So some updates for everyone. The Gray joycon's are known to have a cheaper designed clip for the joycon rail. Win transferring one of these joycon's to a new housing. Make sure that you buy a spare rail as well. Because you may not get that rail ribbon cable to lock back in to the plug. And it has nothing to do with the plug. It has to do with the thickness of the orange ribbon cable.

@JoeBleeps

4 ай бұрын

I didn't know that, thank you!

@johnDingoFoxVelocity

4 ай бұрын

@@JoeBleeps your welcome

I only had a Switch Lite when the OLED model launched, which I bought on the day of its release. However, after playing with it for an hour or so, I searched the internet for shell options that provide a proper d-pad, because of how awful those 4 directional buttons felt compared to the Lite model. Got the red soft touch shells from extremerate, which look awesome when paired with the white dock, and when mixing them with the original white joy-cons. They feel very premium, do exactly what they are supposed to, and installation was a piece of cake. Very solid guide you provide here, thank you! I wish more people would check out your content on a regular basis. Great channel!

@JoeBleeps

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The channel is still steadily growing, it's going in the right direction at least. I was the same after playing on the switch lite for so long, I needed a d pad. The RetroFlag controller is great for that reason too, it's got a great d pad. The thing that surprised me here is how good the d pad feels with those four tactile switches below it.

Thanks for your excellent tutorial! I agree the DPAD is really good.

@JoeBleeps

13 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks matey. 👌 That's a real pain in the ass, but I got it done with your guide. Easy enough to swap in metal rail clips and gulikit hall effect sticks during the process. I also glued a small, rounded plastic "pivot point" to the board behind the d-pad, to prevent unwanted inputs if the entire thing gets pushed down like one button. Not sure I'd _recommend_ that step to anyone, as it's tough to get right, and might damage your board if you ever wanted it off, but I'm very picky about d-pads and it's working great for me.

@JoeBleeps

8 ай бұрын

Sounds like a worthwhile project!

big thanks for sharing this!

@JoeBleeps

3 ай бұрын

No problem! It's a great kit

@beszt95

3 ай бұрын

@@JoeBleeps not just that but the tutorial haha, the joycons are a nightmare

@JoeBleeps

3 ай бұрын

@@beszt95 so much packed into a small space

@beszt95

3 ай бұрын

@@JoeBleeps exactly, and those ribbon cables are always miserable to deal with lol

@JoeBleeps

3 ай бұрын

@@beszt95 yes! Incredibly fiddly

👍🏾

How is the Dpad?

how's the housing now? ive heard that it has some kind of soft touch coating that will wear out and get sticky overtime?

@JoeBleeps

3 ай бұрын

It does have a soft touch coating. I've a GBA SP shell that's similar too. I've just asked the guy I built them for and he said after a few hundred hours of gaming they are doing fine.

@TimunKun

3 ай бұрын

@@JoeBleeps woah nice, thank you for the update! now im sold hahaha

I dont think its the buttons itself that make it feel clicky but the rubber membrane they used but i might be wrong.

@JoeBleeps

8 ай бұрын

You're right, but I think you can also get a clicky button mod kit too which is a new button

@HustlerHorstRuediger

8 ай бұрын

@@JoeBleeps oh, I didn't knew about that. I just wanted to leave the info there in case someone particularly wants their D-Pad to be less clicky. ;)

Doesn't look like this Dpad would pivot.

@JoeBleeps

7 ай бұрын

Seemed okay when I tried it, much better than the separate buttons for sure

ONE VERY IMPORTANT THING this clown decided not to mention. 1) the battery connections pull UP from the board, not to the side like it would seem they would. So unless you like buying new batteries there is that.

@JoeBleeps

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. I hadn't realised it might seem they should be pulled out to the side 🤡

@Spaceworld-95

3 ай бұрын

Not that big of a thing to insult someone for..

@harveys.marcano9070

2 ай бұрын

not a reason to insult him