Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

                          5 minutes

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  • Front Cover Plate and Batteries
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Front Cover Plate and Batteries
  • Flip the Wii Remote over so the battery cover faces you.
  • Push up on the bottom tab.
  • Remove the battery cover.

Flip the Wii Remote over so the battery cover faces you.

Push up on the bottom tab.

Remove the battery cover.

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Step 2

  • Remove the first battery by pressing down on the positive end and pulling the battery out.
  • Remove the second battery by pushing up on the positive end and pulling the battery out.

Remove the first battery by pressing down on the positive end and pulling the battery out.

Remove the second battery by pushing up on the positive end and pulling the battery out.

Step 3

  • Using a tri-point Y1 Screwdriver, remove the two center 7mm screws by turning them counterclockwise.
  • Repeat with the two bottom screws.

Using a tri-point Y1 Screwdriver, remove the two center 7mm screws by turning them counterclockwise.

Repeat with the two bottom screws.

Step 4

  • With the flat end of a spudger, gently apply pressure to the tabs located on left side of the controller.
  • These tabs are breakable. However, if the tabs are broken the controller will still function.
  • Open the front plate like a book.
  • Small parts may fall out as you open the front plate.

With the flat end of a spudger, gently apply pressure to the tabs located on left side of the controller.

These tabs are breakable. However, if the tabs are broken the controller will still function.

Open the front plate like a book.

Small parts may fall out as you open the front plate.

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

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Graham Poor - Dec 27, 2018

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Worked! Had to solder the tab to contact the battery which had broken. Saved $50.00.

kivrin - Mar 10, 2019

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The Tools section lists a Tri-Point Y1 Screwdriver but the guide mentions a Tri-Wing Y1 Screwdriver. This could cause people to purchase the wrong item.

iFixit’s guides seem to be based on the original Wii controller, model RVL-003. I’m not sure if Nintendo has changed fasteners for subsequent versions but the Wii MotionPlus Controller, model RVL-036, uses a Tri-Wing Y0 screw.

Jeff Suovanen - Mar 25, 2019

audvare - Jul 16, 2020

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My controller (the original) had three tri-wing screws and one philips. Not sure why. Had to re-solder the negative battery terminal as it came off the bottom of the ‘top’ (faces bottom) of the board.