Nintendo 2DS Rear Panel Replacement

Written By: Fina Beauchamp
  • Comments: 15
Nintendo 2DS Rear Panel Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

3

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

This is a guide for the removal of the back panel of the Nintendo 2DS. This guide will illustrate how to remove the screws attaching the back panel in order to access other parts of the Nintendo 2DS.

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    • Remove the ten Phillips screws attaching the rear panel.

    Can't take off the screw top left next to the battery. What type of screwdriver do I use and where can I find some?

    Little Mac -

    I used a husky with changeable heads, you could probably find one on amazon

    Minecrafter Pig -

    These screws aren't Phillips, they're JIS, if you use a Phillips head you can and will strip the screws, please update this as it can cause more harm to people's systems than good if they get stripped.

    Sneakii -

    yep. i stripped my screws

    Persvicx -

    The screws are 6.2mm long

    Martin Samuelsson -

    god I thought it was because I was repairing a sibling's ds that had something spilled on it (idk maybe that they didn't clean it good when it happened) but continued to struggle even with screws that looked fine... wish I had checked the comments sooner :/ Please like the above, update this guide! It sucks knowing that someone like me is also gonna probably miss this. I didn't get super far but well. I already stripped down some which sucks either way. Ironically, I noticed that using a size slightly smaller gets the job done better. Ironic in that you'd normally avoid that because it's more likely to strip with small bits scrapping the inside. But if you are real careful it can hang on and twist. I'd recommend just getting the JIS but maybe this might work for some- I also want to emphasize SLIGHTLY smaller phillips.

    Alexandria.P -

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    • The rear panel is attached to the motherboard by a ribbon cable, so be careful not to lift the rear panel too far from the device.

    • Carefully pull the rear panel straight up from the device.

    Y si se corta el cable que pasa?

    Laura Pernía López -

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    • Use your fingernail or the flat end of a spudger to flip up the connector securing the ribbon cable to the motherboard

    • Remove the cable from the connector

    • Take the opportunity to remove the Left and Right triggers, they have hinges that may break and springs that may jump away.

    You can also detach the cable from the motherboard safely by flipping up the connector on the motherboard. Just don't forget to reattach. Some will find this tedious but may save time if you know what you're doing with said connectors.

    Blackbeard -

    I agree, this is what the guide i followed said to do and since I was disconnecting all the other ribbon cables it made perfect sense to do it that way.

    Lin -

    pay attention: my 2ds dropped it's lens covers at this step

    Jos van Reenen -

    Likewise, I used a tiny drop of glue to put the lens back in place. Take care not to dirty the lens.

    Elliot West -

    The picture you have there has the camera lens ribbon installed upside down. The ribbon needs to be pointing down when you re-attach it not up.

    Rick Parrish -

    Agreed, ribbon cable looks upside down in picture

    Elliot West -

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Fina Beauchamp

Member since: 12/01/15

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2 comments

The two top screws on the backpanel I cannot get out, I used the same screwdriver I used for every other screw.

Please help!

Evergreen -

For those two screws that are on the top cap aren’t supposed to come out, if the do come out it means you’ve broken those screws. Also after unscrewing that top it should just slide up.

Leo Ochoa -