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Top screen?
It is absurdly difficult to work on 3DS series top screens. I repair handhelds, and I don't know anybody who voluntarily works on top screens.
The problem is the hinge. Even if you do everything right, those ribbon cables will tear on the hinge if you even look at them wrong. And the ribbon cables are permanently attached to the screens, so if you tear the cable you've ruined the whole screen.
Since you've tried the repair yourself, you know how difficult it is.
Sadly, you're unlikely to find anyone reputable to do the work.
Yes that is precisely the issue I had with it. I ruined two replacement screens previously by damaging the ribbon cables when pushing them through the barrel hinge. Thanks anyway!
Yeah, Nintendo has long been anti-right to repair, as evidenced by its products.
It's infuriating, because the parts are cheap and easy to come by.
Until someone designs a "slab" shell that eliminates the hinge, we'll continue to see consoles like yours end up in the trash. :(