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  • Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flaps on the parallax barrier ribbon cable ZIF sockets.

  • Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.

  • Use a pair of metal tweezers to disconnect the two ribbon cables.

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  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left and right speakers out of their places in the upper display bezel.

  • Pry the camera status LED out of the upper display bezel with the tip of a spudger.

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  • Remove the speaker assembly from the rest of the display assembly.

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  • Gently roll the upper LCD ribbon cable and camera ribbon cable together and insert them into the hinge opening.

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  • Use a pair of metal tweezers to remove the black metal hinge ring from the upper display bezel.

  • Carefully pull the camera and upper LCD ribbon cables through their hole in the upper display bezel.

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  • Peel the camera ribbon cable off the back of the upper LCD.

  • The ribbon cable is held to the back of the LCD housing by an adhesive, so pull on it gently to avoid tearing the ribbon cable.

  • Remove the camera ribbon cable assembly.

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

For more information, check out the Nintendo 3DS device page.

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