Introduction
Use this guide to remove the white plastic outer case protecting the Wii's innards. Removing the outer case requires a Tri-wing screwdriver.
What you need
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Use a metal spudger to remove the white plastic screw covers stuck to the lower case near the front of the Wii.
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Remove the two 8.3 mm Tri-Point screws hidden under the covers you just removed.
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Remove the single 5.9 mm Phillips screw under the controller port door nearest the faceplate.
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Use a metal spudger to remove the rubber foot stuck to the side of the Wii near the DVD drive opening.
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Remove the single 5.9 mm Phillips screw hidden under the foot you just removed.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Open the controller port cover until it is perpendicular to the black controller port bezel.
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Pull the controller port cover straight up to release it from the outer case.
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Remove the two remaining 4.1 mm Phillips screws along the top edge of the black plastic controller port bezel.
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Lift the bezel from the long edge furthest away from the controller ports and remove it from the Wii.
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Use a metal spudger to remove the three highlighted screw covers stuck to the side of the Wii.
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Remove the following screws:
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Two 5 mm Phillips screws
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One 8.2 mm Tri-Point screw
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Use a metal spudger to remove the two rubber feet stuck to the bottom face of the Wii near the rear ports.
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Tool used on this step:iFixit Precision 4 mm Screwdriver Bit$2.99
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Remove the two 8.2 mm Tri-Point screws hidden under the feet you just removed.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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4 Guide Comments
Ugh, I went and purchased an iFixit Essential Electronics Toolkit and the Tri-wing screwdriver is too small! Y000 is what it says on the box, time to return this purchase.
Unfortunately this guide stops half way through and doesn’t include the other side of the case, which involves quite a few screws as the motherboard is screwed down in quite a few places, and the cpu heatsink has to come up, it’s much more complicated than this.
