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Game Boy Advance SP
📺 Display Mods

GBA SP FP Laminated 3" IPS Install Guide

10min

Video



This kit includes:

  • 1x 3.0 Laminated IPS LCD
  • 1x Ribbon Cable
  • 2x Foam backing
  • 1x Wire for brightness control



Install Guide



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First take off the plastic that is protecting the screen.

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Next we will place the black foam piece on the bottom of the screen.

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Now place the screen into the shell.

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Up next is inserting the ribbon cable into the control PCB.

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We will then fold the ribbon cable and place the larger foam piece in the back half of the shell in preparation to close the shell.

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Now place the back half of the shell onto the front half, with the foam in place.

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Now insert your five screws in to hold your shell together.

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If you are choosing to install this into an OEM shell then you will need to trim the line of plastic highlighted in red. We recommend flush cutters for this process.

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Now we will slide the ribbon cable through the shell of the bottom half of the console.

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Up next is putting in the hinges of the console, they simply slide in.

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The hinge cover comes next, along with the screw that holds it in place.

Don't forget the speaker like I did
Don't forget the speaker like I did


Following that is our buttons and their membranes, as well as the light pipe and the speaker.

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We will then tin the pad on the ribbon cable before soldering the wire into place.

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The wire then gets soldered into place.

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Now we will insert the ribbon cable into the console to help hold it in place, we will then solder the wire to the brightness button.

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Q12B is where you will solder the wire if you do not have a retroglow installed on your console.

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If you have a RetroGlow installed on your console then you will need to solder to the BRGHT point.



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From here you can put your console back together as normal, and test out your new IPS screen!



Controls

  • Long hold the brightness button to open the OSD
  • Press the button once to change the currently highlighted option
  • Long hold the brightness button again to switch highlighted options
  • To close the OSD simply don't press the brightness button for 5 seconds



Updated 05 Dec 2023
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