DIY Replacement Shell Buttons for Nintendo Switch & Switch OLED, Black Soft Touch Custom Housing Case with Full Set Button for Joycon Handheld Controller - Console Shell NOT Included

An easy install if you are familiar with electronic components, if not then make sure you have a guide that can help you feel confident in the transfer process. This is a basic install that should NOT interfere with any of the joy-con functionality. If there’s any issue that you come across it must be from a loose wire or snagged wire. Issues that you may come across would be taking out the motor connector, the trigger placement, and snagging ribbon cables. It does come with some handy tools if you don’t own any with some replacement hardware, they aren’t the best build quality but they get the job done. Other tools that would be helpful is an ESD tweezer. Other then that it’s not too difficult. (The case itself I would have to rate it at 4.5/5): It has a nice soft touch to it, however I got the pine green color and it’s a few shades lighter then the picture. Also if you have oily hands it’ll show up on these in lighting. The internal built quality is okay, they don’t fully paint the inside so there is some areas not painted, it DOES NOT include double sided tape or soft pads to attach to some internal parts. So it’s recommended to take it from the old housing and place it into the new one to prevent damages. The seam lines aren’t like an official joycon they do have small imperfections. Overall the product rating and she’ll swapping itself I would give would be 4.5/5 can really change the look of the switch, so I would definitely recommend it. I also got the buttons & stick covers but that’ll be for their own review. P.S. it’s also easy to match the color of the virtual joycons to the physical joycons if you have a computer in hand, an easy search.

As far as the product itself it’s perfect. The parts all fit seamlessly and are identical to the actual Nintendo joy con. Now, as far as the installation. This was genuinely one of the hardest things I’ve ever done and I’m not exaggerating. I expected it to be difficult but this was like bad. This is coming from someone who has no experience with wiring or things of that nature so maybe this would be a walk in the park for some of you but for the average person reading this I have to be completely reasonable here and say probably 75-85% of people will absolutely not be able to complete this. To save yourself the money of breaking a controller and the time of trying to do this, I highly recommend finding a person who’s willing to do it for you for 20-30$ ( but at that point you may also just consider buying new switch remotes in any color you like ) Overall, i’m conflicted on how exactly to rate this product because the amount of work and energy that it took to complete was actually insane but I am happy I did it and it was a satisfying accomplishment. It also looks phenomenal. I think that my only piece of advice would be watch the full installation tutorial video for this product on youtube first before you buy this and be honest with urself on whether or not it’s something you can do. The videos about an hour and 20 minutes long and its sped up. The biggest issue is the screws that come with the switch. They strip so easily. Some of them just don’t catch the screwdriver for no apparent reason. I’ve never touched any of them before but some just catch less than others. They are very fragile so be careful taking them out and putting them in.

Great product. Great shop. I was easily able to swap the shell following a YouTube video. Doing both joycons took about 1 hour. The kit comes with everything you would need. Including additional screws and screwdrivers - however, I highly recommend getting a magnetized screwdriver, though it’s possible without, but I wish I would’ve had one. Also make sure to have a good pair of tweezers as they will come in handy. Basically checkout FetchingTech’s YouTube video and make sure you have the tools he’s using. Or something similar. Overall, I was still easily able to do this with the tools from the kit and what I had at home. The quality of the product is also fantastic, I’ve used this company before for my PS5 controller.

I bought this skin and the buttons from the same company. I received all of the parts during the last week of March and made the changes to my brand new, out of the box, joy-cons within a few days, so I have at least two full months using the joy-cons after having installed both the buttons and the skin. I've waited until I got a lot of game play in to write my review for this product. First, I DO NOT recommend taking the joy-cons apart at all to put in new buttons or a new skin. I watched a few youtube videos before purchasing that claimed that replacing the buttons and/or skin was tedious, but doable for inexperienced people, but that is extremely misleading. I want to go a head and say DO NOT DO THIS. I myself am fairly inexperienced at customizing electronics, but I went forward with customizing the joy-cons with my fiancé's help (he builds custom computers and has a lot of experience taking electronic parts apart and putting them back together). Even for someone who has experience doing this, the parts and space inside the controller are extremely small and any wrong move you make can impact the controls. I didn't immediately notice to any issue with my joy-cons after we completed the changes, but a few days after we customized the joy-cons, I tried to use one of mine to play Mario party with my fiancé and found the the right joy-con will not register for single controller use. I thought the issue had more to do with the fact that we were using different joy-cons from different pairs, so I grabbed the pair for our other joy-con set and didn’t think to much about it for a while. After about a month and a half after the customization, I noticed some delayed responses to some of my controls when playing. I’ve been heavily paying Animal Crossing during quarantine, so I assumed it was a low battery issue, but after charging the Switch and joy-cons and moving the joy-cons to the joy-con grip, my right joy-con (same one as before) kept temporarily losing connection during extended game play. Then, when I tried to move my Animal Crossing game into two player mode, I found that my left joy-con worked fine, but my right joy-con would not register as a single controller (again, the same issue as before, but this time I wasn’t using joy-cons from two different sets). I still use my joy-cons, but I can’t use them for game play that requires precise controls, like fishing in Animal Crossing or boss fights in BOTW. The toughest issue with the joy-cons is that most of the games will use the controls on the right joy-con for actions, so I really am limited in some of the things I can do with my joy-con. I don’t recommend replacing either the skin or the buttons for the joy-cons, as any customization you do to the joy-cons requires you to take the whole thing apart. I understood that making these customizations could affect the integrity of the joy-cons, which is why I bought a new pair to use for the customizations; However, even considering my precautions, I still don’t recommend customizing the joy-cons, even if it’s a second pair, because you’ll be limited in the uses for those joy-cons (can’t use them in Mario Party, for games that need more accurate controls, etc.). For as easy as this company attempts to make customization with their video tutorials and the tools they include with the product, you really are just wasting your money and time with these products because the joy-cons are not made to be easily customizable and even someone with more experience in customizing electronics will find it difficult to manage the small ribbons, small parts, and small wires. In the end, you won’t be able to make full use of the joy-cons and will probably need to buy yet another new pair. The soft feel of the skin and variety of colors is not worth trouble in customizing and the risk of not being about to you the joy-cons afterwards.

This was my first time replacing a Joy-Con shell, and honestly, it was such a fun little project! It took me about an hour and a half—though majority of that time was spent searching for a lost piece (oops). Pro tip: While the kit includes a screwdriver, I’ve heard it can strip screws easily, so I’m glad I had my Y00 and PH00 bits from iFixit. If you’re planning to do this yourself, I highly recommend using a quality precision magnetic screwdriver to avoid headaches. I don’t have a mat, but I improvised by using a thumb grip container from a recent purchase to hold all the tiny screws and springs. It kept everything organized and prevented parts from rolling away—super handy! I haven’t used the Joy-Con much yet, but the new shell looks great and comes with replacement screws and buttons. It feels nice in the hand, though I can see it picking up stains or grime pretty easily, so keep that in mind. If you're not replacing the joystick, I recommend doing the shell swap without disconnecting the ribbon cables. That part made me nervous—I wasn’t confident I'd be able to reconnect them properly. I followed a tutorial by CptnAlex on YouTube, and it was incredibly easy to follow. Just a heads-up: his guide doesn’t cover how to replace the middle frame piece, but even without prior experience, I was able to figure it out on my own without much trouble. All in all, it was a great experience, and a fun way to refresh my Joy-Con. If you're on the fence about doing it, go for it—it’s totally doable!

Installation wasnt hard whatsoever, i use extremerate for their buttons, switches, cases, whatever modifications i make to my switch are likely from this brand. The white is MUCH more of a clean white than the original from the switch OLED, you can see here that i did a shell replacement for my switch and the original white looks dirty and dingy. My left side controller looks much cleaner now. They have a nice, softer feel, it matches me pro controller very well so their color schemes are true across different colored shells. Some paints may differ slightly, so theyre made in batches. Its not uncommon for the color to be a bit mismatched due to buying from different batches. This isnt true at all with this brand so you can expect all of your colors to be true and vivid. Im buying this brand forever.

This ended up being absolutely perfect for my black and white desk set up. Nintendo Switch joy cons are difficult to work with, but the parts this came with fit perfectly without any issues. The quality and feel of the plastic on the face and back plate are actually even better than the ones that came with my Switch! I didn't even realize that this kit came with the exact screwdriver and bits that you need to disassemble and reassemble the joy cons, so that was a huge plus as well. Not to mention, it had all of the screws and buttons you would need, but I just used the ones that my joy cons already came with. Overall, this is a very high-quality product that has everything you could need and more. I can't recommend it enough for those who are willing to take the time to disassemble their joy cons to change the color. 10/10

The edges have a yellowish tinge over two years, which I can forgive. What I can't forgive is that two of the internal screw holes stripped immediately when I installed the motherboard into this shell. So the right shoulder button doesn't sit completely flush with the board, so doesn't function as well as the OEM shells. The left joycon works fine, hasn't stripped so far, even though it has had the same treatment. I probably won't buy soft touch shells again, they get discolored and sticky too fast.