OSTENT Full Repair Parts Replacement Housing Shell Case Kit for Nintendo DS Lite NDSL Color Red Mario

I'm happy with this shell overall. I was going to buy one a bit cheaper straight from China, but wanted one in 2 days, rather than in a month. Not as nice as an original Nintendo shell, but that's just how it is with aftermarket shells in general. Most annoying part of these installs, are getting the top screen ribbon cable routed back through the hinge section. You'll need a knife (or preferably razor) to clean out the slit for the cable, as it had some plastic residue still there. also had to trim some plastic off of one of the buttons, as it wouldn't rest in the case.Other than that, pretty "easy" install. Some of the screws also didn't connect, as you can see on the picture of the game card side of this shell. Doesn't close completely. But not a huge gap, so I'm not too worried about it.

Just built a DS lite using this shell. The transplant went pretty smoothly, although there are a couple spots of plastic flashing inside the case that need cleaned up with an X-acto blade for a proper fit. The plastic of this case is actually somewhat translucent but that itsn’t a huge deal to me. Overall quality is probably a 7 or 8 out of 10 compared to original Nintendo housings but if your current DS has a cracked hinge or heavy wear than one of these new shells will make a world of difference. Overall its a decent shell but it just has a slightly cheap feel as you would probably expect. The case does come with the proper colored bezels for the screens as well as the little screw covers and such which is nice because some aftermarket cases do not.

This product has all of the necessary pieces but does not come with INSTRUCTIONS! My husband, who works with computers all day, changed the shell to the best of his knowledge very carefully and now the unit does not work at all... I would return the shell but it will take another 2.5 hours to get it off the unit

This is a nice little kit for re-shelling your DSL. The shell seems to be of decent quality(maybe not up to Nintendo standards, but good) and fits everything quite nicely. It’s got all the hardware including new pins and springs for the shoulder buttons. I’d definitely recommend this one

The case was poorly made and sliced through the wire to my DS Lite basically ruining a working device. So now I have to purchase a new DS after all the work of taking it apart just to fix the broken hinge on the case. My son (who is now out a DS) is very disappointed as am I.

The Nintendo DS Lite shell case looks and feels great. It comes with all the parts you need to replace your housing.

Can see through it quite a bit but it looks very nice

Didnt come with a piece