Wii Lens Cleaning Kit
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at
12:50 pm
Reduce disk read errors and keep your Wii console running at peak performance with the Wii Lens Cleaning Kit. When used regularly, this kit will help keep your disc reader lens free of dust, dirt, or other contaminants, which can cause disk read errors. (This kit will not affect errors caused by damage to the Wii console or game discs.) This cleaning kit is for adult use only and contains chemicals, and should be stored out of the reach of small children when not in use.
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Tagged with: Adult • Chemicals • Cleaning • Contaminants • Dirt • Game Discs • Lens • Peak Performance • Running • Wii
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Product and Safe Investment
This kit actually did not fix my Wii, but that was because my drive was beyond help. But Nintendo discounted my repair by the price of the kit when they learned I had purchased…
The kit is a plastic disk with a tabbed handle on and a cleaning pad glued to it and a bottle of cleaning solution. You put two to three drops of the cleaning solution on the pad and then insert it into the Wii as you would a regular disk. Once inserted, you move the tab 3/4 of an inch 10 to 20 times to clean the lens. Then you eject the disk. That’s all there is to it.
It comes with a bottle a solution that seems like it’ll last awhile at 2-3 drops per use. It also has five extra cleaning pads, which are only changed when one gets dirty or starts coming off. So, it seems like the kit will last through plenty of uses.
How useful is it? My first use was necessary because of a problem I was having, and it worked wonders. Here’s the story:
Last week, I finally bought Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. As happened with some other users, my Wii wouldn’t play it… it’s the only double-sided disk game to come out for the Wii and apparently very sensitive to lens contamination.
I wrote to Nintendo. They said I had to send the unit back for repair and that no lens cleaner — not even theirs — would cure the problem.
I used the lens cleaning kit anyway, and guess what? Super Smash Bros. Brawl now plays perfectly.
I figure if it solved that problem, it’ll solve almost any lens dirt problem that can happen to a Wii. Since I smoke cigarettes near the Wii, I consider it an essential item, and a bargain at the price.
After a year and a half w/o any problems with my Wii console, I started getting “An error has occurred. Press the Eject button and remove the disc…” errors. These got more and more frequent until I was getting them a couple times an hour. (This usually happened while I was playing Mario Kart Wii online, so I was losing hundreds of VR points each time I got the error!) There was no visible damage to the game disc and cleaning the disc did not help. I was pretty much ready to either send in the Wii console for repairs or else buy a new Wii console when I came across this Wii Lens Cleaning Kit while searching online.
After using the cleaning kit, I have not gotten a single “Press the Eject button and remove the disc…” error. It’s been about a month and half so far with no errors.
The cleaning kit is pretty simple. It consists of a plastic paddle with an attached cleaning pad. You put 2-3 drops of the supplied cleaning fluid on the pad, then insert the paddle into the Wii’s disc slot. You wiggle the handle 10-20 times to clean the lens. Press the Eject button to remove the paddle, and you’re done. The kit comes with an 8ml bottle of cleaning fluid and 5 adhesive replacement pads for when the current pad gets too dirty to use again.
Spending $10 on a cleaning kit was definitely better than sending in the Wii for repairs or buying a new Wii.
1.0 out of 5 stars
VERY DISAPPOINTED
THIS PRODUCT DID NOT WORK FOR MY WII VIDEO GAME SYSTEM. RATHER THAN HAVING TO SEND IT BACK TO MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIRS, I DECIDED TO BUY A WHOLE NEW GAME.
Our Wii was giving a read error on any disc we tried, both Wii and Gamecube discs. This kit got us back up and running 100%. Both Wii and Gamecube games work perfectly again. Sure beats sending it back for repairs, especially since it’s out of warranty. Definitely recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wii Lens Cleaning Kit
Works excellent. Cleaned out all of the gunk the system had, and now its working good again.
3.0 out of 5 stars
SSBB fix!
Like many: I had to send my Wii in to Nintendo to be cleaned for Smash Bros to work.
This fixed it:
took 2 cleaning pads, but it works now.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wii lens cleaning kit.
Wii Lens Cleaning Kit
After using it just twice it is a very easy tool to use for removing residue off the lens. After the first use we had alot of dirt/film on the lens.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wii Cleaning Kit
The Wii Cleaning Kit really helps keep my system clean. My games used to freeze up a lot and I would have to take the game out, clean it with alcohol and restart.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wii Lens Cleaner
Bought this to keep our Wii console in good running condition.Easy to use and does a good job. A good Wii product.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This worked the first time I used it
I purchased this because my Wii is one of those Wiis that eventually get a dirty lens, making it unable to read double layer discs like Super Smash Brothers Brawl.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Realmente muy efectivo
Mi wii estaba teniendo problemos para leer el disco de Smash bros brawl, solo hixe limpieza con estoy listo problam aregaldo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product for good price.
I wasn’t really experiencing any problems with my Wii: I just bought this as a preventative measure, especially since it is an official Nintendo Lens Cleaner.