I Finally Shell Swapped my OLED Switch

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I finally got around to shell swapping my OLED switch, and it was certainly challenging! Thanks to the kit by extremerate, we go into how to shell swap the backplate for the switch, how to shell swap the kickstand, and the joy cons in this super cool retro blue joy cons.
This is one of my biggest projects so far, and I’m really happy with how this OLED switch housing swap came out out. We’ll walkthrough everything you need to mod your OLED switch properly.
Extremerate Housing kit: amzn.to/3Qe9yFC
Toolkit I used: amzn.to/3A6D0HZ
Cheaper toolkit that still works great: amzn.to/3bCs37L
Screen cleaner: amzn.to/3BTUAjD
Replacement thermal paste: amzn.to/3p6VyS7
Link to joy-con software: gbatemp.net/threads/tool-joy-...
0:00 What's in the kit
1:53 Installing the Backplate
8:10 Dissasembling EVERYTHING
15:20 Installing the Kickstand
17:00 The Right Joycon (hard)
23:25 The Left Joycon (easy)
27:34 Changing Joycon software colors
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Full disclosure: Extremerate sent me this product, however this video is not sponsored by them, and they do not get to see the video before it goes live. :) ty

[@DammitJeff]

I was trying to finish this video by my birthday(yesterday) but things got complicated 🥲 Hope you all enjoy!

[@superamario6464]

Happy Birthday Jeff! An August baby too eh

[@liquidRkive]

happy birthday jeff!!

[@BUJO_BABY-6969]

HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY JEFF!!

[@nightfox1416]

Happy birthday!

[@dayfay]

Happy birthday

[@BluJay722]

I would never have enough trust in my ability to do something like this because if you mess up you could ruin your switch. If only Jeff had a service where he does it for you

[@roastymarsh6284]

Agreed. I do it with only joycons because it's super easy(even if im so reckless) but for the switch itself, im scared

[@BluJay722]

@@roastymarsh6284 Well what would you suggest for an absolute beginner

[@roastymarsh6284]

@@BluJay722start with joycons. Having the basic tools (like the one on the kit. The 2 screwdrivers) also a small container or multiple containers to put the removed screws so you wont lose them. If you're gonna start with joycons, start with the left joycon since the right is little harder than the left because the right has infrared sensors. Also if you're experiencing joycon drifts, it's advisable to also replace the analog sticks. I did it to mine, replacing both shells and analog sticks. When dealing with ribbon cables, dont yank it out, theres a mechanism to flip to unlock safely(if youre gonna replace the right joycon shell, youre gonna temporarily remove the analog ribbon cable to access the screw. I cant give you any tips on the system itself since i havent done it.

[@BluJay722]

@@roastymarsh6284 Thx

[@joelmeza123]

I honestly dont see what how you could mess up if youre really careful, just have patience. Dont rush anything not even for the slightest. Take your time. Even just wanting to get it done can cause you to mess up. So just be patient. Lets be honest sometimes you dont touch your switch for a week. So whats the rush anyway.

[@ThatOneLazyNerd]

After about 4 or 5 hours worth of work, and doing the parts in reverse of the video (i started with the left joycon cus that was the easiest of the 3 parts), my shell swap is now done, and everything is fully functional. Theres absolutely NO WAY i could have done it without this video. Thank you!

[@mr_moss5054]

Great tutorial, very thorough. if I ever feel like doing a Switch / Joy con shell swap I'll keep this video in mind. I'm personally not a huge fan of the retro transparent look but it looks pritty sick in black and blue. Great job!

[@meepmeep504]

This is the first video I watched on your channel, and to be honest... I love your videos already! Its so peaceful, to the point, and genuinely good content. Keep it up!

[@CalumRaasay]

Jings that is way more difficult than I expected. Props to you, I’d never have the patience!

[@sebmoran]

Thanks for the video! I just swapped out my oled joycons for the extremerate transparent green - your video kept me sane putting them back together

[@JessicaFEREM]

I did the joycons on my launch switch because i figured if I'm going into the joycons to replace the drifting sticks, I might as well give it a full referbish. I went with plain clear and I love the look so much I'm gonna take on swapping the back case of the switch to match, and getting a grip case that matches the clear, so you can see all the way from the case through into the internals. love it.

[@gamernaut7662]

Damn! What a beauty. Really envious about people who dare to do all these mods on their own. Hats off to you!

[@son0fsocal]

I love it! Not long enough! I’m on the treadmill as I watch!

[@razi_man]

I would have preferred keeping the metal kickstand. On a console made almost entirely out of plastic, metal feels premium.

[@Snow0zero]

Very cool tutorial, that reminds me old game boy with the same clear shell. Happy belated birthday!

[@steam-punk7000]

Happy birthday dude! Thanks for these awesome tutorials and your dedication to these videos, keep up the good work man!

[@jara2746]

jeff!!!! you will not believe this you actually popped up on my for you page on here! love it man!!!!

[@bartstorm380]

Been watching for 2 years love the vids!

[@impCPU]

debating on getting an OLED switch soon + swapping the shell out on it; having a video to follow along with now makes it really tempting

[@drcool456]

these shell mods always look awesome. I would love to see it with the new shell and og kickstand. Not only would it look badass but also look intentional from Nintendo.

[@IceBurge2295]

This was a huge help modding my own switch oled thx for the great video also changed my joycon colors too

[@ludbow]

Awesome job Jeff, congrats!

[@harveykauffman1448]

Ok, this video was super chill, subbed.

[@dylanmassa]

excellent video, super detailed, looks like a fun time

[@jaroncole1088]

Oh the tedious patience of modding the Joycons one must master… Great video man as always! 💯

[@Andrew12105]

Ayeee you did the same color I did to my joycons a few years ago. Definitely brought some nostalgia

[@tarzanthejedi]

Great video and great inspiration, thank you! I bought the kit and shell swapped my switch OLED in transparent blue, it looks so so good! I did keep the bottom bar black, it wasn't worth it for me. I also kept all the buttons and triggers stock black, I like the dual color scheme and how the buttons pop. I also didn't have to unplug any ribbon cables on the 2nd joycon, I was able to keep it all connected and just unatttach it from the shell. I only disconnected the battery. It was quick and easy.

[@brana1646]

Love your stuff man. Happy birthday

[@Synnefo3D]

dude these videos are like ASMR but for tech nerds, love your content bro

[@tusharvijaykumar3511]

Another great vid jeff! Love it

[@marlasampayo1888]

Joycons dont look so scary to do, I did a few sets using your old tutorial, but the 3ds is a whole other monster

[@Kasum_ish]

@@blacktoz opened up my 3ds like 3 different times to swap screens, buttons and even the whole shell. Fourth time that damned cable got stuck and I accidentally tore off my backlight cable. Once I get it fixed I'm never gonna touch the upper screen side of my 3ds ever again

[@-Wraith]

I replaced the shells on my 3ds xl new to the galaxy and after that it never turned on again, the blue light comes on and just turns off instantly and ive found nothing on it, i lost $200

[@josuevera5253]

I cried when I heard my friend ask me to fix his 3ds.

[@duskyroc6417]

@@-Wraiththat can happen when a ribbon cable isn‘t connected properly.

[@Hasan-du9xn]

Great video ! That was very fun to watch :)

[@ghostsandwich1867]

I been waiting for this

[@CT-4819]

Just did this and it was an absolute nightmare but your video helped so much. Cheers mate 🤘🏻

[@brandonchtt]

Awesome video man looks great!

[@s3xymasscot]

Found you in my recommendations. Awesome channel

[@gabematamoros0707]

It looks amazing in the thumbnail, can't wait to see who it was done

[@darrenm.9566]

Went all out and replaced the bottom bracket for the full effect. Wasn't that bad tbh, but pro tip: don't forget to plug the battery back in before you get it all the way back together. I'm not saying I did this, of course. 😅

[@SmashBrosmike85]

This looks so slick. I wish I had the time and skill to do this, because it is awesome.

[@kiyo287]

Excellent tutorial thank you so much!

[@FGBunag]

Eyyyy HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jeff! Still loving the content. Keep it up! Still waiting for that Modded Vita Video xD

[@pikapeww]

I didn't know these were a available!! I can't wait to do mine 💜

[@KM-px8cs]

Thank you so much for this!

[@Madedamsure]

Top tier content my dude. 💜

[@JoJo-gq7ki]

This is definitely a tedious task but can feel rewarding imo. The one thing that stopped me at first was a stripped screw but I managed to get past that with left handed drill bits which worked like a charm and luckily the shell kit comes with replacement screws and were a lot better than the stock screws. I used ExtremeRate and their tutorial which is very thorough and it’s definitely worth appreciating. Now my oled has the clear teal blue shell and I love it and how different it feels. If anyone plans on doing this, all I can say is be careful with ribbons and the paste as well as pay attention to screw placement. I found one on my system where it wasn’t shown at on the tutorial. Those thin nosed tweezers work fine pulling ribbons safely but always be gentle first

[@patrickbvick]

nice job! looks great

[@giogames13]

Looks way better! I did this to my Switch Lite

[@clownofmyzery]

Subbed and liked. Nice work! Very informative and definitely fun to watch.

[@brandondiab8268]

Damnit Jeff!!!

[@Noxireee]

"Lets start from the easy stuff" Everything looks hard Jeff, EVERYTHING

[@bryancartagena3286]

Yeah I’m definitely buying the clear black one, as much as I love blue. It will bug me to no end if I have a blue shell & i use my left blue joycon & right red joycon.😅 Won’t be swapping out the bottom portion, I’ve only disassembled JoyCons & Pro Controllers, not touching the innards of the Switch. Thanks for the video, glad Extremerate finally released shells for the OLED.

[@franciscogimenez4178]

Really nice one jeff

[@Meownacorn]

Everything in this video is very informative and very easy to understand. The issue comes with your switch! Mine had screws that were super tight on the rails. I bought a nice screwdriver because all the reviews said to, and I still managed to strip them because they were in there TIGHT! I had to dremel them out and destroy the integrity of the rail. Now two screws are stuck but it let me get the rails down so I can pop the back plate off. I managed to get the silver part off but when it came to the screw with the sticker on it I STRIPPED IT!!! I was so angry and annoyed because it cannot be unscrewed and it prevented me from putting the plastic piece on the bottom. I did everything by the book and I still had issues. So if you’re thinking about it, just be careful with the screws if they’re hard to get off, they most likely will strip

[@grimtuesday1939]

I did a kit on mine yesterday the switch mod was surprisingly easy the joy cons were a lot more complicated than expected

[@grandson2537]

love your videos your so chill

[@siansergiosalas4465]

That switch looks awesome, if I ever get an Oled I will do this

[@ronweasley496]

Despite not having music (which I prefer) this was super entertaining, it didn’t even cross my mind it was a tutorial. I don’t even own a switch nor I’m a gamer, I just love watching people mod their electronics

[@samaki16]

Dude your video was amazing great work bro I definitely liked and subbed

[@L30istic]

I enjoyed watching this even though I don't have an oled or the shell. It must be the process of watching you replace the shell.

[@DrJake]

Not only is this an amazing tech channel, but it also doubles as an ASMR channel. Bravo. Amazing video.

[@irvin9arcia]

CLEAN! AND WORTH IT! ❤

[@richieruiz3652]

I’m most definitely going to do this to my Switch!

[@grimcarnage4309]

I gotta admit, when you pulled out the laptop, I got tense. Made it through the whole video without saying compooter. Nice work.

[@DammitJeff]

boy I sure love playing games on my *w i n d o w s l a p t o p*

[@kingupright]

what i find lovely is i was able to use this as an actual tutorial and i love the way my switch oled looks though i do hope i can one day find another modchip to hack my oled switch as i lost my gen 1 to my doggo lol. but i also love your content and i can't wait to see more i quite enjoyed your ps4/5 controller mods as well and i think you should do more content like this :)

[@TeraIsGaming]

Looks awesome, dude. I modded out my V2 with a red transparent one for the right joycon, blue transparent one for the left joycon, and a black transparent back plate. I don't think I'm ready to mod the front plate yet. It seems way out of my league for now.

[@austinwofford9175]

I have the cherry pink coming in. I’m excited

[@versusangel]

one of the most underrated yters 🐐

[@liljhman4305]

I love extreme rates i did my switch lite using their wood grain lite shell came out awesome

[@paarusbatra5995]

Ur back we missed u

[@eliudac6490]

Would loved to see led lights on those joycons Nice video! You've inspired me a lot to modifying my consoles

[@Some247Guy]

I feel confident enough to most definitely do this myself full shell swap that is for my OLED but Mod Chip shell swap OLED?! That would be insane

[@alancalvillo6756]

Looks cool

[@Jintenzo]

I usually hate the transparent/semi-transparent shells, but this one looks kinda cool for some reason

[@harrydawso]

this is sick. I might buy the oled switch

[@JJ-hs1ep]

This looks dope

[@Juanaventuras1120]

So cool!!!

[@Daplug-uh6zg]

Ur video helped me thanks bro ✋👊💯

[@luisp1710]

So nice!!! I just did this the other day. Managed the joycons fine but stripped some on the sides 🥴😬

[@rickyiswhite117]

You don’t have to unhook the ribbon cables. You can leave everything as one assembly to save time and frustration

[@Newnewrom]

“Oh god, why is it staring at me like that?” Why was that go funny? 🤣

[@Partinaire]

I just recently did this for my Steam Deck, I was honestly just about to ship it to have someone do it for me but I decided to nutt up and I ended up doing it on my own. I’m so glad I did, it’s giving me the confidence to do my oled switch now!

[@starlight_rw]

Awesome!

[@ricardo.mazeto]

My friend, now you probably have the prettiest Nintendo Switch on the planet right now. That's how every single Switch should look like. 10/10.

[@mehoynoy8560]

he changed the color in software. my true hero.

[@stephanieho2010sh]

I wish I could but damn this takes a lot of patients and time

[@ZoobleZi]

Also intelligence

[@hoho9334]

Hi Jeff been here since day one and always enjoy watching you content 👍🏻👍🏻keep up the amazing work

[@PescoKun]

I think that's a scam, when I asked proof to know if it really was Jeff, he blocked me on Telegram

[@hoho9334]

@@PescoKun ya I know

[@PescoKun]

@@hoho9334 Just to make sure, but he posted like 100 comments so I can't do that much 😂 Yeah, I contacted him, but luckily I asked a proof he was the real one and then he blocked me.. 😂

[@bguy9962]

god i love your content

[@MoshiAngelic]

Ah see ou shoulda ALSO done their lights kit for yourself. It looks great as I can attest and its also a massive pain in the ass! Sounds like its just up your alley!

[@GLRYB2GD]

I totally wanna do this now.

[@Tim_TeG]

I love your content

[@MooseKINGstudios]

That looks sleek, but I will never being doing this. I like the look and feel of my standard OLED too much haha. It feels so premium.

[@poptartgofast]

Good work

[@Rahatandjannat]

“Oh god” took me to heaven😂

[@valentinonieto3928]

I don't have the patience for doing all of this to my switch but it would be super cool learn.

[@UncraftedPlays]

Just ordered this kit! I'm definitely not gonna' go through that hassle just to replace the bottom bar, though.

[@Undeadwilly13]

Hey thanks man! I got the back done. Just kept the black bar I'm not going that deep into the switch lol I'll do the joycons one days.

[@deanmoriarty6015]

it’d be super cool if nintendo released some variations of the switch with these translucent plastics, maybe in tandem with the inevitable gameboy/gba release on virtual console

[@Ozzymandius1]

Dammit Jeff, you’re a madman.

[@car1it05WAY]

Can’t wait for a front shell replacement

[@highroyds]

A lot of people complain about how strong some double sided tape is, but I’m glad Nintendo used the double sided tape that’s easy to remove.

[@lopeiaran3422]

It would be cool if someone would make a back shell replacement of the o-led backplate but the original Nintendo switch

[@asutora.5363]

high chances are the screws are going to be in different positions but you're right

[@1nvd]

It can have a little bulge for all I care lol

[@drunxkills6624]

Asmr tech! Awesome ^^

[@XanWithoutA.Z.]

I’ve been waiting for them to release a new kit! Can’t wait to change my backplate once again Definitely not fucking around with that bottom piece though, I know my limits