How to repair a Nintendo DS Lite NDSL Bottom Screen 1 

Thank you Supermodchips. I managed to replace the broken screen and got the NDS lite in perfect working order again thanks to your tutorials. The little touch screen ribbon cable was the hardest to fit properly because for some reason it kept not making contact until I plugged it back in for the fourth time or so. Still, kudos to you and people like you who take the time to enlighten us with their knowledge.

THANK GOD THERES PEOPLE OF YOUR KIND ON THIS EARTH.. i just fixed my ds thanks to you

Worked like a charm, rebuilt my daughter's ds and I am a champ in her eyes!

This guide is extremely helpful, and I will refer to it when I replace the screen on my DS. Thank you very much!

I was able to successfully repair my ds lite thanks to your video. Thank you very much!

looks simple enough; just ordered my parts I'm excited to try this

i just like to say thanks. got my new screen on my ds thanks to this vid.

Oh Wow! thank you so much! I've had so much trouble trying to put the small ribbon cable back into the socket. You are a life saver

Thank you so much for uploading this video, it really helped.

Super. Now I repaired the ds by my self. Thank you very much for this video

worked out great thanks

heres a *TIP* for lining up your touch screen and bottom screens perfectly. put the touchscreen (with black frame attached) directly into the ds face down. then put the lcd screen right on top of it. the ds housing lines everything up perfect and you can not make a mistake !!!

i just repair one sucessfully, thanks to you.

Is the tape actually just rubber electrical tape? Or is it a specific type of adhesive? I’ve been trying to find a match to the stuff on the back of my bottom screen from my original DS

Whilst removing the small ribbon cable the little black pressure lever completely came off. I'm pretty experienced with doing this kind of work, but this has never happened to me before. I was being very gentle but it still popped out. Has this ever happened to you? Is there a permanent fix? I ended up sliding a folded piece of paper on top of the ribbon cable to re-apply the pressure and that worked, but I'm not sure how permanent it is. Thanks :)

ok i just went to walmart and got some (clear electrical vinyl tape ) will that be good enough and also do you need a scapel or a x-acto knife?

wont removing the screen cover break the seal then you will have dust, fingerprints and allsorts behind the screen?

Do you have to insulate it if you are just replacing the touch screen?

Many thnks!!!!

Of course… this pops up after I already purchased a new one a century ago! Nice video though

@TheFilipinoboi13 what he was using was an x-acto knife. I'm not sure why he called it a scalpel.

I have a question. Now my ds bottom screen turns on and shows a display, but I let my little cousin play with it a while back and it's not touch responsive. If I switch the top part of the screen with a new one will it work again ? Or do I need to buy a completely new lcd screen?

can u make a video how to fix the left and right bottoms on the dsi

And yes the 3 corner screws are triwing screws. You can get this type of screw driver on eBay for £1-£2. Just type in 'Ds lite screw driver'

What kind of tape did you use

okay, so i did the replacing of the case from one of your other videos, but now my touchscreen doesnt wanna work. and everything worked fine before i took it apart to replace the case. i cheaked the ribbon that connects the top plate to the bottom one (thats the only one i had to mess with) thinking that i didnt have it pushed in all the way, and it still doesnt pick up the touch signals. what do i do now?

My bottom screen displays fine but unresponsive to touch. Do I need to replace the top layer or the bottom layer? Hope you understand what I'm talking about.

@mearling08 no i just has to insulate the back

can you use the black electrikal tape?

what can you do if you break the small clip for the touch screen

so I dropped my ds and now it has a huge scratch in it and the touch screen keeps thinking I'm pressing down so i cannot do anything. Do i need to replace just the touchscreen or the entire screen to get rid of the scratch?

what way did you unscrew thebybattry screww

Could be a number of reasons. Motherboard, ribbon cable clip, or screen. Best bet is that it's the screen, probs needs replacing.

I guess you get problems with NDSL because of it's small, frail size... Standard NDS without the fancy being slimmer, slightly bigger screens and not to mention DSi are a lot better. Sure, they may be chunkier, but I've had mine for three years, and I have never experienced a single problem with it. And no, it has not had an easy life either. Either way, great vid.

please help me the clip for the touch screen ribbon cable broke what do i do i have the little black latch but i cant reattach it

What tools do you need ? couldnt really understand him...

@pokemonhalomaster possibly

the strip for the top screen ripped what should i do now

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!! my friends dslite which i borrowed broke and i am in an urgent rush to get it fixed... i dissassembled and assembled the dslite but the little green led turns on and then off... Have I done something wrong? how can i fix it?please help...

does anyone know where to get the actual cover part for the touch screen? as my touch screen is fine but the cover is scratched to shit

how much woukd it cost to get someone to repair it for me?

FOCUS!!!!

How the fuuuuuuuuck do I remove those little triwing screws? You make it look so easy. You must have a blunt triwing screwdriver or something, or the screws were loose to begin with. I can't even move the little shits with force.

my DS lite screen is calibrated WAY to the left and when you try to recalibrate it doesnt stop it has you pressing the red squares for hours and never stops!

Is this channel still active?

excuse me, my ds ripped in half, the bottom half turns on and stays on but the lcd stays off, what does this mean?

Nice info in the vid but whats wrong with the person filming it? did he just found out how the zoom button works? 0_O

I put it all together and when I try to turn to on the light is green for about 2 seconds then turns off

My DS's touchscreen isn't responding to well at the moment. It works if I put pressure around the panel but I have to repeat this after a while. Anyone who knows what might cause this problem?

hey my screen have red and blue lines(is the up screen not bottom screen)

How in the name of holy fuck did you get the ribbon cable back on?!?!?

@creation700 It's your own fault for being a noob, it works if you know how to do it...

do you have a vidoe to fix a bottom sceen not repair ok

how much would it cost if you fixed my ndsl for me. pm me the price

The black little cable got stuck under the cartridge slot :(

am i fucked if the clip that holds the smaller ribbon from the touch screen shatters?

dude i need help my R and L bottom is not working well help .__.

Easiest way to repair you're DS: 1. Go to you local toy store and give the DS to them. 2. Buy another one. Hope it helped!! :-)

dude I got a complaint!, I know this is for help, everything was ok till I encountered the touch screen wire connected to the motherboard, man! it gave me a hard time!, first I couldnt find a careful way to unplug it, so what I did was to lift up the tiny metal parts which made them to fall off when I put them down, since the wire is bended cuz thats the way it comes from factory you cant get a good grip to push it back in the motherboard so now what I have is a bended screwed touch screen wire (cuz that many times trying to plug it back made it break) the conector missing some metal parts and I cant plug back the motherfucker!!! please dude tell me the proper way to do it......

lol, man, I did my sisters Nintendo DS commando style, completely changed the casing to a Lime Green, and the top screen (but it has one small blue stuck pixel, maybe it will go away, those bastards). But, those plugs you use to cover the screws, you can't get them :( Anyways, good tutorial, stop complaining that he broke your DS.

Why do you need to put tape in the LCD? is not original that part or what? lol

@MikePinkney how your the one thats addicted to runescape i bet you have 10 accounts thats all like lvl 120 combat

ONLY DO THIS IF YOU WANT TO BREAK YOUR DS CAUSE I DID THIS AND NOW ITS NOT JUST THE SCREEN THATS NOT WORKING!

he did'nt upload the last vid cuz he broke his own and did'nt want to tell no one so he left youtube

Another tip: Wipe the LCD before installing the touch screen. After all you don't want a fingerprint or any other nasties haunting you and your DS for the rest of the DS,s life!

@creation700 **you're. u mad?

@creation700 u mad though? Trololololol

@mewmewgold oooookkkaaaayyy well im a dude so i dont play that no offence. its hard to play pictochat and stuff

@MikePinkney wow noob dude quit playing runescape