These shell swaps really do be taking 5 hours
These shell swaps really do be taking 5 hours
pardon the aftermath
EDIT: ExtremeRate is the company that made the shell. Pretty impressed
That's why I'm never gonna do that shit
27Honestly it was a lot of fun though I really enjoyed every moment of it. The fact that there are replacement parts available takes a lot of the real stress away from it for me
12Same. It's why I went with the Teardown skin by dbrand. Get that see through look but with an adhesive skin instead. I've been very pleased with it.
8I've got the Clone of the Kingdom skin on mine.
The only things I'm not liking are when using the touchscreen has a weird lip now. And getting the grips to sit pretty is annoying; might just need to apply more heat then try smoothing them out. Did it while applying, but man is it slightly difficult. Other than those two things the skin is fantastic. Would recommend getting one to people if didn't wanna go through a shell swap.
Lastly, if anyone is interested in one, when it says be careful with the top piece. You REALLY need to go slow and keep your fingers near the wax paper and the sticker. I was going slow then got to the vent part then it just zipped up getting a tear on one side. Luckily it still worked, but made it a slight pain applying that part of the skin.
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i usually end up with a few extra screws after i open any pc case too!
looks good mate
26I still have the screws on my desk from my original Xbox that I took apart. Really should find out where they came from this weekend
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chsh -s /usr/bin/fish13I think I'd keep the original buttons though
12I did think about doing that but I didnt think it would look too good. The company I got it from has button replacements and im thinking of going with a solid light green or “matcha” green
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Damn, maybe I won't do a shell swap. I really wanted to do one but no way i could set aside 5 hours to get that done.
7Its a fun project to do on a slow weekend! You may be able to find someone to do it for you as well.
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5 hours of effort, hundreds of hours of swagging on everyone who can't pull that off.
6But I like having a warranty and my A button is starting to stick.
6Im not sure if this voids the warranty at all, Valve is pretty lenient with it
4I'm not sure they'd be comfortable servicing it with aftermarket parts. Some manufacturers that allow customization will tell you to undo the mods before sending it in for repair.
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Lose the soda, man, and clean her up with a little rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab.
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Have you ever done shell swaps on other devices? If so, how would you compare this one?
I've done joy con pairs in 1.5-2 hours but dualshock 4 took 20+ reassemble attempts over the course of a week before I got it working.
The switch light I did took a little over 3 hours.
Just trying to gage if the front panel is something I really want to try
6I havent done many shell swaps but ive torn down my fair share of electronics I have to say the screen is the hardest part on this everything else was pretty straight forward unscrew and unplug ribbon cables (and remember to actually put them back…) im doing some controller shell swaps real soon here though so thatll get me a little understanding on where the SD stands. It did take me 5 hours but I was being quite careful and taking my time id be fairly confident in taking it apart again and I plan to swap in some hall effect sticks or maybe mess with the triggers a little
5Damn! Why was the dualshock such a pain in the ass? Ive got a couple I've been wanting to unfuck, but if its that tedious of a process I'll just say screw it lol.
1The ribbon cable that connects the buttons to the motherboard is REALLY finicky. There is basically no retention mechanism, so you have to line up the ribbon on the contacts and screw everyone back together. I'm not even sure it's actually a ribbon cable or if it is, it's a really old style. I had to take it apart and put it back together again a bunch of times.
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Is it actually green? Different pictures make it look more teal or bluish. I wish it was closer to a jungle green. I'd love to do a shell swap but I'm Leary about removing the screen.
6it’s definitely closer to teal rather than actual emerald. I think Jsaux did the the color better they just dont have a faceplate in that color as well
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It looks worth it though.
5Absolutely! It was fun too i enjoyed doing the swap except for the screen and the pads
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I'm kind of annoyed JSAUX made a green back shell but still haven't made a front shell to match.
I've got a green backed Steam Deck just begging for a green front.
5Thats what stopped me from going that route. A buddy showed me ExtremeRate and i went on a little shopping spree
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Looks damn good tho!
3Damn 5 hours. Maybe I’m gonna do one when those Deck HD screens finally are available.
2Thats not a bad idea especially because there is a risk of damaging the screen when taking it apart
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looks nice tho!
2Thank you! Im pretty satisfied with how it turned out
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I broke the audio on my steam deck doing a shekl swap. It has to be a hardware issue but i took it apart and back together again like 3 times. Oh well, i got a aya neo geek 1s on the way, im sure ill miss the deck and continue to use bluetooth audio
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