Repairing Marantz remotes

[Legrace]

I’ve done two now, both developed issues with volume up and down. Why did they design them to be so friggin hard to open up is what I would like to know. You can’t help but to mark up the case as the snaps are so hard to release, and both times broke a couple in the process so case won’t close up fully afterwards, grrr. I’m sure I’m not alone wondering, why not screws? Rant over.

 

[Bone Yard]

I'm not sure about your application but I've got an automotive set of plastic tools that works for a lot of parts without doing any or much damage, they're a few bucks on Amazon for a kit full of different configurations.

 

[Legrace]

Plastic pry bar would avoid damage but doubt it would be stiff enough.

Looking forward to hearing from others that have had to perform a similar repair.