eXtremeRate Textured Green HOPE Programable Remap Kit for Xbox Series X/S Controller, Upgrade Boards & Redesigned Back Shell & Side Rails & Back Buttons for Xbox Core Controller

Some of the kit parts are easy to install and the soldiering wasnt to bad but the quality of those lofty fpc2 melted as soon as I touched the soldering iron to it. I had 1 soldier connection that I never could get it to connect. So I just taped it down and put the controller back together and it works great. Hopefully will stay working. And yes I took a couple soldiering courses and got a certificate for a soldering technician so I know how to solder.

Used the test board after soldering and it would only light up 5-6 of them. So I resoldered the other points twice and tested it again and none of them lit up. When I pressed a soldered point, that point would light up. Im guessing the test board was faulty because after I assembled it, I was able to remap the sticks and the face buttons just fine. I really like the mod and theyre not as loud as the ps4 remap kit and shell from extremerate. Those were really loud. This mod would be better if the k3 and k4 buttons were as small as the top buttons. I removed the bottom ones as I like gripping it tightly and the bigger buttons got in the way. Also the back is a downgrade compared to the textured back on the original which gave more grip. I really dislike the soft shell as hand oils will go on them overtime and cause the color to fade

Difficult to install. I originally had given it a 1 star, but after tricking n soldering wires on n off, n a few more breaking off along the way, I was finally able to make this controller with the help of my bro. After making this wrk, it was a great feeling n accomplishment. Superb controller with great the features. Love this controller now!

This does require a decent understanding of soldering techniques and the proper equipment. The instructions were fine, they could have used a bit more detail on how many of the connections need to be soldered and why but it works out fine. When done correctly the final results are great and it makes an awesome controller that costs less than an Elite Thanks you for making this great product so easily accessible and available!

easy to install if you take your time. buttons are nice but soft white gets discolored to white almost immediately.

At best, Im a novice at soldering. My experience is limited to very basic wire on wire stuff maybe 4-5 times in my life. I have the cheap Amazon recommended soldering pen kit and a steady hand. This was pretty easy. It took around 2 hours and a couple moments of frustration but when I was done, I had perfect solder beads and solid points. When I tried the tester, every light illuminated flawlessly and when I tested my controller in a gamepad testing program, it worked flawlessly. HOWEVER, WATCH TUTORIALS. If you watch the companys official tutorial, check the comments first. They tell you to use the wrong screws early on and correct it in the comments. If you use these screws for the button brackets, they will push out little bumps of the plastic on the back of the controller when tightened because theyre longer than the screws youre intended to use. Other than that, I recommend using flux or at least flux core solder for a MUCH easier install. My strategy was actually cutting little bits of solder, using tweezers to position them on the circuitry test points and get a nice bead formed, then hold it down with tweezers onto the board TP and solder it to the board. My solder didnt want to bead and separate and instead just beaded up onto the wire instead of coming off onto the solder points on the circuitry. (Probably because I was using a super fine soldering tip). So cutting it with a razor and tweezering the perfect amount of solder onto the points was easier and resulted in perfect solder beads, for me at least. Just dont use too much solder, it truly doesnt take much. All in all, this was incredibly fun to do and in my opinion, totally worth it if youre at least sort of experienced with soldering. I just wish I had pictures from midway through or after soldering because I was very proud of my soldering job.

TL;DR - Get it if you know how to solder and want back buttons I installed three kits from extremerate, all for the Xbox Series S controller. These kits were the hope remappable buttons, the flexor trigger stops, and the soft touch controller shell. During my time installing it I had two kids running around the kitchen table that didnt seem to understand I had a hot iron and needed a stable enviroment to solder the more than 20 connection points. After sending them with their grandma to go to the beach, I was able to continue and it didnt really get easier. That said I have soldered much worse, namily a trace line on an OG Xbox board, but this was up there as all the points on the board didnt line up perfectly. This could have been mitigated by using some tape, but Im lazy. Thank you to extremerate for including a test board that allowed me to see the missing connection point that I seemed to have overlooked. I would have been pretty annoyed with myself if I got everything together and had to find out by myself if everything worked as intended. Once I got the controller together it worked great. The buttons have a nice tactile feedback that simulate the clicky feel and sound youd get from a mechanical keyboard. Setting the buttons on the back is fairly easier, though not as easy as something like the Elite or 8bitdo controllers. That said this is a mod and not a full controller, so all is forgiven. All in all, its a great product. I would highly recommend it to those with soldering experience who want to add programmable buttons to a stock controller. They arent as quality as something like the Elite controller, but if you have a stock controller that isnt being used go ahead and throw these on it.

This kit turned out great once completed. It probably took me an hour total to get it all put together, and that was partially because I also changed out the buttons and faceplate at the same time, and forgot to put a piece back that required nearly full disassembly again. The kit is well designed. All of the electronic pieces are laid out so they kind of self-align where they need to go. Following the video online, it was a pretty easy job, though some of the solder joints are very small and close together. Take your time and pay attention to the directions and it will work fine. I also ended up taking the advice I saw from another reviewer where I had an LED test board that was falsely telling me one of the joints was bad. If that happens to you, use the board to diagnose which point, and just make sure it has a solid solder joint and then move on. Id have spent a lot more time trying to diagnose something that wasnt bad if I hadnt read that other reviewer with the same problem. Once put together, the kit works great. I love being able to re-map buttons on the fly, though I do wish it had a memory with maybe 2 or 3 profiles to switch between for different games. But I have no complaints for the price and function. Im very impressed with both this kit and the same companys controller shells and could easily see myself buying more of them to customize my other controllers in the future.

Muy bueno pero en un principio no funcionaba. Luego de 5 días funciono al 100%

Instructions can be found on YouTube, just search ExtremeRate, only tool you will need is a solder iron and solder. Definitely don’t recommend for beginners, super small solder points but with a little practice with a solder iron and you will definitely be able to do it. Way faster to reprogram the “paddles” than any other controller on the market including the Elite Controllers. Takes less than 5 seconds to reprogram your paddles, just flip a switch on back of the controller to enter program mode.