How to Reshell & Upgrade a Game Boy Advance SP EASY!
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Published 2023-06-12
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In this video, I'm showing you how to fully reshell a Nintendo GBA SP console. In this video, however, I am using a Hispeedido GBA SP backlight mod, which is hand now the easiest and highest quality backlight mod currently on the market. It is a completely drop-in screen, so no trimming the shell and soldering is completely optional! Vetro Gaming is not liable for any damages caused to self or personal property while attempting to replicate what is shown in this video.
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All Comments (21)
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Sorry for hanging out in your left ear 🥴
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Heads up anyone that’s replacing their shell. Use the power switch that included with the new shell as the original won’t fit in most reproduction shells.
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This is so cool. I've been needing to reshell an old AGS-100 and replace the screen on an AGS-101. The replacement parts have been sitting in my Amazon wishlist for over a year. Your screen is cheaper than the 101 screens I've found, your lighting effects are so cool! and you show us how to install it on top of it. I'm very glad this popped up in my feed.
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I wanted to upgrade my sp 001 so bad and you made this video so straight forward and easy I went ahead and purchased the screen as well a Pokémon entei reshell from the link above thank you !!🙏
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This was absolutely helpful, thank you! Especially with the little hinge trick, during reassembly. 50 year-old asswipe and this totally helped my first reshell!
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Thanks for this. Straightforward, no-nonsense. Perfect. ❤
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Extremely helpful vid, thank you 🙏 Always wanted to swap my beat up shell
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Thank you so much. Each other resell video takes apart the whole top shell part but I just needed to replace the part of the shell that has the holes for the buttons since I have an OEM SpongeBob shell and I don’t want to take out the rubber screw covers. Thanks!
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Excellent video, thank you
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Great instructional video! I appreciate how clear it is! Nearly done re-shelling haha Question, I tested the batteries and they work. However, once I start screwing everything together, the battery is not connecting. What should I check??
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So I reckon the hinge will pop out like described above in most consoles, but it looks like the one I inherited had had some damage to the paint and someone may have tried to paint over this area? There was paint inside my hinge and the whole thing was going absolutely nowhere when I used my supplied mini screwdriver to remove it. So I applied a little more force and finally it blasted through - RIGHT THROUGH MY FINGER! OUCH.
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Hey, Iwas just wondering where you buy these scratched up consoles and how much you pay on average per each. I am thinking about re-shelling one myself but i dont know where to start looking so any advice would help me alot!
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Any recommendations where to buy shells from ?
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Amazing
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What would the battery life be if we use the IPS screen vs a AGS-101 screen? Assuming you use an original battery. I’ve seen that using the IPS makes it so it only last about 2 hours which isn’t ideal at all :(
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Sooo im having trouble unscrewing the back tri-wing screws with the screwdriver off amazon. I don't know if my screws are ungodly tight or my tri-wing screwdriver just sucks, but does anyone have any other screw recommendations? This screwdriver was literally stripping my screws after a couple of attempts and I really just want to reshell my Gameboy advance SP. What are the dimensions of the screws? So I can get a different screwdriver
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Can you sell custom GBA sp? Instead of the regular GBA from your website?
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I put my first custom sp together this week. The shell wasnt the flame red i was looking for which isnt too big a deal, but i couldnt get the hinges in and aligned whatsoever. I forced them in with a pair of pliers but cant align them no matter what. My solution is im just gonna buy a legit flame red sp n use the shell for my custom sp instead of the wine red china shell
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I have a question, what’s the quality on a lot of these cheap re shells, do they feel similar to the proper thing or can you tell straight away? I’ve got a cheap sp off eBay in rough condition but I want it looking nice and feeling very similar if possible, cheers.
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how can you test your screen before installing?
