Great breakdown. I'm planning on doing my shell swap tomorrow when it arrives. I've watched a number of videos, but this is by far one of the best. TY :)
My girlfriend's dog gnawed on her Switch and ruined the shell and shoulder buttons on the left side. Preparing to put a new shell and buttons and this video is the absolute best I have found. Thank you!
This video is a million times better than the actual video Extreme made to do this. I've now watched this video about 4 times in antipation of doing my own. This is definetly more work than swapping Joycon shells. 😂 Wish me luck! 🤞
Got all the way down to where you remove the cartridge reader and they have a screw so tight i stripped it trying to unscrew it. 🥴 So I have no idea if I'll be able to continue lol
@@EastSide_LB There always has to be something that goes wrong during a project. Lol. Maybe if you get all the other screws out, then you can rotate the entire reader a little bit to force the screw to turn loose???
@@MakeStuffDoMoreWas actually able to finish the job without having to remove the last screw. Made it slightly inconvenient to plug in the 2 ribbon cables but definetly doable. Took alot of the day due to it being my first whole shell swap lol but with the help of my GF was able to get it done. On a side note, she says when you're concentrating you sound like Matthew McConaughey on Dazed and Confused. 😂 Thanks again for the detailed video brotha! Watched it another 20 times today while doing the tear down/rebuild. 🙏
I cannot emphasize enough how much I appreciate you mentioning the springs in the bumpers because I 100% lost one of those due to a bad guide a while back and it was infuriating.
This Guide Helped me to Complete Teardown a Black Switch Lite to Complete Transparent Shell and everything Works fine! Thanks for this Amazing Guide! It deserves a Subscribe! 🤗 For everybody! Take your Time, and i say its not Something for Beginner's 😊 I did the ExtremeRate DSLite Shell Swap 2 Times and it's Mutch more Difficult than a Switch 😯
I don't know why you have a few subscribers your content is so underrated and you awesome keep going I watch all the videos and I don't have switch lite 😂❤️
This is an amazing detailed video! I have an issue with my disassembly. At 4:12 in your video, I accidentally detached that white part of the cable connector. Do you think I’ll be able to fix it? If so, do you have a recommendation on how? Thank you!!
Thank you for the compliment. I hope you can get that part attached again. I've seen one before that somebody accidentally detached. It took the pins off the board with it, but the solder pads remained usable and I was able to solder it back on with a very fine tip on my iron @ 280°C. Not sure if this helps, but I'm guessing that's what you're gonna be dealing with.
@@MakeStuffDoMore thank you! Surprisingly, I was able to find a replacement board on Amazon for $10! Watched your video again for installing it. Can’t thank you enough!
@@michellemccormick1766 This is too good to hear! Great job on the shell swap with included repair. It's not for the faint of heart and you totally won.
I tried to follow this and towards the end. Two of my screws won’t come out. They are warped. Idk what to do now I guess I have to put it back together and forget the whole idea 😅
@@karen_willi9659 That's a pretty crazy thing to come across. What a hassle to do all that work just to hit a road block like that. Sorry about your luck.
I had my reflow station set at minimum temp, which is 95°C and maximum air flow. It took a while at that low temperature, but I didn't want to risk overheating the display panel or digitizer.
Is there anyway to do this without removing the card reader two screws in my card reader are stuck and I don’t know how to take them out. I’ve tried everything.
@@KK-uy6bp Those screws must come out in order to complete the project unfortunately. That is unless they're just spinning and won't come out. If that's the case then you can probably just take the rest of the screws out and pull the card ready off with those two screws attached.
Hi, I have a question. I changed the casing on the Lite but I feel like the buttons are not well adjusted. When you move the console it makes a rattling sound. Is this normal? Because I installed the colored buttons that came in the package.
@@cesarherrera2703 I haven't noticed any rattling but I did notice that the ExtremeRate stuff doesn't fit together quiet as well as the stock stuff, so probably normal.
I want the controller and newer Xbox so I can get to diamond in Apex with 120fps and back buttons lesssgooooo, the next upgrade should be putting the Hall effect modules into the Vitrix BFG controller as I think they’re bringing them out soon, should be good! If not that putting the extra tension thumb stick modules into the Astro C40 ,Thanks mate! Been playing my 3DS lately these look cool
This is my first project ever. Im a 34 year old that never opened anything. The switch lite i feel is hard because its so small. I managed to do it but had a million problems along the way. In the end, everything worked except for the touch screen. The screen works i just cant use touch. All buttons work and card reader works. Wifi works. I dont know what the problem is. Almost about to say fuck it because it's barely used anyway. I have a switch oled that I can use for touch if I need to
It's really good that your system mostly works after your first time ever tackling a project like this. It's possible that the heat and stress of removing the screen was the culprit, but you might get lucky and find that a ribbon cable isn't seated and locked in just right. Either way, congrats on taking on such a project. It's definitely not for the faint of heart, and you'll get better every time you do something like this.
Hey, it was the ribbon cable! The fat one under the card reader. Finally everything works. So so happy now. Couldn't have done it without thr help from your video.
@@josephshatrowsky That's fantastic! Great job brother! Perseverance is a powerful thing. Shame on UA-cam for not notifying me of this wonderful comment.
Thank you for pointing this part out. The problem (besides my camera angle) is that the plastic bumper will catch on the button and force it backwards and crooked when it should be floating right over the top of it. Basically I just put an exacto blade in between the button and the plastic bumper, so that the bumper is forced to slide over the top of the button. Good luck on completing it, and thank you for using my tutorial. 🙂
Did you ever figure out the bumper issue? I’m having the same issue, the bumper button is way too tight and it’s pressing into the PCB button permanently.
Good question. I generally just try to have a very thin layer that covers the entire die, but isn't too much that it'll squish out all around it when the heat sink goes back on. You can see in the video how sloppy of a job I did, and it probably did squish out all around it, but it's perfectly fine and works just the same as before the shell swap.
Isopropyl alcohol. 99% is best, but a lower concentration is fine. The lower concentration has more water, so you just have to make sure that it's fully dry if you happen to get it all over the circuit board.
@@War-kp6so I'm so sorry to hear this. Those screens are really durable except for the ribbon cable which is way too easy to damage during the shell swap. Still though, unless you can see that the screen is busted it's worth checking to see if the clip that holds the ribbon cable in place popped back up causing this symptom.
I didn't have much of an issue with that while doing the switch lite, but I had that problem when shell swapping the joy-cons. I hope ExtremeRate's QC department isn't the issue here.
@@yonye. That's kinda what I was thinking. It definitely was a fair bit of work. I think I spent around 25 hours between doing the shell swap and making the video. Thank you again for the feedback!
Everyone please give this video a like. Took me about 3 hours and it's the best video on this
@@M2BLAQ Thank you! Great job getting it done too!
4 hours later, complete! Thank you for this video
taping the screws down when u disassembled was such a big brain move!
Thank you! And now you have learned this handy trick as well. 😊
Fr!
Absolutely stonking teardown with superb detail and camera work. Zero questions left, thank you.
Your voice is so peaceful! Like a Bob Ross of fixing console stuff! 😊 i dont even need to fix my switch but i watched the whole thing!
Great breakdown. I'm planning on doing my shell swap tomorrow when it arrives. I've watched a number of videos, but this is by far one of the best. TY :)
It's the few people who will use this video as a guide that made it worth the effort. 🙂 Thank you for your kind words!
Was it difficult??
im getting mine In a week I will be using your video to watch before starting and will watching during and follow your steps! thanks a lot man
Thanks for using my video! 😁 I hope it goes smooth for you.
This is the best Switch Lite shell swap
video! Thanks for making it
My girlfriend's dog gnawed on her Switch and ruined the shell and shoulder buttons on the left side. Preparing to put a new shell and buttons and this video is the absolute best I have found. Thank you!
Thanks for this video, you're a godsend haha, i just got a DGM replacement shell for my lite and you made the process really easy, Thank you!!!
You are very welcome! Thank you for using this video as a guide, and for the kind comment!
Top man.
Used your video to swap extremerate shell and it all gone super easy by your acutate description.
Thanks for your help.
Thank you! This made the shell swap easy!! Thank you for the great video!!
thanks man, i followed along for my switch and it turned out perfect! also looks great.
Fantastic! Great job on doing it yourself, and thank you for using my video!
Amazing work! Best tear down video I’ve seen, now I’m pretty sure I’m ready to tear mine down
If you're doing this yourself be careful not to strip the screw holes, and PLEASE like and subscribe if this was helpful. 😁
your tutorial is also relaxing lol
Awesome video. I feel confident to do mine now. Step by step with you of course.
Thank you! That's exactly the purpose for making this video.
Man you do a great job!! Very detailed love it.
This video is a million times better than the actual video Extreme made to do this. I've now watched this video about 4 times in antipation of doing my own. This is definetly more work than swapping Joycon shells. 😂 Wish me luck! 🤞
Good luck brother. You got this!
Got all the way down to where you remove the cartridge reader and they have a screw so tight i stripped it trying to unscrew it. 🥴 So I have no idea if I'll be able to continue lol
@@EastSide_LB There always has to be something that goes wrong during a project. Lol. Maybe if you get all the other screws out, then you can rotate the entire reader a little bit to force the screw to turn loose???
@@MakeStuffDoMoreWas actually able to finish the job without having to remove the last screw. Made it slightly inconvenient to plug in the 2 ribbon cables but definetly doable. Took alot of the day due to it being my first whole shell swap lol but with the help of my GF was able to get it done. On a side note, she says when you're concentrating you sound like Matthew McConaughey on Dazed and Confused. 😂 Thanks again for the detailed video brotha! Watched it another 20 times today while doing the tear down/rebuild. 🙏
I cannot emphasize enough how much I appreciate you mentioning the springs in the bumpers because I 100% lost one of those due to a bad guide a while back and it was infuriating.
Does the switch also have an oled screen mod ? The blacks look amazing. 🤔
I owe you a beer! Nah, I owe you a 6-pack! Thank you for making me Dad of the Year, my son's Nintendo Switch Lite is absolutely unreal now! 🍻
@@MichaelClarke91 Glad I could help. Thanks for the compliment! 😀
This Guide Helped me to Complete Teardown a Black Switch Lite to Complete Transparent Shell and everything Works fine! Thanks for this Amazing Guide! It deserves a Subscribe! 🤗 For everybody! Take your Time, and i say its not Something for Beginner's 😊
I did the ExtremeRate DSLite Shell Swap 2 Times and it's Mutch more Difficult than a Switch 😯
this is what i need..step by step and a TAPE😁🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
The tape. So simply, yet so profound. 😁 Thank you for watching and commenting! 😀🙂
The best tutorial on this topic! thanx!
Looking forward to more surprises from you
Thank you! My next video with a very unique joy-con mod is almost complete, and my goal is to have it up this weekend.
I’d love to see you do joycon shell replacement too cuz this was an amazing helpful video 😭😭
That's actually what I'm doing this weekend! I'll be shell swapping the Joy-Cons and the back cover on the Switch.
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I don't know why you have a few subscribers your content is so underrated and you awesome keep going I watch all the videos and I don't have switch lite 😂❤️
Thank you so much! I really need to work harder to get my next videos uploaded.
@@MakeStuffDoMore how do you mod your switch without a puce picofly ?
There is a soft mod that can be done on units that are old enough and not already patched. Thank you for the idea on another video. 😁
This is an amazing detailed video! I have an issue with my disassembly. At 4:12 in your video, I accidentally detached that white part of the cable connector. Do you think I’ll be able to fix it? If so, do you have a recommendation on how? Thank you!!
Thank you for the compliment. I hope you can get that part attached again. I've seen one before that somebody accidentally detached. It took the pins off the board with it, but the solder pads remained usable and I was able to solder it back on with a very fine tip on my iron @ 280°C. Not sure if this helps, but I'm guessing that's what you're gonna be dealing with.
@@MakeStuffDoMore thank you! Surprisingly, I was able to find a replacement board on Amazon for $10! Watched your video again for installing it. Can’t thank you enough!
@@michellemccormick1766 This is too good to hear! Great job on the shell swap with included repair. It's not for the faint of heart and you totally won.
I tried to follow this and towards the end. Two of my screws won’t come out. They are warped. Idk what to do now I guess I have to put it back together and forget the whole idea 😅
@@karen_willi9659 That's a pretty crazy thing to come across. What a hassle to do all that work just to hit a road block like that. Sorry about your luck.
How much degree the hot air to replace screen
I had my reflow station set at minimum temp, which is 95°C and maximum air flow. It took a while at that low temperature, but I didn't want to risk overheating the display panel or digitizer.
@@MakeStuffDoMore thanks for answering
Is there anyway to do this without removing the card reader two screws in my card reader are stuck and I don’t know how to take them out. I’ve tried everything.
@@KK-uy6bp Those screws must come out in order to complete the project unfortunately. That is unless they're just spinning and won't come out. If that's the case then you can probably just take the rest of the screws out and pull the card ready off with those two screws attached.
@ they’re not budging at all. Just stuck there and stripped.
Hi, I have a question. I changed the casing on the Lite but I feel like the buttons are not well adjusted. When you move the console it makes a rattling sound. Is this normal? Because I installed the colored buttons that came in the package.
@@cesarherrera2703 I haven't noticed any rattling but I did notice that the ExtremeRate stuff doesn't fit together quiet as well as the stock stuff, so probably normal.
At what temperature and airflow did you set your hot air gun to remove the digitizer and lcd
I want the controller and newer Xbox so I can get to diamond in Apex with 120fps and back buttons lesssgooooo, the next upgrade should be putting the Hall effect modules into the Vitrix BFG controller as I think they’re bringing them out soon, should be good! If not that putting the extra tension thumb stick modules into the Astro C40 ,Thanks mate! Been playing my 3DS lately these look cool
So you just put the new glass with the grey outline on top of the old one without removing the old one ?
That is correct. The new glass is just a screen protector with some grey paint on it.
Best Tutorial ever! Thx
You're welcome!
What thermal paste do you use here?
I used Arctic Silver 5 just because I already had it and it was a good match.
I can hear my switch is working but the screen won’t light up
@@mahreee It sounds like a ribbon cable decided not to stay plugged in while you were reassembling everything.
what would you recommend I use as a hot air station? I don’t have one and I’m looking for a good budget one.
You'll have to do your own research on that one. All I have is a cheap one I picked up at Microcenter. 😬
Thank you, sir
You're welcome 😁
May i ask, when disassemblingor complete tear down of the switch lite should you remove the sd card or no need? Because i am afraid of data lose 😅😅😅
Great question! It's always a good idea to remove any SD card or game cartridge before disassembly to avoid damage or loss of data.
This is my first project ever. Im a 34 year old that never opened anything. The switch lite i feel is hard because its so small. I managed to do it but had a million problems along the way. In the end, everything worked except for the touch screen. The screen works i just cant use touch. All buttons work and card reader works. Wifi works. I dont know what the problem is.
Almost about to say fuck it because it's barely used anyway. I have a switch oled that I can use for touch if I need to
It's really good that your system mostly works after your first time ever tackling a project like this. It's possible that the heat and stress of removing the screen was the culprit, but you might get lucky and find that a ribbon cable isn't seated and locked in just right. Either way, congrats on taking on such a project. It's definitely not for the faint of heart, and you'll get better every time you do something like this.
Hey, it was the ribbon cable! The fat one under the card reader. Finally everything works. So so happy now. Couldn't have done it without thr help from your video.
@@josephshatrowsky That's fantastic! Great job brother! Perseverance is a powerful thing. Shame on UA-cam for not notifying me of this wonderful comment.
What if I don’t change my thermal compound?
I would guess that the reduced thermal transfer would result in slower performance. You might have success re-using the old stuff though.
Hey man at 30:43, I am having the same issue with the left bumper not clicking down, but I don’t really understand what you did to fix the issue?
Thank you for pointing this part out. The problem (besides my camera angle) is that the plastic bumper will catch on the button and force it backwards and crooked when it should be floating right over the top of it. Basically I just put an exacto blade in between the button and the plastic bumper, so that the bumper is forced to slide over the top of the button. Good luck on completing it, and thank you for using my tutorial. 🙂
Did you ever figure out the bumper issue? I’m having the same issue, the bumper button is way too tight and it’s pressing into the PCB button permanently.
@@fluffybutt35I didn’t man, I ended up just using the oem bumpers on both sides.
I'll be trying this this weekend,how do I k ow if I'm using too little,or too much thermal paste?
Good question. I generally just try to have a very thin layer that covers the entire die, but isn't too much that it'll squish out all around it when the heat sink goes back on. You can see in the video how sloppy of a job I did, and it probably did squish out all around it, but it's perfectly fine and works just the same as before the shell swap.
@@MakeStuffDoMore awesome thanks for replying so fast👌will let you know how I get on first attempt at something remotely like this
@@hollywood2038 Oh, now that's what I like to hear. Somebody getting into this type of thing for their first time.😁 Thanks for using my guide!
really novice question as I know yours turnt on whilst re assembling,would you let the thermal paste "set" before use??
@@hollywood2038 I wouldn't worry about that at all.
Love this video now I can change my LCD btw where did you buy your transparent switch lite shell?
The one in the video was a gift, but you can find these on Amazon.
@@MakeStuffDoMore thanks bro, I just found one on our local online shop!
What do u clean the thermal paste off with?
Isopropyl alcohol. 99% is best, but a lower concentration is fine. The lower concentration has more water, so you just have to make sure that it's fully dry if you happen to get it all over the circuit board.
Unfortunately got to the end of this and the screen is busted you can see the top right battery for example but the rest of the screen looks fried
@@War-kp6so I'm so sorry to hear this. Those screens are really durable except for the ribbon cable which is way too easy to damage during the shell swap. Still though, unless you can see that the screen is busted it's worth checking to see if the clip that holds the ribbon cable in place popped back up causing this symptom.
@ I’ll give it a look. Despite my own mess up the tutorial was great 😂👍
thats actually good
I did the same but now it won’t power on
Maybe there's a ribbon cable that's not seated properly, or not clipped in. That's the first thing I would check.
It’s a shame the screen protector was not purple or darker purple it would’ve looked cooler
So true. I think a darker purple one would have been really nice.
Thank you so much!!!!!!
My Screws kept stripping
I didn't have much of an issue with that while doing the switch lite, but I had that problem when shell swapping the joy-cons. I hope ExtremeRate's QC department isn't the issue here.
yikes
Thank you for the comment. May I ask what invoked the word "yikes"?
@@MakeStuffDoMore because it’s a lot more work than what I was thinking.
@@yonye. That's kinda what I was thinking. It definitely was a fair bit of work. I think I spent around 25 hours between doing the shell swap and making the video. Thank you again for the feedback!
im buying a switch lite just to do a shell swap for fun thank u 🙏
Can you do mine for me???🥲
I actually wouldn't mind doing these for people. I'll have to get a P.O. box setup for people to send things for repair or modification.