photo of the back https://lemmy.jacaranda.club/pictrs/image/aa74a32e-b453-4cc2-9845-7ae73d415860.jpeg
build was pretty smooth, having the right set of tools really helped a ton. bought the full ifixit screen removal set. happy to answwr any questions for anyone that is thinking about trying this!
How decent is the quality? Do the parts for together well? How about the seams between the two pieces: are they smooth around where they meet?
quality is really quite good, they fit together really well only a small seam at the top near the power button. other than that it is perfectly smooth.
that looks really good!
how much work/how difficult was it?
took me about three hours, make sure to look at a couple dfferent tutorials. some tell you to remove the motherboard and heatsink, but you can leave a lot of stuff connected to the middle frame. as for screen removal, i bought the ifixit iopener and followed their guide when i got to that section.
jsaux makes the best tutorial, but watching multiple still helped and this wasn’t the jsaux kit so some of the steps were different.
good luck if you attempt it, if you are patient and take your time you should do fine
Looks amazing! I’d love to do a case mod but after the disaster or a job I did on my Switch I don’t think I could put my Deck through the same 😅
Love that look.
thanks, yea im really happy with how it came out
Great job OP! Honestly by far my favorite color. Reminds me of my old PSX controller
I don’t need it…. I don’t need it ….I already have a purple back and dbrand front … but I want it lol!
Reminds me of clear PSX controllers, really nice sort of a retro look
Wow, I love this so much. Great choice of colour for this, it really pops. I might have to look in to doing this to my deck.
Looks awesome! I swear, modding the Steam Deck is my kryptonite lol.
THAT is sexy looking. I may have to do mine in this color.
I am not sure if I want purple or blue…
Off topic, but what is going on with the air bubble in the lower left corner of the screen? Is that etched screen defect or just a screen protector?
looks like the lamp’s reflection to me
Oh, I think you are right, my bad!
yea, it’s the light reflecting
Looks super cool, this is tempting me to try a shell swap on mine but I’d be nervous about screwing something up
if you are patient and take your time and really pay attention to the directions you should be able to do it.
if you watch a couple tutorials or taki udons video you can get a sense of if it is something you think you can attempt. good luck if you do!
Approximately how much time did it take?
about three hours, but i took some breaks. someone with lots of experience could probably do it in an hour or less.
Hey just curious, how was your experience with removing and re-attaching the screen? This is the part that makes me most nervous. Did you remove all the old adhesive? And what did you use? Did you scratch any of the black bezel (I have seen that happen in a few videos). How flush does the screen sit? Sorry for all the questions but I ordered the Jsaux one so I will be doing this myself in a few weeks and I am anxious haha
i used the ifixit iOpener along with their plastic pry tools which worked really well to get the screen off. and I ended up just scratching off the extra adhesive with my nail fpr fear of scratching the black bezel off. i managed to remove and reattach the screen flush and without any scratches in the black bezel, it just took a while and patient to remove all the old adhesive.
good luck on you build, would love to hear how it goes.
Thanks for the info 😊 I’ll probably make a post detailing my experience once I do it
