3DS Bottom LCD & Touch Screen Replacement Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to open the bottom half of your 3DS and replace the lcd screen or touch panel. To get to the bottom screen you'll need to remove the motherboard, sd card reader, analog stick, and other small parts.

You can purchase a new 3DS Bottom LCD Screen or a new 3DS Touch Screen in the Zombie Store.

Stuff you will need:

A few small screwdrivers (phillips #00, flat head)
Ziplock bags for screws and small parts


	Remove these four screws and take the battery cover off the back of the 3DS.
	Remove the battery and remove 10 more screws.
	Lift the cover off the bottom half of the 3DS and disconnect the two cables circled with dashed lines in the picture. Then remove all the screws circled in red.
	Remove the wifi module and disconnect the antenna wire.
	Remove the ir module.
	Pull on the analog stick to get it out of its socket. This may take some force.
	Disconnect the 3DS analog stick cable as shown.
	Disconnect the microphone.
	Remove the screw circled in red and pull out the volume switch.
	The sd card reader is next. It's attached to a metal support with some adhesive. Use a flathead screwdriver to pry it up.
	Here's a shot of the 3DS sd card reader removed from its support .
	Then disconnect the card reader from the motherboard.
	Lift up the silver sd slot support bracket and remove the two screws circled in red.
	Take off the black plastic bracket.
	Disconnect the yellow (speaker) cable and the black (camera) cable.
	Push up on the touch screen and flip the motherboard over.
	Disconnect the yellow top screen cable.
	The bottom lcd and the touch panel are connected to the motherboard by the three cables shown in the picture. Lift up the clasps on the connectors and disconnect the cables.
	This picture shows the parts of the bottom screen assembly. You'll need something like a flat x-acto blade to separate the three parts and replace whatever is broken. 1. This is the actual 3DS bottom LCD screen. If your new replacement screen doesn't have insulation on the back, use some black electrical tape. If it's allowed to touch the motherboard without insulation the microfuses will blow and the 3DS will not turn on. 2. This is the touch panel / screen. It's attached to the LCD by a thin adhesive strip. If you're replacing the touch panel you'll need to reuse the adhesive strip. 3. This is a screen border that's glued to the touch screen. Can be peeled off and reused on your new touch screen. Reassembly is the reverse of removal.