eXtremeRate Glossy Back Plate for Nintendo Switch Console, NS Joycon Handheld Controller Housing with Full Set Buttons, DIY Replacement Shell for Nintendo Switch - Chameleon Green Purple

Allow me to preface with the information that I am a complete novice to any kind of repair, home or electronic. My apartment consists of a pitiful toolbox of a hammer, ruler, and hand screwdriver, of which, I have no idea what kind of screws it is meant to actually use. I went into this with bright, wide eyes hoping with naive innocence it would be a fun, easy process if following a tutorial. I began my journey at 3pm. At 8pm, I was finally able to rest, and after a few tweaks later in the night, I rested easy, proud of the work I had accomplished. Behold....her. In all seriousness, I firmly believe that this is something any novice can learn to do. I, however, did not use the tools that came with it. It seemed nice enough, Metal with magnetized removable tips, but after fighting with the backplate, I used the additional tools that I had purchased. I recommend purchasing another set anyways, strictly due to the fact no tweezers comes with this set. Now, onto the process. I am still uncertain if my issues with the backplate were due to my tools or me not knowing how much pressure was needed (a lot!) or a combination of the two, but in fear of stripping my screws I saved the backplate for last and went immediately to my left and right joycons, which, were less of a hassle than the backplate was for me. Take your time with this! If you find yourself getting frustrated just move on to a new screw and go from there, or use a new tool. Don’t keep trying to push a square peg into a round hole. Using tweezers helps lessen the chances of ripping one of the delicate ribbon cables, and just take your time with the process. Unless you have done this before, it is going to take a long time, and that’s okay. I’m really happy with the end result, and I feel confident that I could do this again if I had to.

What a great way to customize your switch! I have now purchased two different colors of the shell. One for myself, and one as a gift. The installation is not too difficult, but does take some time. The joycons are definitely the hardest part, but mostly it is just time consuming. The first shell that I bought came with very poor quality screw drivers. They did not hold up well and stripped screws on my switch. This was maybe 4 months ago. At the time, I had seen similar reviews and bought a separate screwdriver kit. The second time around, I was pleasantly surprised to find a different screwdriver included in the kit I purchased as a gift. It has a single handle with interchangeable heads, and was much better quality than the ones included in my last purchase. With the new screwdriver, I do not think it would be necessary to buy a separate screwdriver kit. The mint shell has been in use for approximately 4 months or so, and has light wear and tear and discoloration, but is very minor. Overall, I would definitely recommend these!

Everything about this product was perfect. However, Nintendos cheap Y screws are crap. Gladly replaced the screws once I got em out, with the provided tools and extras given. I’ll be buying another color way soon. I highly recommend this to anyone wanting it. Fair warning, be careful with the Y screw, they’ll easily muck up an install.

This product is exactly what I had imagined it to be! The soft touch is a significant step up from Nintendos original cold, smooth shell that gathered fingerprints and hand oils way too well. This shell is easier to hold onto, and is basically just a joy to have in my hands. I love the light pastel pink and have even purchased additional sakura covers for my joysticks and a sakura pink case to match! Im ordering a clear case to put over it in order to slow down the shell wearing down overtime/protect it from outside debris, dirty grabby hands (I have younger cousins and siblings who sometimes borrow my switch lol), and overall to just keep this shell safe! I love it too much. It took me around four to five-ish hours to disassemble my original switch and put in the new sakura shell. While my heart was beating a mile a minute as I disassembled and I was super anxious (and worried Id ruin the inner contents of my switch by accident and make it unable to work), I realized it wasnt all as bad as I thought it would be. The screwdriver that came with the ExtremeRate shell wasnt too good (it was just a screwdriver handle with two separate screws to put in and switch out), so I purchased Youniks Nintendo Screwdriver set and everything was all good! Youniks set came with multiple magnetic screwdrivers of different sizes, picks, pliers, and many other handy stuff an amateur like me needed. With the right tools, patience, and pressure, the screws are all able to be taken out with ease (for those who want to purchase their own screwdrivers, get a Y00 and a Y2.0 triwing screwdriver and a 2.0 Phillips screwdriver. I hardly used the Y2.0 triwing, but it helped whenever I got close to stripping screws). I frankly believe a lot of the stripped screws people are talking about are partly because of user error (not enough pressure used, impatience, or frustration) but then again, my switch didnt have any glued down screws or anything. At times I occasionally stripped some screws halfway, and this is when Id refer to my Younik kit and use a larger screwdriver. Again, with enough pressure I was able to get out the stripped screws and put them back in again fine! When youre unscrewing and you fear youre starting down the path of stripping them, pause and take a deep breath and move on to another screw. This helped me multiple times when working on the back of my switch, as I didnt become frustrated and I didnt keep trying to do it while annoyed and possibly ruining it further. By the time I got back to the almost stripped screw, I had enough practice from the other screws and used what I learned to take this one out (again, use some pressure! At times I had to push a little hard!) Using ExtremeRatess youtube guide really helped me on this and I highly suggest using the video as you go, pausing and rewinding as much as you need. However, the video has a few things you might want to look out for: you dont have to unplug the ribbon cables at all! Simply unscrew everything, treat everything very gently and make sure nothing heavy (like the battery) weighs too heavily on the cables. One of my batteries and both of the white boxes beneath them were held down with tape, but gentle, slow prying got them out soon enough. Just make sure to know what youre pulling at when youre pulling, and make sure to do so slowly. Remember, its better to spend a lot of time doing something right than it is to do something quickly and do it wrong. Regarding ExtremeRates buttons, I wasnt too much of a fan of them. They had a louder clicking sound than Nintendos original buttons, and the ZL/ZR buttons had the engraved letters really close together to the point that they touched and it looked like it said some weird hidden alphabet letter. Not only that, but the ZL and ZR buttons were too long/big and when I put the joycon shell on, it left a pretty significant gap that made it super easy to actually look inside my joycon from the outside/for things to someday get stuck inside. So I ended up using the original Nintendo buttons, which fit so much better and kept that light, soft clicking sound that I find so much more pleasing. I dont mind that the right joycons buttons have white lettering, it actually is a lot easier for me to see them! Aside from that, this shell is amazing and Im so happy with my purchase. Maybe one day when this shell wears out (Im assuming it will after a few years, this is only natural!) Ill use another ExtremeRate shell!

Do not use the screws they provide. Absolutely crap. Great cover tho! You really need to know what you are doing cause it is very complicated. But if you do it’s easy.

Extremely nice outcome but man I didnt know what I was signing up for when I got this. Its a ton of tiny screws and clips involved with this one took me about 3-4 hours to install but looks great

I really wanted this to work and I followed the great advice in the other reviews - I bought 3rd party tools and followed the video exactly, but the newer Switch models have the screws glued in so they are harder to get out. Even with the better tools the 2nd screw I tried immediately stripped and couldnt be removed. My Switch is brand new and I didnt want to risk damaging it so I decided not to proceed - and I couldnt really anyway at that point. I may have been unlucky with mine, so if youre brave enough to try the final results are probably worth it. I did do this successfully with the Pro Controller housing from eXtremeRate and it looks awesome. But I just didnt want to risk damaging the console so I think Ill try a custom skin instead. Also, I ordered the Heaven Blue color and hoped it would be a little more Tiffany (aqua) blue bit its pretty much straight up baby blue.

This case is a wonderful and snug fit. Unlike others Ive looked at, there is no issue of sanding to make it work and the material is soft and extremely comfortable. You will be hard pressed to find a better shell replacement than this one. On top of this, the package comes with a set of screwdrivers for both the Y and + type screws. It also comes with new buttons AND a set of screws. Speaking of the screws, I found those to be an excellent addition as it replaces the terrible easily strippable Y screws with + replacements you can use instead! I was incredibly happy to see them after stripping four of those Y screws that Nintendo glued into place. I am about a 1/10 on the experience level of working with electronics and by using youtube guides and some good old patience I was even able to put this together. So worry not for even stripped screws can be rectified and all hope is not lost. Hint: For others dealing with stripped screws you can use a 1/16 inch drill bit to break the heads of the screws and some GENTLE prying to get the old covers off. Patience and persistence are key. Always air on the side of caution as a forceful drill bit can damage your switch. But as someone who has never used a drill before I managed so you could too. Remember to use needle nose pliers to get the rest of the screw out. I hope this tip helps others with this fantastic shell! (You dont need to be as careful with the joycons as your replacing both sides of those shells.)

I ordered 2 of these and reviewed the green one ready. I have not yet installed this one as we ended up getting the Animal Crossing special edition Switch for my daughter so I may not be using this one. Adding previous review below: This looks great on my neices Switch and she loves it. Its definitely not one her friends will have.. The shifting color is super pretty. But do not buy this thinking its just 5 or 6 screws like when you change out a cover for an Xbox controller or something. You have to completely disassemble the controllers and even unhook ribbon wires and chips inside so set aside time and patience for this. My brother could not even do it because he couldnt see the tiny parts well enough and his hands were too big. Youll also need a good pair of pointy tweezers for the ribbon wires that is not included. I had no trouble but it did take a long time. There are no drawings or directions just a Youtube video so you have to pause and rewind a lot to see exactly what is being unhooked. After the first one the 2nd one was much easier. *Make sure the buttons havent slipped around before you screw everything back together or you will. e real mad at yourself. I also ordered the dock face plate a d it is just as involved. You have to take the entire thing apart so just be aware of that and that if you arent good at that type of thing it may not be worth it as you could ruin your stuff if you dont put it back together correctly.

Only thing I wish is that you can choose the color of the buttons. But no complaints other than that. They did provide extra screws so that was a bonus.