Anybody else had this proble, wondered if it was common and has anybody replaced one themselves, is it difficult?

My step daughter trashed the hinges on her DS

I got a new case including screen from evil bay for about 15 quid

It was an absolute b4stard of a job, but as someone who fixes stuff rather than throw it away its quite satisfying

Just make sure you are left alone for no less than 6h and have access to a ready supply of new swear words!

The touch screen is actually plugged in via a really precarious ribbon connector, which is pretty easy to dislodge if you drop it I imagine

You still need to take it all apart to get to it though

sent my son's back to nintendo for this very repair they said it would be £50 max to repair. It was returned fixed FOC. 😆

this may help,

http://www.nintendoservicecentre.co.uk/index.php

2nd the Nintendo service centre…both screens wouldn't work on our DS and it was fixed for just under £30 including P&P both ways (They send you a freepost envelope). Very good service.