Repair Parts Replacement L+R Buttons Switches for NDS Lite (2-Piece Set)

Pros: Direct switch replacement. Fits on pads just like original. Quick and easy to replace if you have the skill and a really small soldering iron.

Cons: This button takes slightly more power to depress than the original but is barely noticable in gameplay.

Other: A great cheap repair that only takes about 10-15 minutes. Definitly a good value.

Pros: Excellent replacements to cure the usual problems of sticky or reluctant to register buttons

Cons: SMALL , now we are talking very small, if you are not competent at soldering or have a soldering iron with tip bigger than a needle give this one a miss. The DS phat buttons are a breeze compared to this

Other: Not one to be trying on your first time out - it is very easy to overheat the button or remove the track from the board. However with good soldering skills it is a breeze

Pros: Great price for these buttons in small quantities - normally you need to buy these in larger quantity. Direct replacement for the OEM part.

Cons: Very small and vey fiddly to install. Don't sneeze or you'll probably loose them.

Other: If you use your DS a lot these buttons will likely fail at some point. If you have the skills to install them, or know someone who has, then these are the replacement parts you need.

Pros: -To me, these feel better than the standard ones. More satisfactory to push. The button cap is soft and rubbery (not solid plastic like the standard buttons), but it's harder to press. I'd say it has a little more travel.
-Direct replacement part. These are not easy to find! Thanks DX!

Cons: -This is not an easy install. You always run some risk of ruining your DS even if you know what you're doing.
-Duds happen - of the 4 buttons I ordered (2 pairs) one was a bit flattened (crushed?). I didn't bother asking DX for a replacement since they're so cheap and I only needed 2, still have 1 spare.

Other: When your R/L buttons start acting up, and blowing doesn't fix the issue... if you're confident with a soldering iron, and are willing to accept the risk involved, then go for it.
Better order more than you actually need. It's not like the cost is prohibitive ;) Best case, you'll have spares.
I recommend a small soldering iron (15 watts, tops) with a fine tip, solder flux, solder wick, and needle point tweezers.

Pros: Son un buen remplazo para los botones L y R del Nintendo DS Lite
Ademas de que también sirven de remplazo para los botones ON, Reset, Connect y Eject del Wii

Cons: Al ser componentes de montaje superficial, se debe tener mucho cuidado al instalarlos en las consolas.
Las dimensiones del botón son un poco diferentes a las de los originales, están un poco mas largos, por lo que se recorta o disminuye la carrera al momento de querer presionar el botón. Esto da la sensación de que no se presiona correctamente el botón.

Other: Pese a la diferencia en dimensiones, los botones son un remplazo perfecto. Ordene dos pares, uno para remplazar los botones de la NDSLite y otro para remplazar el botón Eject de la Wii.

Pros: WORKS GREAT. These are SUPER hard to find, and NEVER this cheap! Finally, I don't have to tear apart broken DS's I buy second hand, I just have these! my shoulder buttons always go out in every handheld I own (besides my PSP... hm...) so these are a damn GODSEND.
They work GREAT so far, for me.

Cons: Must be soldered. Not really a con, but important to know - it doesn't just snap in. you could possibly disassemble and add the likely broken snappy disk into yours, if these are constructed the same way as the NDSL stock ones are, I don't know.

Other: GET THEM. GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM. GET A FEW 100,000 OF THEM AND BATHE IN THEM.
Thank you DX for stocking these!

Pros: Very cheap and the postage is really fast

Cons: it is a lot smaller than the picture looks and a little hard to install

Other: Buy this if your L or R buttons dont work right

Pros: Fits perfectly, nicer clicky feel than original ds lite buttons.. o.O dirt cheap from a person used to repair soldered components, it's pretty easy to install, was expecting some trouble but worked the first time

Cons: None, except maybe it has to be installed but that's not a con for me. I wish I had both buttons changed since it's not the same clicky feel as the original parts

Other: No brainer, buy it, it's perfect.

Pros: They're nice. I can't tell which is better, the factory default ones or these ones.
I had to fix my R button because it didn't work, but I decided to swap both of them for these since I might as well.
Good if you don't like your buttons now

Cons: Very hard to install. Compared to the on/off switch (which I also had to install) it was way harder (the on/off took one attempt to fix). Keep in mind that this was the very first time I had to do something like this (solder new parts on to a circuit board with a lot of precision), I think I did ok. Maybe it would have been better to try it on something not worth about 80$.
On the good side, my DS now turns on. The bad side is that I can no longer play games that require the right button :(

Other: Buy at least 3, maybe more. I lost one, messed up on the soldering on 2, got one working (left). The last one I messed up on also made my right button no longer functional :(

Pros: I had to get these to replace a bad L trigger (Metroid Prime Hunters, lol), and they did the trick perfectly!

Cons: TINY TINY TINY.
You're going to need a nice desk with good lights for this. Maybe even something you can bring closer to eye-level.

Other: Buy these. And don't forget a tri-wing driver.