eXtremeRate Soft Touch Indian Red Joycon Handheld Controller Housing w/ABXY Direction Buttons, DIY Replacement Shell Case for Nintendo Switch & Switch OLED Model Joy-Con – Console Shell NOT Included

So I was really digging this kit; had the whole right joy-con unit together. I’m just about to finish the left one, and just when adding on the final screw I notice the finish on mine was missing, like it missed painting that part....You know what a pain in the butt it would be undo both joycons and send them back for an exchange right??I’ve reached out to the company to see if they will send me a replacement. I will update my review when I hear back. I’ve enclosed pictures the unfinished plastic panel.I highly suggest you give yours a look over before you put it together.

I'd been on the fence about getting some joycons in non-official colors (was thinking about getting them painted) for a while. Turns out these shells were the exact shade of pastel pink I was looking for! The texture on them is a really nice soft matte. It was nice that the kit came with extra screws and buttons as well as the tools in case you don't have a triwing lying around. I definitely recommend taking your time and watching videos as you go step by step; it's really easy to make small mistakes due to the nature of the small, fiddly interior components. Definitely recommend getting some tweezers to help with the ribbon cables, as it's almost impossible to reinsert them with just your fingers. All in all, took me a couple of hours or so and I'm really happy with the results.

So disappointed in this product. I got these less than 2 weeks ago and have hardly even used my new joycon shells and the color is already starting to become distorted (as well as my new white buttons). They're now orange on the sides. I keep up with my hygiene all day long, my hands are never oily and I clean my controllers regularly with a non-abrasive wipe. Wishing for my money back and a better experience.

Aaahh my god this housing is STUNNING! I am so glad they released this color, now I'm just crossing my fingers that they release the backplate at some point so I can complete the look (and maybe a Dpad for the left controller). The feel of these is very smooth but I actually prefer the smooth to the original joycon texture. Everything was easy for me to install, but I've rehoused my switch a few times before so I had a good idea of how it would go. I did not use the tools/screws provided, so I cannot speak about their quality, but the quality of the shells is beautiful. The buttons come in a mold and you have to pop them out, so I did have to file the edges just a tiny bit to get the sharp points off. I only used their SR/SL buttons for the side of the joycons, I preferred the look/texture of the regular black buttons for the front (but that's just my aesthetic). I do wish that the middle piece of each joycon was also the duochrome color instead of being black, so there's a small sliver of black between the R/L and ZR/ZL buttons. All of the buttons work great, the only thing I noticed is that the ZR/ZL buttons dont have as much spring movement as the original ones, but they still click great and it has no effect on gameplay. The pieces all fit perfectly together, and I did not need to file down any edges unlike the basstop shells.

If you find yourself needing to replace the thumb sticks to correct the "stick drift" issue, you might as well treat yourself to a nice shell replacement, because you're going to have to dive neck-deep into the disassembly anyways. I'm not sure how to describe how comfortable these Joy-con shells feel, but if you have ever felt something that you considered to be "fuzzy and plastic" at the same time, this is that material. It feels amazing, and the wood-grain variety looks stellar. The "fuzzy plastic" offers added grip and will bring new life into your old, worn pair of Joy-cons. I recommend it!+1 for all the required (and excess) screws, springs, and plastic. The kit has everything you need to do the swap, although I already had the tools for the job. Just be sure to save your plus, minus, and home, and screen capture buttons because those aren't included. It's no big deal, you may even decide to keep some of your original buttons anyways... The ABXY buttons included have the letters embossed and the entire button is black, so I chose to use those as it closer matches the all-black buttons on the left Joy-con.Will you guys ever make a D-Pad version for the left Joy-con? If so, I'm interested!

So I bought this item thinking it would be really easy to install. Boy was I wrong. But with the help of a YouTube tutorial as it didn’t come with instructions other than the image on the sale screen, I did it! I decided to keep the original buttons as I left they looked nicer. All the pieces it comes with fit really well. I didn’t have to mess with anything to try get it to fit right. It looks amazing in any light and I’m very pleased with it. Came within 12 hours of me ordering it. Amazing company and a quality product

Let me start by saying that the product is exactly what it says on the tin and, if installed correctly - see my second photo - looks and works lovely. HOWEVER. It's a pain to disassemble and re-assemble. You should purchase a separate Y00 tri-wing screwdriver at the very least, and preferably a complete switch dissasembly kit since the tools provided with the eXtremeRate product are extremely sub-par.After that, make sure that you have a good lighting source (I used a couple of bright LED technical lamps) and preferably either an anti-static or rubber mat to catch and sort any screws. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SCREWS! There are lots, of different sizes and both phillips and tri-wing configurations. You don't want to forget which is which! Preferable photograph each state on your phone as you go and follow the youtube video mentioned in the item description.ALSO I highly recommend using an anti-static wristband, the kind used for computer repair stuff, to avoid frying any of the components. I'm a computer technician and network engineer and even with this, and not replacing the buttons (since I was happy with the default switch buttons) the install of both joycon shells and the back plate took me about 5 hours. Don't go into this thinking it's a two minute job!That said, if you're prepared to put the effort in - the end results are totally worth it :).

I must confess this took me a very long time to do. I actually stripped the screws on my first try of getting the case off and had to buy another joycon. After this however I had no problems with the fiddly parts inside but getting the ribbon cables back in was stressful. All works! Looks great! I did it myself and very pleased about it. Overall I am 100% satisfied.

The item itself is really quite good. You are given extra screws and buttons which is great. Parts fit as good as typical nintendo shells. The problem comes with the included tri-wing screwdriver included. Its god awful and strips every screw. If you do manage to get the screws out use the new included long black screws which are philips heads. Far far easier to use. One joycon took me about an hour with the only problem being the screws. Probably more a nintendo fault. I would suggest getting some fine pointed tweezers so you dont break any ribbon cables. I wouldnt get this product if you are not 100% sure on how to work on micro electronics or have a backup plan incase you break something. All joycon ribbon components can be bought cheap though. All in all great product they just need a better tri-wing screwdriver.

We recently got our daughter a Nintendo Switch for her birthday and wanted to allow her to personalise it, to stand out a bit and thought these were perfect. The built quality of the covers is great and you cannot tell they are not Nintendo once in place.However a word of warning, they can be very difficult to put together, I am very experienced in carrying out repairs and upgrades on small devices such as phones etc. As such thought this would be the JoyCons are another level, for the most part the swap over process is straight forward, until you get to the triggers. The way these are joined to the casing is not very easy to remove/replace (Nintendo design), underneath is a small micro switch with a metal cover and it is very easy to damage the micro switch if you are not aware. Luckily with my experience I was able to repair the micro switch. But please bare this in mind when buying.Once in place they are fantastic and my daughter loves them, highly recommended just do not expect a 10 minute change over.