Pros & Cons
Cons
You're charging $100 for plastic shell casings. There are not worth the time (several hours) or the money. It looks very good after installed but didn't feel good at all.
Highlights
Quality
I was very impressed with the quality of these.
Overall i really love the custom colour and am extremely satisfied.
The video link they give you with the product doesn't really tell you anything at all on how to do it.
I suppose this isn't too big of an issue because when you play with the joy-cons attached to the switch in handheld mode, you'l... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Also i recommend re using the official screws from the joycons instead of the replacement ones this comes with.
Once those are off, all the screws inside the joy-con itself are the regular screws.
The video on ign showed the man using his fingers to pry off the buttons.
With how the insides of the joycon are pretty delicate, this will be my first and last case mod for joycons.
Competitiveness
Overall a great pickup for the price!
There are lots of ways to ruin your joy-cons in the process of changing the casing, so beware that this is reality.
It's also possible you could break your joy-cons entirely so make sure you proceed with caution and at your own risk.
If i had to do this all over again, i totally would but i'd start with gray joy-cons instead.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 127 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 16 2022.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I would not recommend trying unless you are confident working with extremely finicky delicate electronics
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This isn’t like working on a dualshock 4
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Quite difficult to install though
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I would highly recommend looking up a tutorial on youtube before you buy just to make sure its something youre comfortable doing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The video link they give you with the product doesnt really tell you anything at all on how to do it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They are quite cheap and tend to break off while tightening them in
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its the same product but after my gift card was applied i ended up paying less
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought a nintendo screwdriver kit off ebay and followed along with the video in igns article entitled how to mod your nintendo switch and joycon dated october 2017