Cracked hinge questions

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#1 GFXBayleef
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A few days ago I checked my DS right after looking at a topic on GAF about cracked hinges, and low-and-behold, the left hinge on my DS Lite is cracked. Does Nintendo still fix this for free? And even more importantly, my system is an import that I got way back in March of 06. I know it has never had a warranty because of it, so does that basically mean if I ever want to fix the hinge problem I need to buy a new DS, or will Nintendo still repair it for a price?

It's not a major issue if I can't do anything about it. If you want to know my reasoning, I wanted to see if I could get a shiny new DS at a discounted price or something through Nintendo. :P

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#2 gameboy343
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the same thing happened to mine a few years ago. nintendo should fix it, but they'll probablycharge you 25-50 dollers or so.
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#3 GFXBayleef
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I take it you mean months. And do they still have the same policy for imported systems?
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#4 gameboy343
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no i mean years, it broke back in early 2006,i would assume that they'll still fix it for you. but they'll still probably charge you for it
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#5 GFXBayleef
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Alright, thanks. I guess if it becomes a big issue I'll give them a call.
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#6 carstairs
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I got mine repaired for free out of warranty. I just told them of examples I'd seen on the web, and they said that they could do it. So you might want to do some research and tell them what you found, it got me a nice free repair.
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#7 WSGRandomPerson
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They'll probably still fix it, but it'll probably cost you some money. My DS lite bought at launch, got a cracked hinge a couple months afterwards. It still works perfectly fine. I don't really worry about it, it still works perfect.
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#8 risingsuntzu
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Is this still a problem on newer ds lites? or was it mainly a problem with the first run of ds lites? I also heard that it was mostly the polar white ones that are affected the most.
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#9 lazzordude
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i have a similar question:read caps for summary

i bought my ds lite the day the lite came out.about 5 months later it just died on me.i sent it in and they replaced it for free.but the new one they sent me had a cracked hinge.i never thought much about it but just about 3 days ago i closed my ds and it ALMOAST BROKE IN HALF and the section with the green or red light FELL OFF.i didnt even closed it hard.WILL THEY FIX IT FOR FREE,I KNOW MY WARRENTY IS UP?