HardWii

I didn’t really like the white color of the Wii, so I went on eBay and purchased a black replacement case, 2 Wiimotes, and 2 Nunchuks . I purchased from MSMmall, shipping was as fast as it could be from HK. In the future I’d probably buy from an American seller because 3ish weeks is too long for me to wait, although you can’t beat the price even with shipping.

Tool used;
Tri-wing screw driver
Philips head screw driver
Razor
Replacement Case, Nunchuks, and Wiimote remotes

Link used for reference to dissemble the Wii;
Basic;
Step 1

Complete;
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5

What I found;
The build quality of the no-name case replacements I bought were about equal to the standard Wii case. Everything fit into place fine and closed up nicely. The covers over the Game Cube ports is a little loose, but nothing to major. There were a few burrs on the Wiimote buttons I had to remove with a razor, once again not really that big of a deal.

Pictures;
The Process

Closing Thoughts;
Replacing the Wii and controller cases really isn’t too complicated; it’s just time consuming do to the random use of screws in the Wii. I’ve drawn a diagram labeling all the screws sizes and types, I’ll post that later once I make it into a jpg.

-FTen

Tags: Modification

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