Ok, so I’ve had a 2DS XL since the pandemic. I modded it and really loved using the device. I decided on the 2DS XL because I didn’t really care about the 3D effect, and I found one in mint condition for only $100 back in 2021.
This device is definitely made with cheaper materials, but overall it still feels pretty good. The one thing I could never get over was the hinge wobble. I know it’s a design choice from Nintendo so the hinge doesn’t break, but it’s just SO annoying. If I’m laying in bed or on the bus and the driver hits a bump, the top screen wobbles like crazy.
So I started scouring the internet for a solution. I found a few Reddit threads suggesting tape on the hinge to add friction, and another that said to add tape behind the left and right sides of the top screen near the triggers. Unfortunately, none of these solutions actually kept the screen fully in place and they looked pretty ugly too.
Well my friends, I came up with a solution, and it’s the most simple solution in the world.
All you have to do is add a thick piece of tape on the lower half of the device where the top screen naturally falls. Once it clicks into place, lift it slightly and find the spot right before the click and BOOM! Done.
Since the tape is on the lower body of the device, it’s completely out of sight and doesn’t take away from the sleekness and beauty of the device. With this mod you still get full functionality of the first two lock positions and only have to sacrifice the screen being pulled all the way back. I would venture to say that no one really uses this position while playing anyway.
I personally used about a dozen layers of Scotch tape to get a thick enough piece to line up with the thickness of the top screen, then covered it with black electrical tape. You could also use thin black duct tape or something similar so it blends into the color of the device.
The last thing to note is that this mod slightly tilts the screen forward, I’d say about a centimeter, so you have to hold the device at a slightly more dramatic angle for comfortable viewing. From my testing the change is minimal and I got used to it very quickly. I will 100% take a different angled screen over a wobbly top screen ANY DAY!
This might not be the ideal solution for everyone and for some the top screen wobble might not even be an issue, but for me this mod made my experience with the 2DS XL exponentially better and fixed one of my only major gripes with the device.
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