Reshelling a Sony PSP 2000 Slim Full Disassembly & Rebuild 2020 

this video was my salvation, because I disassembled my psp and forgot how to put it back together xD

Very solid walkthrough. I used this as a guide to re-shell my PSP 2000. I had to look up another video to figure out how to get the UMD cover off of there, though. You made it look so easy! For anyone else who gets stuck on this, the trick is to give the PSP a slight bend and remove the side near the D-Pad first because the tab on that side is smaller than the tab on the action button side. Thanks for the tutorial!

Maybe its just me but this video glosses over a few important steps, like the metallic panel shield right on top of the motherboard, and putting the screw in with the joystick module. I followed this video step by step and after I was finished, I was left with that panel still not assembled inside. For anyone watching this video, PLEASE watch every single step carefully and with much greater attention to detail so you dont miss anything at all

Thanks guys for that tutorial video ! I changed an old PSP 2004 to a Monster Hunter Portable 2nd PSP ! That's an awesome Cyberpunk 2077 PSP you built right there !

OMG that beautiful blue shell was nearly mint, why on earth replace it?!?! *i cry*

I couldn’t have done it without this video. Only frustrating part is I finally got it all back together and everything works except now it won’t read disk. So I guess I gotta take it apart again and double check everything

Thats actually a lot easier then i thought it was going to be! I was always so worried that the UMD drive was going to be impossible to remove and end up damaging it

Thanks for the great video! Helped me a lot re-shelling a PSP 2000.

This man was like in the movie "Rush Hour" because he's quick, I guess he's kinda expert in this teardown 😂

wow, I just re-shelled mine a few months back and I'm going to do it again to my brother's, and there wasn't a GOOD video to look at the process. THANKS!!

great video, great work !! ;D lovely !

Really good mate

Using a blue button would make it more cool i think, but great work 👍👍

Where do you get the replacement shells?

Hi! Tnx for the amazing video. Ive got a problem with Dpad after changing the case: Up and down are not working, left and right are working as up and down , and L is working as left in the main menu. Ive tried to plug the dpad flex again, but i didnt solve it. Any suggestions?

Such a professional technician. This is why you guys win my business, if other sellers online could make a video showing how they fix PSPs they would be more successful. I appreciate the transparency of this video. I have a stupid question though. Can you install a Spirited Green body on a PSP 2000? I want that sexy green paint but I don't want scanlines. I was so amazed you guys even change the UMD door chrome, little things like that get to me because I see like new PSPs on sale online that have the UMD door scratched to shit. I also have another stupid question. I really liked the feel of the original PSP with the sturdy spring loaded UMD door back in the day. I know the Slim has 64 mb ram and a slightly better screen. Basically is it physically possible at all to install a PSP 2000 64 mb motherboard onto an OG PSP along with the display of the 2000? I would like to own the old chunky model but with the display of the 2000 and the improved motherboard? The reason I get these stupid ideas is clearly you guys are amazing with opening PSPs up and transferring parts like I saw in this video.

What a beautiful thing u made it into 👍 amazing

Nice one, would have been awesome to use the blue joystick and buttons

Thanks to this video I was able to swap my silver metallic to a beautiful bright red! But... the screen won’t turn on... I can hear everything but I can’t see anything any advice?

Where did you bought the shell? I bought one out of ebay but man the shell wasn't the best quality... and end up adjusting several holes either for screws or where the buttons go

I only just recently discovered that if you try to swap out ribbon cables for right or left triggers, even if they came from an already working PSP, they rarely work after reinstalling them in a different PSP. If you take ribbon button strips out of a PSP... You better have new ones on hand or you might end up with a non-working PSP.

Nice job! could you tell me which software/homebrew you're using to test the keys?

It is hard to replace faceplate? Is there something what can i damage?

Who has the balls to do any of this? I get nervous just putting umd’s in. It feels like it’s gonna snap off

How much do you charge to rebuild old ones

Please tell me what torx screwdriver did you used

Are the key pcbs same as in 3000 model?

Where did you buy shell?

Everytime i see a housing replacement i always see a light going around the power button from the shell.

Hello sir, nice video!! My PSP 1000 screen get dark after I changed the shell.>< I can only see slightly view by squint under strong light...And I tried the other screen, the result was the same. I press the square(light adjust) for 2 secs, I can see the slight backlight disappear to black. What could be the problem? Thanks a lot!!

Best video

hello guys i want to ask if the center frame of psp 2000 series is compatible to psp 3000 series? thanks for your answer ❤

Where die you bought that shell?

Nice

I have a problem with my psp, i remove analog stick but the console take imput anywere

Did you think that the Psp 2000 Hardware fits in the 3000 case?

Clean !

What torx screwdriver do we need???? I want to open psp 2000, I'm stuck at upper 2 screws because I need torrx screw driver :(

I lost my rubber block, where can i get some? Helppp.

4:18 I just don't get it how you get that thing out?? I'm scared of braking it... Please someone explain me xd

Здравствуйте, где вы брали корпус?

Thang that website is lit, I might buy something

Where did you get the shell? :0

How the hell do i put the lock hinge back in? He goes so fast i do not understand it ffs

If I turn on my psp and it stays white on the start up intro what can be the issue ?

what heat do you use on your heat gun?

Nice new shell! Where did you get it? I saw some on ebay from china are they good do you know?

so pretty

Nice vid, man, but you’re going way too fast. If this is a tutorial, you should go slower and explain what you’re doing. I’ve found myself pausing and replaying the video more than 200 times in a spawn pf two hours, just because there’s a lot of pieces that are covered for only one frame pf the video. Also, you’re not zooming on the board; it’s very hard to tell what you’re doing a lot of the time.

Hello is anyway to make my Japan psp play umd movies ,please help I know is a way .

I was about to buy a pink replacement because it looked really cute but I'm... kinda chickened out by this now lol I'm afraid I could break my psp trying to change it :(

Can we get the link to the yellow shell

Very easy tutorial but removing the umd door always gives me trouble. Feels like I'm going to break it

Nice video. My psp has no sound out of the speakers or the headphone jack, what could be the problem?

Someone has the music?

link de onde comprou.

Where can I get a case like that?

Let me know when u catch a ps vita!

that's why my friends got the back side not reshelled, too redious lol.

My spring did a vanishing act

dude was so rough with handling the psp damn

Nice one I just changed the housing of my psp 2000 for a white one got it from China , the quality is far worst than the stock housing and I had to use some original parts along with the new one , where did you buy your housing?

Can I use a 3000 Shell for my 2000? I got the wrong case delivered and it’s not worth it to send it back to China :/

How are you playing Pokémon on a PSP

Sweettttt

U don't pull out the ribbon cables first

The LCD Mount is the most annoying thing ever

Why are u so aggressive? 🥺 but nice colour theme. 👍🏽

Te saltastes muchas partes del ensamble como la puesta de la mayoría de tornillos

Why would you reshell that beautiful blue PSP!! The horror Dx

You can tell you've done this before.

The shape of those shell is horrible

Nooo 1:00 had me pissed remove the battery before u use a heatgun and don’t point the heatgun at the battery ur killing it’s lifespan.