r/3dsrepair

(First of all, I'm Spanish, and if something's written wrong, I hope you understand, I don't know much English).

Hello, Everyone,

I found an New 3DS that came already hacked with Luma3DS 7.1 and FBI 2.4.1. (Im not sure if the last number was 1) I wanted to update everything, so I took out the SD card, copied the new Luma and FBI files to it on my PC, and also installed Nimbus for online play. FBI updated successfully and I used Remote Install to download and play some games.

But Luma wouldn't update. A video tutorial said that to finish applying the Luma update I needed to copy boot.firm to the NAND (And I'm pretty sure that was the problem). I did that, turned off the console, and when I tried to turn it back on to check the Luma menu... it just shows the blue power light for a second and then completely turns off.

I've tried many things from different guides and tutorials

Removed the battery, waited, reinserted

Cleaned SD pins

Formatted SD card multiple times

Used fresh latest Luma boot.firm on SD root

Tried SD with only boot.firm

Tried GodMode9.firm renamed as boot.firm

Used old backup SD card

Booted with and without SD card

Various button combos (Select + Power, etc.)

Does anyone know how to recover from this? Any help is really appreciated!

So basically, the guy wanted 200 for the whole lot, but the 3DS was already looking kinda cooked. Bottom screen had a huge scratch, the case had wear, just overall questionable vibes. I talked him down to 120 because of the scratch, but then I get home and boom… the shoulder buttons don’t work. Only the tiny inner ones respond. The Pokémon games were honestly the only W in the whole deal.

Now I’m sitting here needing to replace the digitizer, shoulder buttons, maybe even the top lens. I’ve done shoulder buttons and circle pads before, so that part doesn’t scare me, but I’ve never done a digitizer on a New 3DS XL. How hard is it actually? Anything I should watch out for? I heard it’s easier than touching anything from the top screen or anything above the hinges, I just wanna know what NOT to do when starting the repair.

And real talk, was this even a decent buy or did I kinda get played? The listing said “Great condition” with zero mention of any defects. Like yeah, the Pokémon games are great, but the whole point is enjoying them on the 3DS, you know what I mean 😭👌. At least everything boots and plays fine, and the camera works, so that’s something. Any advice would be appreciated ❤️

Hi!
I've gotten my 3ds 2 weeks ago from a friend for free and was in "bad" condition. Managed to fix everything but the charger (everything at its time). And wanted to try to shell swap it to fit my vaporwave/frutiger aero wallpaper and style since this is now my console.
But, I've seen a LOT of people tell that the quality is just bad and doesn't fit well. And others say that its fine. So asking if you would recommend it to do it and if having a clear protective case on top will make the touch like normal.
Wallpaper not sure if it's final and can't decide over the blue, pink and purple (if it's worth it obviously)
Any help regarding this will be hella appreciated! (and don't be mean)

Hi. I just purchased a used 3DS XL. All is working fine, except for one presumed flaw at the hinge barrel. As you can see in the photo, the lower half of the center hinge barrel sticks out slightly compared to the upper half, about 0.5 millimeters. The hinge opens and closes normally though.
I wonder if this should be a concern and should I be doing anything about it to prevent any breaking down in the future. All advices are appreciated. Thanks!

I just recently posted and deleted my post, my n3DSXL shuts off immediately after turning off, I went into the update menu for a split second, speakers were working, it made a pop sound as soon as it shut off. I wouldn’t be able to make it into the update menu if I didn’t have my 3D on, when the 3D is off, the system just flashes a white screen and shuts off

I was trying to fix my Volume Slider and during the dismantling process, I accidentally pulled to hard and this happened.

Is this fixable???
And What should I do???

Hello, I was replacing the screen protector from my New 3DS XL because of what I thought were screen bubbles. However, I just removed the screen protector and I still see those white circles. Any idea on how to remove them?

I have noticed yellowing in my top screen (bottom)
I don’t really notice it when playing but I do notice it with white backgrounds. Is it that bad or am I overreacting?

I recently picked this N3DSXL from marketplace, and when I tried to turn it on the blue light appears and then the console flickers and immediately shuts off and you can hear like an audible pop as it flickers off. Any help would be very appreciated!

Well I managed to get the 3Ds to work but I accidentally broke the camera ribbon cable, it’s fine as I can replace it but when I tried to turn it on the shoulder button ribbon cable snapped so that trigger won’t work now, at least it works in every other way, also what’s street pass

I have noticed these weird bubble things at the top screen which are a bit distracting when playing. Should I just replace the screen protector or the screen alltogether?

The blue ones camera ribbon cable was broken, it will need the parts replaced so it doesn’t pop whenever you open it too much, the red one doesn’t have any issues other than not having the camera so I’ll also buy that later and maybe a new shell too

It’s inverted and I don’t know what’s the issue with it

I just fixed my 2ds xl with no experience at all and was super surprised to be able to fix it tbh I thought I would have not be able to fix it like but yeah here we are, so now time to mod it