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Moderate

Steps

14

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  • Rear Bezel
  • 7 steps
  • Upper Screen
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Bezel
  • Use a push pin to remove the four plastic screw covers on the front bezel.

Use a push pin to remove the four plastic screw covers on the front bezel.

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Step 2

  • Remove four Phillips screws securing the front bezel to the rear bezel.

Remove four Phillips screws securing the front bezel to the rear bezel.

Step 3

  • Using two hands, gently slide the rear bezel upwards.
  • The rear bezel will move only about 2 mm.

Using two hands, gently slide the rear bezel upwards.

The rear bezel will move only about 2 mm.

Step 4

  • Insert a spudger into the gap between the front and rear bezel
  • Rotate the spudger away from the DSi XL, prying the two bezels apart.

Insert a spudger into the gap between the front and rear bezel

Rotate the spudger away from the DSi XL, prying the two bezels apart.

Step 5

  • In the same manner as described above, continue prying along the top edge of the front and rear bezels.

In the same manner as described above, continue prying along the top edge of the front and rear bezels.

Step 6

  • Separate the rear bezel from the front bezel.
  • Do not attempt to completely remove the rear bezel yet. It is still attached to the front bezel by the rear-facing camera.

Separate the rear bezel from the front bezel.

Do not attempt to completely remove the rear bezel yet. It is still attached to the front bezel by the rear-facing camera.

Step 7

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the rear camera off the rear bezel.
  • Remove the rear bezel.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the rear camera off the rear bezel.

Remove the rear bezel.

Step 8

              Upper Screen
  • Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the Wi-Fi antenna out of its housing from within the front bezel and move it aside.

Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the Wi-Fi antenna out of its housing from within the front bezel and move it aside.

Step 9

  • Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the left speaker out of its socket on the front bezel.
  • De-route the speaker cable along the top edge of the screen.
  • Work carefully and slowly, holding onto the wire and not the speaker itself. The solder joints may break if pulled on too hard.
  • In the same manner as described above, remove the right speaker from its socket on the front bezel.
  • Place both speakers on the back of the upper LCD.

Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the left speaker out of its socket on the front bezel.

De-route the speaker cable along the top edge of the screen.

Work carefully and slowly, holding onto the wire and not the speaker itself. The solder joints may break if pulled on too hard.

In the same manner as described above, remove the right speaker from its socket on the front bezel.

Place both speakers on the back of the upper LCD.

Step 10

  • Open the DSi XL.
  • Carefully push the upper display assembly through its housing in the front bezel.
  • The upper display assembly is held in place via adhesive to the front bezel. Push firmly, being careful not to break the upper LCD.
  • Rotate the upper display assembly out of the front bezel.

Open the DSi XL.

Carefully push the upper display assembly through its housing in the front bezel.

The upper display assembly is held in place via adhesive to the front bezel. Push firmly, being careful not to break the upper LCD.

Rotate the upper display assembly out of the front bezel.

Step 11

  • Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the adhesive strip that secures the front screen to the upper LCD.
  • Slide the spudger along the bottom side of the upper LCD, freeing the adhesive along that edge.

Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the adhesive strip that secures the front screen to the upper LCD.

Slide the spudger along the bottom side of the upper LCD, freeing the adhesive along that edge.

Step 12

  • In the same manner as previously described, detach the adhesive along the left edge of the upper LCD.

In the same manner as previously described, detach the adhesive along the left edge of the upper LCD.

Step 13

  • In the same manner as previously described, detach the adhesive along the right side of the upper LCD.

In the same manner as previously described, detach the adhesive along the right side of the upper LCD.

Step 14

  • Carefully lift the upper screen from the bottom edge.
  • Pull the upper screen away from the upper LCD.

Carefully lift the upper screen from the bottom edge.

Pull the upper screen away from the upper LCD.

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

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lrj7 - Apr 2, 2016

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This step-through is not complete…..

how do you actually change the screen????

Luis Fernando Ocampo Sanchez - Apr 4, 2016

Yes, you’re right. Also there’s a gap between steps 7 to 8 because you cannot actually detach the upper screen without disconnect the board cable from the lower screen part.

By the way, I can’t quite successfuly open the upper screen part on my dsi xl because it dont seem to give any space between the two covers. Any suggestions?

James Bourne - Dec 1, 2017

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@Irj7 find the top lcd replacement guide here:

Nintendo DSi XL Upper LCD Replacement

virtue - Feb 27, 2018

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NOTE To others out there… this guide is only to change the plastic cover over the screen, and not the screen itself. See James Bourne’s link for the real “how to replace upper LCD” guide.