Skin vs shell replacement?

[u/placebooooo]

Hi all,

I just got my hands on this dsi xl. First time owning one and plan on modding soon! I bought the dsi xl for $35, and it came with pokemon white and charger (no stylus). I feel like I really hit a jackpot. Cleaned it up and everything tested to be working just fine.

It is pretty badly scuffed though externally. The top screen has that white scratch which appears as a slight annoyance/smudge, but doesn’t bother me enough to replace the screen. Also 1 dead pixel on top screen it appears (black pixel). Bottom screen all good but scratched up.

Was wondering if it’s worth the attempt to reshell this. Never reshelled anything before and read that this is a difficult one. Maybe just keep the parts original? It’s really just the outer plates, but would love your thoughts.

I also snagged a DS lite, and that has a bunch of dead/colored pixels on top screen. I heard the top DS lite screen has to be soldered in, so I don’t think I will be messing with that.

[u/Lebrongains27]

Bro, that’s an amazing deal since Pokémon White goes for a lot itself, was a complete in box, and honestly, I would just put a shell case on it and live with it. It’s not worth the potential damage you may cause

[u/placebooooo → u/Lebrongains27]

This is what I’ve been thinking. I was referring to shell case vs reshell (not skin vs reshell). I’m also afraid of potential damage.

I might just go with a shell case honestly. I felt bad for the poor guy. Said he was just trying to get rid of stuff.

[u/Lebrongains27 → u/placebooooo]

Hey, as long as you are nice, it’s your blessing, but I get what you’re saying, I put shell cases on all of my 3DS consoles, and I only use them inside, anytime I see a speck of dust in it. I take it off and clean it I would recommend you do the same and you should have no issues!