ones

[@roha2317]

Nice one, would have been awesome to use the blue joystick and buttons

[@pspmav]

Nice

[@resurgencegames4256]

Thanks!

[@LoisCS]

Hi! Tnx for the amazing video. Ive got a problem with Dpad after changing the case: Up and down are not working, left and right are working as up and down , and L is working as left in the main menu. Ive tried to plug the dpad flex again, but i didnt solve it. Any suggestions?

[@luffysantiago8166]

What torx screwdriver do we need???? I want to open psp 2000, I'm stuck at upper 2 screws because I need torrx screw driver :(

[@eric1krr140]

no torex is needed. Just a 00 Philips screw driver

[@foreleet2514]

Also wondering what size torx driver for the top 2X screws.

[@resurgencegames4256]

@@foreleet2514 Torx T2 for the top 2 screws. These screws are mostly used on NTSC-J models. North American units use Phillips 00

[@user-mi8yi6yt4t]

Hello sir, nice video!! My PSP 1000 screen get dark after I changed the shell.>< I can only see slightly view by squint under strong light...And I tried the other screen, the result was the same. I press the square(light adjust) for 2 secs, I can see the slight backlight disappear to black. What could be the problem? Thanks a lot!!

[@TylerPKegger]

You didn’t plug in or broke the backlight connector to the screen during reassembly. It’s the small thin ribbon cable that connects to the mother board.

[@etchosts8162]

Where did you buy shell?

[@josebasulto1334]

Thanks to this video I was able to swap my silver metallic to a beautiful bright red! But... the screen won’t turn on... I can hear everything but I can’t see anything any advice?

[@Daniel1Playz]

Everytime i see a housing replacement i always see a light going around the power button from the shell.

[@charlyworrell2372]

How the hell do i put the lock hinge back in? He goes so fast i do not understand it ffs

[@venerdacudao358]

Slowmo dude

[@TIMELORD-r7p]

What a beautiful thing u made it into 👍 amazing

[@LaGuaridadeFerKy]

great video, great work !! ;D lovely !

[@mattplayer3582]

Did you think that the Psp 2000 Hardware fits in the 3000 case?

[@JesusSaves86AB]

Different boards so no.

[@matyasmatejka4242]

It is hard to replace faceplate? Is there something what can i damage?

[@HighSchoolThug]

Very easy tutorial but removing the umd door always gives me trouble. Feels like I'm going to break it

[@lawrencebrianbonifacio977]

hello guys i want to ask if the center frame of psp 2000 series is compatible to psp 3000 series? thanks for your answer ❤

[@craigryder2947]

Nice new shell! Where did you get it? I saw some on ebay from china are they good do you know?

[@JesusSaves86AB]

I've ordered a couple. The really cheap ones have scratches on the screen through the protective film.

[@BubblegumBlitz]

Where die you bought that shell?

[@mrdoh450]

Are the key pcbs same as in 3000 model?

[@hestash]

Someone has the music?

[@SnoopDog-n7j]

Здравствуйте, где вы брали корпус?

[@artheology]

that's why my friends got the back side not reshelled, too redious lol.

[@luffysantiago8166]

Please tell me what torx screwdriver did you used

[@edwinaragon9399]

Where can I get a case like that?

[@resurgencegames4256]

We have them, contact us at www.resurgencegames.com

[@edwinaragon9399]

@@resurgencegames4256 I went to the website but I only see the console I need shell only

[@beybladeztx9560]

Hi, did you have transparent shell for 3000 model?

[@Lore1.0]

I lost my rubber block, where can i get some? Helppp.

[@forkayebee3831]

what heat do you use on your heat gun?

[@resurgencegames4256]

Blast on high for 5-6 seconds never stopping in one spot OR medium for about 11-15 seconds

[@shimarozzi1430]

I was about to buy a pink replacement because it looked really cute but I'm... kinda chickened out by this now lol I'm afraid I could break my psp trying to change it :(

[@Andreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

I have a problem with my psp, i remove analog stick but the console take imput anywere

[@blaziking0577]

The LCD Mount is the most annoying thing ever

[@blessa8286]

dude was so rough with handling the psp damn

[@christopherelias5397]

Best video

[@jayceethechamp]

so pretty

[@Crumpet3000]

Clean !

[@resurgencegames4256]

It's what we do!

[@rotierenderrudi6985]

Can I use a 3000 Shell for my 2000? I got the wrong case delivered and it’s not worth it to send it back to China :/

[@IkeNLD]

No. You cant.

[@Fai-tn7ti]

Even the board is different. You can't use that

[@aello_v1541]

If I turn on my psp and it stays white on the start up intro what can be the issue ?

[@volop951]

Did you fix it?

[@moisesd6890]

Thang that website is lit, I might buy something

[@edwinaragon9399]

Can we get the link to the yellow shell

[@Andreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

On ebay you can buy from china

[@CrollexTMOfficial]

4:18 I just don't get it how you get that thing out?? I'm scared of braking it... Please someone explain me xd

[@ccdani2]

Nice one I just changed the housing of my psp 2000 for a white one got it from China , the quality is far worst than the stock housing and I had to use some original parts along with the new one , where did you buy your housing?

[@cemsengul16]

Trade secret haha.

[@theice5663]

Aliexpress

[@Joshydude29]

U don't pull out the ribbon cables first

[@lolewnuna]

Hello is anyway to make my Japan psp play umd movies ,please help I know is a way .

[@handon11]

How are you playing Pokémon on a PSP

[@JesusSaves86AB]

PSP is an emulation machine now thanks to CFW

[@bkirk0510]

You can tell you've done this before.

[@donniem7979]

Let me know when u catch a ps vita!

[@K45U]

My spring did a vanishing act

[@hugosodery2012]

link de onde comprou.

[@nemesisnine3297]

Why would you reshell that beautiful blue PSP!! The horror Dx

[@Fai-tn7ti]

That's because the battery latch was broken. Pretty common issue with psp2000, even mine was broken as well.

[@Radplay93]

Why are u so aggressive? 🥺 but nice colour theme. 👍🏽

[@rafaelcazaresvalderrama5987]

Sweettttt

[@ADYPTIZ]

Te saltastes muchas partes del ensamble como la puesta de la mayoría de tornillos

[@Enoexe]

Nooo 1:00 had me pissed remove the battery before u use a heatgun and don’t point the heatgun at the battery ur killing it’s lifespan.

[@ed3n4pf]

The shape of those shell is horrible