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Nintendo WaveBird Wireless Controller Front Panel Replacement

Device	Nintendo WaveBird Wireless Controller
Difficulty	Easy
Time	5 - 10 minutes
Steps	4

This guide is by JT Gryder on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

This guide will help you remove the front panel of the controller. It is a prerequisite guide only.

Tools: Y1 Tri-point Screwdriver

Step 1

• Pull down on the battery cover release lever and pull back to remove the cover.

Step 2

• Remove both batteries from the device.

Step 3

• Remove the eight 9 mm screws from the back panel using the Tri-point Y1 screwdriver.
• REMINDER: During reassembly, firmly hold the panels of the controller together while replacing the screws so the panels do not separate.

Step 4

• Carefully turn over the controller and place it on a flat surface.
• Slowly separate the top panel from the bottom panel.
• NOTE: The buttons are loose and may fall off the motherboard.
• Once separated, set aside the top panel.
• REMINDER: During reassembly, make sure the front panel lines up with the buttons so they slide back into place.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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