Hacking 2 DS Lites both with non functioning top screens

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So today, I finally got my triwing screw driver through so it was time to swap my DS lite's body with one I bought online... because the hinge on my old body snapped.

So I suppose it went well, until the stop screen was just a real pain for me (The sticky bit.. wanting to make sure no dust got in... ect..) So were the shoulder buttons (Man I hate springs.)
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Anyway... after I finally got it all in, time to turn it on.. and.. the bottom screen flashes.. it turns off.. Looked on google to see anything about it online, seems it's a top screen issue.. so I try resetting the cable.. same thing..

So I do something I wish I never did and got my sisters DS and tried out her top screen just to be sure.. er, same thing? I didn't take hers as far apart as my own, I just took it far enough to be able to see if it comes on.. I put it back in hers and got the same thing I was getting on mine.

After mass panic I calmed down and tried again.. it turned on! So I did it all up.. and found, the top screens blank? Oh crap...
I then did mine up and.. the top screens, well it has a few funny colours but slowly goes more grey..
They both have sound... So, I'm probably going to take it to a professional now.. But please, if anyone has any ideas..
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If I have to replace the screens, I'd first love to know what I might of done to cause this twice so that I don't do it a 3rd or 4th time.

Edit: The bottom screens got issues on the blue one now. >:/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk3OQMCjMuM If I press on the top left corner I get this.
 

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Sorry I'm not pro at this, though I'm going to case mod my DS in a week or so.
Buy a top screen replacement from DealExtreme, they're only like $5
 

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It's tempting to just buy 2 new top screens, but after this and it seemingly being so simple to mess it up as proved with my sisters, I'm scared doing that will just end up with the same thing.

Also, it's $5, but how much would their shipping to the UK be?
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Edit: Okay it's $10 http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3161
o.o; I'd also need to solder. There's the problem.. x_X; No soldering iron ... This is all proving to be expensive now... -.-; I just wanted a cheaper way to sort my DS's body out..
 
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roundhouse kick the screens or throw the ds at the wall (not too hard)
im serious about throwing it at the wall
i threw my ds at the wall and it fixed my l and r buttons and my buttons havent got messed up since that day
true story
 

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are you sure you pushed the ribbon cables all the way in?i would check that...blah every day it passes i'm less tempted to change my phat ds shell from looking at all this posts....
 

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When i had that problem, the ribbons cabels wernt in far enough. Where in England do you live? Id be happy to do it for you.

Also Dealextreme has free shipping.
 

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I've sent them to someone who should know better than me. ^^;
I'm sure I pushed them in as far as I possibly could my self... Maybe it slipped a bit when I tried to shut the thing... I dunno.

Still, the bottom screen going funny when I push down on the blue DS is kind of odd.
 

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