Let's walk through how to swap the Gameboy Advance into a new shell. The Driver set I use - www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Ma... GBA SP Shells (eBay link) - tinyurl.com/ybxmgwgv
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@emmettturner94523 жыл бұрын
You forced the hinges out while both halves were misaligned, which is why you had trouble. You are supposed to remove them with the screen frame open to the self-supporting detent position (standard play position). That also made them more difficult to insert and likely changed the feel of the whole thing. Opening from the detent position makes the left hinge particularly hard to access when removing but there are a few ways to do it easily enough. First, always remove the right hinge first, then... 1) Unclip the left hinge, open the frame, then push it out with something long that reaches through the hole where the right hinge used to be. 2) Use Makho's 3D printed tool that fits inside and lets you push even once opened. 3) Disassemble a Bic Round Stick ink pen and cut the cone piece down to size so that the part that friction-fits the pen's main tube/body fits tightly between the hinge clips and the nearby structural rib. Wedge it in there, open the screen frame, and then remove the hinge. If it doesn't pop out on its own, use something long and thin to push. It should take very little effort. Personally, I use the ink pen with a long/thin watercolor brush even though I have 3D printers. ;) You can find videos of 2 and 3 on my an Makho's channels.
@chocoholic0313 жыл бұрын
Your comment helped me so much!!! Thank you for the advice!
@davdgs3 жыл бұрын
ITS YOU AGAIN
@jloizos792 жыл бұрын
@@davdgs what do u see??
@turkey69692 жыл бұрын
He needs to redo the video with this help. I did not go to the comments before watching the video and had a hard time. He also got lazy with editing in certain spots. Theres other videos that are better.
@keyblader1985 Жыл бұрын
I would have loved to know this before I pushed so hard I straight up broke the whole corner off. It was just a good thing I was already replacing the shell..
@matthewwynn10742 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for the video. I'm about to turn 21 and I've probably had my gameboy since I was literally 4 years old. I dropped it in 2021, shattering the shell, but the motherboard was still fine. I ordered a new shell off amazon, and my dad and I had a blast making a project out of it while using this as a guide. :)
@MattPassarelli2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! I have similar stories with my dad. Thanks for sharing!
@FoxSeba Жыл бұрын
That’s what’s happening with me but I’m turning 20 in 2 days haha, I’m looking at some of the clear cases because I want to add LED transmitters onto the motherboard so that the dpad had under glow but even the ram through super poor quality SP’s around me are still pretty pricey at the moment
@basketballed24 Жыл бұрын
This is a cool story because my dad and I just did the same exact thing to my childhood gba sp as well so I can relate
@historyhound68917 ай бұрын
Nice I had mine since I was 7, I got it second hand from my cousin. My poor SP has seen a lot of stuff, has been thrown more times then it should have. Glad to see some other people that have kept their childhood consoles.
@Red_Fox_5.06 ай бұрын
That’s beautiful I wish my dad found joy fixing stuff I liked with me
@JoshBoniniRocks2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! Successfully replaced my shell and screen protector. Was 100% nervous about breaking something before I saw this
@grhmhome3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the guide. I was able to refurbish my SP following this guide with a new battery and shell. The biggest issue I had was replacing the hinges. It was very difficult to remove.
@ariariaris2 ай бұрын
I’ve had my SP since I was 5! Every few years i’d pick it back up and replay some of the classics. After 21 years of it trucking through life perfectly fine I finally dropped it and the shell cracked, I guess the old plastic got brittle over time, it practically fell apart as I disassembled it. I switched over to a nice atomic purple shell, and this was super useful!! Thank you so much!!
@pauljaton51282 жыл бұрын
Big thank you for this video! Helped me fix my gameboy that’s been broken for years! ❤️
@MonkeStumps2 жыл бұрын
Disassembly starts at 2:05
@gailobrien70048 ай бұрын
This is a brilliant video, I watched the video first then realised that I could possibly do this! My Gameboy Advance had become brittle and bits started snapping off. Thank you so much, I now have a usable Gameboy again!
@punkyskunk93172 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! I had an sp with a bad screen, and another one with a bad motherboard. This video helped me take the good parts from each, and re-shell it for my wife.
@taylorluna76302 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Just did a a kyogre shell on my sp and this video was amazing. Looks like a pro put it together and it’s my first time! Thank you again!!!
@MattPassarelli2 жыл бұрын
Great work! Absolutely love Kyogre. Do approve!
@Keegan0062 жыл бұрын
@@MattPassarelli well thanks to people like you I can now fix my gba that had the top break I ordered a new shell and I’m going to change the tops to it will be a red top and and sliver blue bottom
@subtoxic8284 Жыл бұрын
Great video man was able to fix my broken gameboy case good tutorial to follow!
@zacharywilder7001 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much. This video helped me reshell my coworker/friend cobalt blue gameboy advance sp that he had as a child. It went from looking well used and tarnished to brand new. Thanks again so much.
@MattPassarelli Жыл бұрын
Glad it could help! That’s nice to hear!
@zacharywilder7001 Жыл бұрын
@@MattPassarelli I'm going to turn to you and your videos for all my repair needs. Thank you so much. I got a lot of repair projects.
@idk-_-_--------28 күн бұрын
here's a little tip for those who are interested in changing or replacing a part. the first time you do it. it's gonna be hard, and there will be times you mess up. but, the second time you give it a try you'll succeed. but I do recommend after you take apart your first console/system etc give it some time to let it sink in also. I HIGHLY recommend you buy a tool kit smt with alot of screws like Philips and tri wing
@kinglos6995 Жыл бұрын
Thanks man awesome video
@dizini3033 жыл бұрын
Thanks alot man mine turned out perfect just that I messed up the hinges a little bit but aye still works!
@Jameslnk2 жыл бұрын
thx you so much never took one apart and now i have a re cased my console so happy thx you for your help
@robertpope6124 Жыл бұрын
Success! Thanks for the guide!
@robertgonzalez96733 жыл бұрын
Thank you my guy. You are a life saver; a friend of mine broke my gameboy that my girlfriend grandma gave me. I bought the replacement peice but then got stuck at some point putting it together.
@galphie59972 жыл бұрын
Girlfriend or grandma? I'm so confused right now
@nathanbrowns77162 жыл бұрын
@@galphie5997 I think he means his girlfriend’s grandma
@DRAWKCABLLA2 жыл бұрын
@@galphie5997 haha, i didnt know grandma could be a girlfriend
@thebombingsoda2 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude, my SP has some sort of dust in between the glass lens thing and you helped me out
@WayWardWonderer3 жыл бұрын
Your video was very helpful. I had used a step by step guide but a few of the steps were actually missing and made the work confusing. You narrate at a nice pace, show your entire work and aren't blocking what you're doing with your hands and by watching the way your removed the ribbon and replaced the speaker I was able to place my GBA in a nice new shell. No joke, the step by step instructions I was reading didn't explain or show HOW to correctly detach the ribbon from its coupling, skipped over the part with replacing the secondary hinge AND they put the speaker back into the device backward. It wasn't fun taking everything apart again to flip the speaker so it actually created sound, but, hey, live and learn! If I hadn't watched this video I would've surely damaged my system and I would've been heartbroken. Thank you for providing a video that's easy to follow, easy to watch and easy to listen to!
@zonesproductions2 жыл бұрын
This video was really helpful. Thankyou. My only problem was I forgot to put the power slider in and promptly stripped the screws 😔 I'm going to try to get them out tomorrow so hopefully it'll work out. My SP is clear purple with glow in the dark buttons. I love it.
@MrSmithNoMatrix3 жыл бұрын
This helped me a lot. I hate how they designed the screen connector. So hard to line up with your fingers!
@aivaxe9 ай бұрын
lots of things i missed out on thanks
@ionslicer Жыл бұрын
Great vid. Thanks for the help.
@TheJoeyManArcadeShow3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the help this video helped me
@collectingtime50413 жыл бұрын
I used your tutorial on my channel for swapping the shell, worked out great (little self plug but it’s a video on my channel if u wanna see it lol) Looks awesome, turned a Gameboy that was scratched and dirty into basically a new Gameboy!
@Chicky123411 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. My Presents bought one of these little guys for 3 dollars at a thrift store and I was really interested in it so I bought it from him. It was really scratched up so I wanted to re paint it.
@NovahShark10 ай бұрын
High key thank you so much, I got hella scared when I went to take out the hinges and it looked like the things keeping them in place snapped and I couldn’t push it out with my Alan wrench. I know that you said not to but I propped one of the screwdrivers in place and used Inertia to knock them loose and it worked in 1-2 swings and the hinges were intact. Now I can play Pokémon emerald on my atomic purple gameboy, thank you so much.
@mrtusk Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Helpful video
@NguyenPham-cv9pe3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, you help me out, i left a like for your video
@ZealousWZephyr Жыл бұрын
Thank you much. Was swapping my shell again and absolutely forgot about the screw under the ribbon cable 😅
@justinwhite94344 жыл бұрын
Hey, great video. It’s always nice when you can get an oem Nintendo replacement shell.
@them20022 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I bought a new replacement case and I couldn't figure out what was up with the hinges.
@brandoncunningham12142 жыл бұрын
It might’ve taken me 3 hours… BUT IM HAPPY I DID IT!!!!
@MrZeusyMoosey3 жыл бұрын
What screws are used where? Are the long tri wing screws used for the screen?
@gamblerjohn6058 Жыл бұрын
I did this just recently and total forgot about that little block for the battery cover screw till I had it all back together also had a nightmare thinking I'd broken the sound . But no ID realised that the speaker fell out about 20 minutes later when I found it on the floor. All a learning curve I think next time I'd fly through it alot faster.
@Ruben.s_instinct2 жыл бұрын
Thank the lord for this guide! 🙏
@pkstarstorm55483 жыл бұрын
I just did this but can some one tell me what this Square metal piece is for? @ 10:14 you can see by his right hand with the screws right above it, I have two pieces that fell out while removing and applying the old/new shells and I have no idea what theyre fore and Ive been looking around trying to figure out what its for with no luck. Thank you
@OddlySean3 жыл бұрын
THANKS BUD. FIXED MY SP UP GOOD AND NICE! PLAYED THE SHIT OUT SHREK ON IT AND HAD A BLAST. I WISH YOU WERE MY DAD
@OddlySean3 жыл бұрын
@@MattPassarelli P...Papa?
@inputfunny3 жыл бұрын
And it feels so good...
@batarang873 ай бұрын
Can you list the different tools needed to do this rebuild?
@dapanda59927 ай бұрын
So I did my reshell and followed anything but now I have no sound? What do I do to fix that?
@victoriarose222223 жыл бұрын
the piece on the hinge that is supposed to just 'slide on' keeps falling off, and i remembered the screw that was underneath the ribbon cable that supposedly helped it stay i place but it didnt do anything haha, any tips? ive never done anything like this and im clearly missing something.
@juken168 ай бұрын
I followed this video and it was my first time doing anything like this. It worked but the first time I did it the screen would not light up and I forgot to screw a hinge cover in so when I redid it the while screen won't turn on. I can not figure out what I did wrong. The power turns on and sound works just no display. Can anyone help
@thetoegremlin8904 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for the video! I’m planning on customizing the GBA my older sister gave me, but I don’t want to damage the hardware
@subtoxic8284 Жыл бұрын
9:30 Jesus Christ these were a pain in the ass I literally had a bite down on them to snap it into place the amount of pressure you have to apply is crazy
@turtle65392 жыл бұрын
Very interesting I now know how to replace a gbasp shell.
@ExtendedMagsSuck3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the guide, i had to replace my old shell because the plastic was so brittle and it was just falling apart. I'll tell you what, i never want to mess with these hinges again. lmao
@violetdrifts2 жыл бұрын
RIP to my hinges. Sick advice.
@reptilzum16163 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I’m gonna save this video so I can use it. I’m getting a green tinted clear gba replacement shell soon and I have no idea how to replace it.
@dubboii3 жыл бұрын
How did it go?
@reptilzum16163 жыл бұрын
Ok... I did replace the shell but at the time I didn’t have a good place to do the repair. I ended up getting dust under the screen and now the shell is creaky because there two screws in the set were stripped and I couldn’t screw them in all the way. Don’t worry though, I am much more experienced now then I was a few months ago and I am about to start a gba sp refurbishing business. Once I save up enough money I will fix my original gameboy and maybe even give it an ips screen.
@provenfear3 жыл бұрын
Hey, I need help. I accidentally stripped one of the screws while attempting to take it apart. Any way I can remove the screw?
@spirou70453 жыл бұрын
I had stripped the ones in the back had to take a knife and saw in there then use a set of pliers. Be careful not to scratch the motherboard.
@EJDOMOTOR10 ай бұрын
I did this and my audio wasn’t working so I went back it and fixed the audio but now it doesn’t seem to read my cartridges. It’ll show the gameboy logo but not the Nintendo logo but it did when I didn’t have audio
@partsman4376 Жыл бұрын
The hinges are left and right so remember. Sometimes they color them left black and right white. Pinch the tabs on it before punching hinges out in a closed position. When you install hinges in new shell do it in closed position.
@PixelLucy983 жыл бұрын
only issue i ended up with after with that my screen seemed a bit faded in colour and had a slight green smudge 😂 but i guess not bad for a first attempt
@GameparkGames Жыл бұрын
This is literally a pain in the ass, how the heck are you having such an easy time with this 😂
@dashady13673 жыл бұрын
Mine is just scratched up a bit, everything works perfectly tho. Is it worth it to swap shells?
@sburns8342 жыл бұрын
I've done a gameboy colour. And this seems more easier. I'm thinking about fixing up my blue one. I have two.
@LifeWithJo_TV3 жыл бұрын
So I did this step by step it worked!! Thanks!! But I noticed the speaker didn't work now. Decided to open it back up but I ended up stripping the long trip wing screws when I was trying to open it up. Help!
@JD-re3cj Жыл бұрын
Same my sound isn’t working. Did you fix it?
@RyanFilmMaker3 жыл бұрын
what is the hard part for you? we recently got into screen replacements
@beingnormal18993 жыл бұрын
You didn’t mention the battery nut. Now I have to take it apart again. Other than that it works perfectly
@laurengunderson6859 Жыл бұрын
so for some reason, when using this tutorial, i now have neither audio or visual??? the ribbon cable connector did pop off of the motherboard when i was removing the ribbon cable so im sure thats the issue more than anything. it reconnected fine but im guessing not.
@MattPassarelli Жыл бұрын
If the actual connector popped off, then that would definitely be a likely cause of the screen not working and resoldering that to the board would be super difficult to do. Though the speaker not working could be dirty contacts or something in the way of them; unless the speaker was already bad (which I assume it wasn't).
@msluvbug133 жыл бұрын
I have the pink pearl and the shell is broken but it still works. I’m trying to find someone to fix it.
@RaesASMR3 жыл бұрын
I just changed my housing on mine but forgot to put in the plastic screen lens, does it need the plastic lens?
@RaesASMR3 жыл бұрын
@@MattPassarelli I tried to re add it but a couple of the screws are stripped and can’t remove them, would an adhesive screen protector be okay to stick on?
@aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa3 жыл бұрын
I wish they sold just the little rubbers on the top screen that protect the screws, I lost mine and it's the only reason I'm buying a flame case to repair my gba sp.
@Sophie-ui3xr2 жыл бұрын
The screw underneath the battery on mine has been stripped so I literally can’t get the screw out. Any tips on how I can get this out?
@MattPassarelli2 жыл бұрын
Your best bet is a tiny drill bit on dremel or small drill bit and just drill the screw out. But I know that’s not the most convenient solution for people. I’d try using the tiniest pair of pliers you can find and use those to then the screw if you can. Otherwise, the absolutely smallest dap of superglue on something stiff like a screwdriver you don’t care about, and use it stick it to the screw, let it sit, and then slowly turn. Superglue doesn’t hold up well to rotational torque from my experience so turn it slowly until it budges.
@TridKP3 жыл бұрын
i never want to do this again; I’d rather eat 2000 legos covered in ghost pepper hot sauce
@mrlynx683 жыл бұрын
Lol why?
@GameparkGames Жыл бұрын
How did you get the little screws out so easy? Mine were tight as hell and I stripped both of them
@JeffreyVergara Жыл бұрын
I think I stripped mine too. On the battery casing
@xlchaoslx36732 жыл бұрын
My question to you is my screen doesn’t wanna turn on anymore after I connect the ribbon cable. For whatever reason I can see the lights indicating I get power, but my screen is just blank. And I used my finger for some reason to get the ribbon cable in there. Did I by any chance mess it up?
@MattPassarelli2 жыл бұрын
Double check the connection on the cable, make sure it's seated right. Mine has an issue where the screen won't turn on and it needed re-seating. I would also check to make sure that you didn't accidentally tear the ribbon either. Always a possibility unfortunately.
@Leo-ei8zq3 жыл бұрын
My screws on the back of the shell won't come out. Neither my friendo who goes to the gym could unscrew them. I guess they are really strong and very hard to get out for some reason. I'll see if I can remove this with any other screwdriver or machine
@katiea22283 жыл бұрын
I’m trying to reshell a Gameboy for the first time. So far, I’m 5 minutes through the video and the only thing I can’t get figure out is how to get those screw covers off the top half!!
@Bluepex73 жыл бұрын
thank you
@JWG.LLC_The_Artist2 жыл бұрын
Im putting a flame red sp in graphite black shell for the same nostalgia reason
@mightynothing2603 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@DungarooTV2 жыл бұрын
You should have spent a little more time explaining what the screws were when reinstalling instead of having to go back to the start and you should have mentioned the screen does not have a screen protector as mine scratched as I thought it had a clear protector.
@daveedforever76 Жыл бұрын
I’m confused cause mine has a black wire attached to the cable
@Epic_Kingdom2 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing with my Gameboy Color.
@sndprk90713 жыл бұрын
*starts to remove hinges* "I find popping these out to be a little troublesome..." My guy, do you use Mjolnir as a hand weight? I feel like I'm trying to pull out Excalibur from stone by getting these parts out. My hand is cramping big time.
@MattPassarelli2 жыл бұрын
I’m scrolling through comments on my videos and I honestly think this is one of my favorite comments across my entire channel now lmfao
@Picollm3 жыл бұрын
Mines won’t turn on but will charge for a few seconds. I wonder what I did. 😩
@chivolvolnoxmake48me78happy992 жыл бұрын
I just saw you coment hope you found a solution But mine did it but i made sure to add the 3 screws for the mother board and to line up the speaker perfectly and it solved my problem.
my sound no longer works and i followed the video i dont understand :(
@EpicEric252 жыл бұрын
i tried this, i dont know what it is but my A button wont click
@andysan95573 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying she'll swap ise so many gameboy advance and apple videos that say restoration that's just a shell swap.
@p_three_beatzproductions44793 жыл бұрын
Can you slow it down some. I am a beginner.
@SenfPenner3 жыл бұрын
This vid is quite a help but not complete. I had trouble finding the right screw and with the cuts I was always behind to check things. Especially the last cut where you put the backplate on. It was like placing the mainboard and a sec. after that you said "Lets check if its working".
@bahadrakmn4573 жыл бұрын
do we have to have both hinges? mine broke years ago and i lost one hinge, now i decided to get a new case and i have only the right hinge. Do aftermarket cases came with new hinges or do i need to use the old ones?
@gailobrien70048 ай бұрын
My lid is floppy, wont stay at a right angle just flops back, what didnt i do??? HELP!!!!!
@MattPassarelli8 ай бұрын
Make sure the hinges are insert properly. There's a pinned comment on how to properly install them! Try that and see if it's any better
@RetroK642 жыл бұрын
Mine plays the audio but doesnt show game what should I do?
@MattPassarelli2 жыл бұрын
I’d double check the connection of the ribbon cable to the plug on the motherboard. Then inspect the cable to verify it hasn’t been kinked, torn, or anything damaging to it along its traces. If you have a spare screen/motherboard that you know work, you could try them to see which one might be faulty. Otherwise, given that the game still runs (you have audio), the screen might’ve gone bad. However, my IPS screen does this occasionally and I’m pretty certain it’s a loose connection as tapping really hard fixes it for a bit lol. Just need to crack it open and reseat the cable.
@RetroK642 жыл бұрын
@@MattPassarelli I reopened it and the cable was disconnected
@RetroK642 жыл бұрын
Its better now
@ikeuwu2 жыл бұрын
Here bc my nephew just broke mine :)
@vietanh28993 жыл бұрын
Wish I watch this 10 minutes ago. Just broked the ribbon cable.
@gymnybeats2 жыл бұрын
Fucked my Gameboy trying to change the shell 😭
@eloc938510 ай бұрын
Well I broke mine. Off to buy a new one.
@samuraiblack34965 ай бұрын
I tried doing this. My screws got stripped (Absolutely unrelated to this video, just felt like sharing)
@200littleman5 ай бұрын
I broke off the entire section with the hinge still stuck inside of it so you definitely can be pushing too hard
@xbl4ck73 жыл бұрын
almost liked the video but the cuts at the end were incomprehensible....
@DordYT2 жыл бұрын
Maybe this is just me but you sound like the guy from tronics fix
@MattPassarelli2 жыл бұрын
Oh I love Steve! Definitely don’t match his energy though. He’s a great inspiration for keeping electronics alive
@van-zo6ef3 жыл бұрын
i'm so clumsy is this worth risking breaking my gameboy
@CDLeaker3 жыл бұрын
my speaker somehow broke
@tylererb95383 жыл бұрын
Maybe show what screws go where next time. A tutorial should include 100% of the info not 95%
@DMystic110 ай бұрын
i wish i never watched this, i fucked up my gameboy i just got
@MrX-jl5rm3 жыл бұрын
Doesnt show how to install triggers. Ok not gonna like or dislike.
@emmettturner94523 жыл бұрын
Uhh... what's the problem? You just drop them in. If the spring somehow came out of position it's pretty easy to figure out, especially since you will still have your old triggers for reference.
@1spore23 жыл бұрын
Be careful i broke the bit on the shell that holds the spring in place. It's very delicate.luckily it was on the shell I was replacing