New Nintendo 3DS XL Touchscreen Replacement

Works fine, the grainy feel of the touch screen bugs me

It works well but doesn’t have that same glossy feel the original screen had for some reason. It now has a very plastic texture which I’m not a huge fan of. I don’t know maybe mine didn’t come with it. I didn’t realize at first which is why I’m updating my review. The screen can also be very easily scratched sadly. Overall, Just Ok.

The part itself is a perfectly good replacement. When I bought my N3DSXL, the touchscreen was completely broken, so I don't have any OEM experience to compare it to, but the replacement touchscreen worked right away without needing calibration, and the sensitivity works exactly like I would expect it to. Notes on the installation process below:

As an intermediate tinkerer, I found putting this touch screen in fairly quick and easy to do. No soldering required, but of course there are LOTS of ribbon cables (this is a post-Gameboy Advance Nintendo handheld after all), so some patience and caution are needed. The hardest part was removing the main circle pad simply because the guide I was following wasn't very clear and most videos I could find didn't do a great job showing how to remove it. You don't need to remove the "thumbstick" portion of the circle pad for this repair; You just need to unscrew the bottom housing from the PCB side of the device, undo the ribbon cable (It's a wonky ZIF connector, of course) and then yank the bottom portion of the circle pad straight up. (DO NOT do what I did: trying to pull the plastic nub off of the circle pad from the screen side of the device. This will break your plastic nub. I super-glued it back together and all is well, but I thought I'd give some warning ahead of time.)

Aside from that, it's a simple matter of disassembling the New 3DS XL piece by piece, then heating and separating the touchscreen once you get to it. I would recommend getting a roll of some good double-sided tape, since you would have to be much more careful to preserve the adhesives otherwise.

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