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After following this guide, any of the A, B, X, Y and Start/Select buttons may be replaced independent of each other. The battery must be removed prior to beginning this guide.
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Place the 3DS upside down. Remove the game card, headphones, charging cable, stylus, or anything else that may be connected to the device.
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Using a JIS #0 screwdriver, loosen the two black screws on the back.
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Once the screws are loosened, pry open the back cover.
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The battery is located on the left hand side of the 3DS - to remove, use the small gap located at the top-middle and pull up with a non metal pointed tool.
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Remove six 6mm screws on secondary panel using a JIS #000 screwdriver.
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Remove two upper rubber bumpers locates on either side of the charging port.
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Using JIS #00 screwdriver, carefully remove the two 6mm screws that have now been exposed.
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Use non-conductive tweezers to disconnect the two ribbon plugs that connect the L/R/ZL/ZR buttons on the cover to the motherboard, then remove it completely.
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Locate the ribbon connector between the motherboard and the left circuit board (it should be the widest) and use a pair of tweezers to pivot up the ZIF clasp upward.
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The ribbon can be removed using non-conductive tweezers by pulling out parallel with the board.
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Next, locate the five 3mm screws on the left board and remove them using a JIS #000 screwdriver.
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Carefully flip the board over and use tweezers to remove the blue-black ribbon located underneath.
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Remove the gray rubber diamond to reveal the A/B/X/Y buttons and/or the rubber rectangle to reveal the Start/Select button.
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Remove the buttons using tweezers.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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do the smaller new 3ds colored buttons work in the new 3ds xl?
It will work, since the only difference between them is the size of screen and shell, but size of buttons and other pieces should be of the same.
If anyone else comes on this, I can confirm the small 3ds buttons do not quite work right they are slightly smaller and the cut outs that keep the buttons from spinning around are not the same
Can someone provide further information about replacement of the entire C stick?
Or is it just as simple as pull the ribbon carefully, take the old one out and put the new one in?
The set of screws on the secondary panel are giving me trouble. I think I might be stripping them... Is it normal for them to be screwed on so tight? I don't want to pay 85 bucks just because I need to press my B button harder to make it work...