[tom35]

I have done a thorough review of the Wii-Clip and the product is made very well and fits very well to the chip.
The PCB portion of the Wii-Clip is heavier than the Flex-PCB.
It took a little fidgeting to get the Wii-Clip to clip over the D2C chip but once I had it set properly, I heard a little click and was able to give slight tugs and the Clip held to the chip.
Pulling hard will definitely dislodge the clip from the chip, but for everyday use, I do not see a problem where the clip would fall off.
The PCB is designed in a way that it is not resting flush against the DVD Drive.
There is room for airflow beneath the PCB for those concerned about the airflow issue that has been raised in the forums.
I checked the contact points and they all were read fine by the multimeter.
I did shake the Wii and Banged it a few times after the install and when I opened the Wii again, the clip was still holding firm and contact points still good with the multimeter.
I do not see much of an issue with traveling with the Wii unless there is substantial jostleing about.
Heavy shaking and banging did make the clip come loose so I opened my Wii again today and put a small layer of wrapped electrical tape on top of the clip.
Now the Clip is being held securely against the metal plate shielding the System Board.
For $29 US it was a good investment.
I did notice that the Wii-Clips have raised in price by $10 US and are now $39 US.
I would still think that this would be a good investment.
Especially for the soldering challenged.
I will be getting another for the D2Pro.

My opinion is that most of the people bashing the Wii-Clip are supporters or are in someway affiliated with the sales of the Flex-PCB or they are making wild accusations on a product that they themselves have not seen.


Below are the pics I took during my install.
Sorry the pics suck, I think my Fiance was messing with the settings of my camera and I did not notice until after I had the Wii back together for the second time

My Wii-Clip


Wii-Clip and D2CKey


D2CKey Soldered to Wii-Clip


Wii-Clip and D2CKey Installed on the DVD Drives D2C Chip

[tom35]

Mustang had originally posted asking where to obtain. His post is gone, but here is my response to him:

wii-clip.com

There you will have access to distributors as well as install instructions and pictures.
I used the ic2005 distributor. It was the only distributor at the time that I purchased.

[spyman]

I should have time to do a review on this soon as well. I got the samples in. The Pros , cons and what to change to make it safe will be listed
We will be carrying a small amount of the product.

[freeko79]

was wondering if you can carve out a small slice of the clip pcb in order to leave airflow over the hole. I just still think that it shouldn't be covered. People say it's not important, in my opinion it is, or it wouldn't be there. Not a lot of people notice that the hole for the DVD chamber is also mirrored on the other half of the wii, with a hole cut in the metal face.

i made a post..where you can cut off the fpc and do it with wires leaving airhole uncovered look its in the normal wiimodchips section under no subheader

[Manzzon]

This product DOES NOT cover the airhole because you will find when installing that it got som space between the airhole and the Wii-Clip. I see no reason why that should cause any problems.

We have tested this product and we where a little sceptic at first but when we got this product and tested it out we think its a great product. This is a good alternative if you dont wanna solder and break your Wii gurantee.

Almost anyone can install this, we sell it presoldered with D2CKey for mainly swedish customers but we can send it to all european countries. We also offer only the Wii-Clip for anyone that already have the D2CKey.

[spyman]

Yes this is important to note. We also thought it would cover the airhole, but no it leaves quite a bit of space. We've changed the instructions a bit, basically not to use the carboard cover they included, but some electrical tape instead.

[WeezerNY]

Spyman,

I sent an email to sales@cellex 2 days ago and havnt heard back, do you monitor that email?

Thanks!