Tim 🎮<p>For anyone who buys a <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Pinecil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pinecil</span></a> and thinks, you know what, for a few extra bucks a clear case for this thing will look cool - you'll want this teardown from <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/iFixit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iFixit</span></a>: <a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Pinecil+V2+Teardown/170774" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ifixit.com/Teardown/Pinecil+V2</span><span class="invisible">+Teardown/170774</span></a></p><p>The official instructions (<a href="https://wiki.pine64.org/images/0/01/Pinecil_Shell_Replacement_Guide.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.pine64.org/images/0/01/Pi</span><span class="invisible">necil_Shell_Replacement_Guide.pdf</span></a>) do not actually explain how to snap the case apart, but the iFixit guide suggests levering the halves apart by sticking a small screwdriver into the soldering tip hole.</p><p>Practice snapping the new shell open first, to get an idea for how it should feel.</p>