Game Boy Color Screen Cover Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 2 steps
• Screen Cover
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Locate the battery compartment on the back of the Game Boy Color.
• Push down on the tab and hinge the cover downwards and outwards to remove the battery cover.

Locate the battery compartment on the back of the Game Boy Color.

Push down on the tab and hinge the cover downwards and outwards to remove the battery cover.

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Step 2

• Remove the batteries from the battery compartment.

Remove the batteries from the battery compartment.

Step 3

              Screen Cover               

• Carefully slide a razor blade under one of the corners of the screen cover.

Carefully slide a razor blade under one of the corners of the screen cover.

Step 4

• Carefully lift up on the corner of the screen until you can grab the corner with your fingers.
• Continue gently pulling up on the cover until it is fully removed.

Carefully lift up on the corner of the screen until you can grab the corner with your fingers.

Continue gently pulling up on the cover until it is fully removed.

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

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sdfsafas - Apr 4, 2018

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bro, you mustn’t to dismount the console to only remove the old lend

h027299c - Aug 8, 2018

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You only need step 7 and 8.

Nick G - Jul 13, 2019

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An alternative method is to in step 7 insert a small screwdriver into the hole in the front shell where the power light goes through and push off the screen enough to pry it off with your hands. Thereby avoiding this razor-near-the-screen business. You will also most likely need some alcohol (or similar) to loosen the residue leftover from the old screen.

David Hannum - Mar 17, 2021

Yes that’s true! I’ve seen repair videos where they do it the way you mentioned, much less of a headache