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Jul 17, 2002
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I'm taking apart a unibody MacBook (white) and need a tri-wing #0 screwdriver.

I know that ifixit.com sells these, but I really need it right away. I have Amazon Prime and could get it tomorrow for $4. But, I can only find one item that's #0 and it's just a bit for $6. I also found a video game system kit of drivers for $36. But that's a little too much.

There's lots of Nintendo tri-wing drivers for sale on Amazon. But after googling for a good 1/2 hour I can't tell what size they are.

Does anyone know what size the Nintendo Wii tri-wing drivers are? Can you point out a tri-wing #0 driver on Amazon that's Prime eligible?
 
Thanks for all the links.

If anyone comes across this thread with the same problem, I ended up buying two different tri-wing screwdrivers (advertised as for the Wii and DS) off of eBay, they both looked identical with a red handle but only one actually fits the screws. If your desperate to get one all I can say is buy a few different ones (they're only like £1 each) and hope you get one that fits.
This comes pretty close to answering it, but don't know why he got two that were advertised in the same way and one worked.
I know this one works:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0273762

It's a 00 triwing for the DS and WII. It'll probably be in the games section on the tool display.

I think the DS and WII have the same size triwing screws so the set should work as well.
So, it looks like finding one for a DS and Wii is the ticket. Only uncertainty here is a "00" tri-wing the same as a "0"? I believe that's a smaller size than a 0.
 
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