Restoring a Viewer's DSi XL!

[@repomanzilla]

This sucked you didn’t show anything needed

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

@@repomanzilla I'm sorry my lord

[@hywel4767]

Ds Lites, DSi’s and DSi XL’s shell swaps are NOT for first time modders. You may be able to pull it off but its a fairly complex disassembly and reassembly. Ive modded so many handhelds but always dread working on these theyre a pain in the ass lol.

[@Forfaxify]

i subscribed to you because of the video from MyMateVince :) that was really good and i like the humor/jokes :)

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Thank you, appreciated friend :)

[@Arkid77777]

How would you say the aftermarket DSI XL shells compare tot he originals?

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

@@Arkid77777 not very well

[@neptune.37]

cool restoration, the end result looked awesome, and I hope your channel grows, remember me when your famous bro!

[@hungrydoor.14]

Just watching this now, nice job dude!

[@itzedd1e]

nice video man! best of luck for your future!

[@BowGiulius]

Ho lo stesso e identico dsi e ho bisogno urgentemente di ripararlo 😢

[@harrisonyates2223]

Nice video man! :)

[@matthew5179]

0:46 I am currently having this same problem on the same DSi XL, any pressure applied on or near the X and A restarts or shuts down device. I took it apart and made sure everything was properly connected but the problem kept happening. I am wondering what connector you connected to solve this problem. Thanks in advance

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Literally the first two ones that prevent you from separating the bottom section of the shell

[@matthew5179]

@@ItalianRetroGuy I made sure those were fitted properly, problem still happened. But after completely taking apart the whole thing, I am now 90% sure it's the top screen ribbon cable that is causing the problem due to wearing down over the years. Nonetheless, I appreciate the reply :)

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

@matthew5179 It is possible that maybe it was the cause in my case too, so prodding around temporarily fixed it, then it was just prevented from ever coming back once I replaced the top screen so I could never notice

[@yourniceneighbourhoodcat2156]

Can’t wait to begin

[@PhilipBryden]

Watching this now, sorry I missed the Premiere. I was called into work this morning.

[@cashwilson2571]

How was work?

[@driptcg]

Great work bro! I didnt see this in the description, but do you also get the replacement parts from aliexpress?

[@musicviolamusician4392]

I wanna do a shell replacement but oh no 5:53 do I need to solder the speaker😢

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Yep

[@musicviolamusician4392]

@@ItalianRetroGuy noo😫 i literally don’t know how to solder

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

I'm sorry but you're going to have to learn :'D

[@itzedd1e]

can you list the parts you bought? i have a similar issue at 8:52 and need to replace that part

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

That's a zif connector, i don't know the exact part number. I'm sending an AliExpress link, I hope it gets through a.aliexpress.com/_vCN5ZM Remember that you can fix it without replacing that part, if you don't know how hit me up on discord

[@itzedd1e]

@@ItalianRetroGuy thansks!

[@florianhillion]

Hi thank you for the video, would you be kind to give me a link to find new house case for DSi XL ? Thank you. I can only find 3DS XL case :/

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

They're kinda less common now, can try aliexpress. Some people sell them on etsy but it's just resells, though you might find the last few units available of some special shells

[@Venom.1787]

The shell swap for this seems to be easier compared to the ds lite, being that you don't have to feed the wifi antenna under the card reader lol. Had to replace a charging port not too long ago and re-feeding that wire almost made me lose my mind! Looking around at expanding my collection with a dsi xl, but the yellow ones are Japanese region locked so I think I'm just going to swap internals. Thanks for the vid 👍

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

You're very welcome, but no I actually think this is harder than the ds lite.

[@hywel4767]

Yea ds lites are absolute turds to work on and the aftermarket shells are so cheap and nasty its honestly not worth it unless theyre wrecked

[@Khalav2801]

Thanks for the video! It helped me so much

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Glad it was useful!!!

[@Pier88ita]

Ciao! Dove posso trovare delle Shell valide per dai XL? Grazie e bellissimo video!

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Personalmente non credo questa shell fosse particolarmente valida! D'ovunque tu le prenda sono sicuramente di produzione cinese, quindi ti direi di andare su aliexpress tranquillamente :)

[@erics9382]

Where did yo get the shell from?

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

If i recall correctly the viewer sent it over You could try this one from aliexpress (Affiliate link): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCLJwdD

[@Mr.GlitchInfinity]

I have an issue with a ds lite with a broken hinge. That doesn’t bug me much but the real problem is that the top screen colors are weird. The top screen is mostly yellow and some times it’s blue and turns to yellow. I feel like it’s dependent on the position of the screen

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

It's a known issue, sadly happens over time. I think I've read that it's the plastics in the display getting yellowed over time

[@Mr.GlitchInfinity]

@@ItalianRetroGuy should I replace the LCD frame or the LCD itself

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Honestly i don't know, it depends. I think they can both become yellowed independently, you'd need to lift a corner of the frame and if the screen underneath is fine you can replace just the frame

[@Mr.GlitchInfinity]

@@ItalianRetroGuy ok thank you! I will let you know when I do a frame replacement if it works or not

[@flavioandrade9621]

I won an old and dirty NDSI XL, so I disassembled everything to clean it, and I accidentally tore the cable of the top screen. I bought a new screen and after installing it, the coloration of the screen is yellowish, unlike the one that was originally on the device. I didn't like it, and I lost interest in using the device because of the screen color, and it gives me a feeling that it's a screen that will break soon. Could it be that I didn't fit the cable properly on the motherboard?

[@aquiIa_chrysaetos]

Hey man, is there any way to contact you? Im thinking of getting my dsi back to its prime after its continued use of over a decade. Willing to pay too as this means a lot to me

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Hey, unfortunately this particular unit I've restored has started behaving poorly after a few months of use, I am not willing to take the responsibility of restoring such beloved units

[@aquiIa_chrysaetos]

@ItalianRetroGuy I see, thank you for replying.

[@Daniel-bg2pc]

Dang I need one of these, I'd even pay lol

[@Blairstur]

Do you still take repairs? I have an issue with my DSi XL and I don't trust myself to fix it myself lol.

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

As much as I would love taking care of it, I think that I'm not the best person for it. Shipping costs and the like would increase the cost of repair to a lot, plus it turned out shell swaps like this are prone to failure over time especially when the shell quality is poor. (This one was actually pretty bad it turned out, it's not even being sold anymore)

[@goodmorningchinaihaveicecream]

Wow, I found this video on my recommended!

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Is that bad? Haha

[@cinda151]

I really wish you had gone slower and more step-by-step. I tried to replicate your work, and failed miserably. Ultimately it was my fault, but I wish you had gone a bit more slowly/thoroughly.

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

I'm sorry, I make videos for entertainment purposes and don't show all the steps. Plenty of people with more thorough tutorials, this wasn't a how to :)

[@nerfentitystudios6121]

Awesome video! How can I get you to fix my DSi Xl?

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

You can join my discord if you want or email me and we can talk about it

[@Captain-GenePS5]

If you ever would like to do any more DSi let me know!

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

I could give it a shot, but I should warn you this one ended up having lots of issues after a few months!

[@chrismclaren113]

Very good

[@Foxy070]

I am italian too and i have the same dsi xl

[@GalacticBlader]

OH HELL NAH this is such a pain in the ass project i ain't gonna be doing non of this

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Yes it is. Wanna know what's even worse? After a little bit of use, the piss-poor quality shell just started being weird and things aren't working properly anymore. Just keep your shell as it is. I think it's a whole lot better than doing this.

[@pyro1546]

i have the same one

[@gibsso2206]

Bel video👍

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Ti ringrazio molto :)

[@hoshiaral9130]

skipped the 2 small ribbon cables, disliked for this, if your gonna show people how to open a console thats worth 100$ maybe do it correctly,

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

This wasn't a tutorial

[@Aye_Bear]

Hey @italianretroguy can I send you mines to get reshelled ...?

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

@@Aye_Bear unfortunately not for now, sorry