DS and DS Lite Hinge Repair Service?

[caedeskhan]

Can anyone recommend a good DS and DS Lite hinge repair service online? I got about 2 ds's and 2 ds lites that need to have hinge replacements.


Thanks in advance!

 

[blk00civicsi]

Nintendo used to warranty those issues.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/21/nintendo-fesses-up-to-ds-lite-hinge-defect-will-fix-for-free/

If its not covered then it's not difficult to fix on your own. I've replaced 3 cases for friends now.

 

[retardotron]

if you're somewhat familiar with electronics repair, you can do it yourself, there are online manuals how to do this and the hinges are like $3-5 apiece. Still if you're not sure what you're doing, don't. You can easily damage LCD cables, so you'll have to get a new LCD module.

 

[PR Mega X]

I replaced the entire shell for my DS phat after breaking a hinge, wasn't too hard at all. My gf currently has a cracked Lite hinge, but she refuses to let me touch it -- if there's a cost effective repair service for this, that'd be neat.

 

[caedeskhan]

I'm reasonably good at electronics repair, so I guess I'll try that then. Thanks!