Figured out my issue, one of the two black plastic switches snapped off. Replaced with one of my purple DOL-101's black switches and it works like a charm.
Don't be an idiot like me and check everything over!

Long story short - this is my second time doing a Xeno GC QSB install. Same old procedure, minus the fact that I got one of those copy cars (XEN8 GC). Turned it on, bam, two red blinks and it goes to orange. However, since the mod, the laser has refused to function whatsoever. The gamecube skips the...