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When you often use your controller, your grip will unable to catch the controller for joycons ,easy run out, so this buckle can solve your problem.
How to install the Metal Lock Buckles?
1.Use the Y screwdriver to open 4 screws on the controller for joy con.
2.Use the X screwdriver to open the screw inside the controller for joy con.
3.Take down the small iron with the tweezers.
4.Then take the original lock buckle out carefully.
5.Then put the spring into the metal lock buckle.
6.Put the metal lock buckle into the controller by tweezers and press the spring into the slot.
7.Finally,put back the small iron and the screw.Close the controller case back.
Note:
1.The left and right lock buckle are different.Be careful not to reverse them.
2.When you remove the original buckle,there is a little iron.You can use the tweezers to pry it.
3.Be careful about the spring when you remove the original buckle.
4.Be careful about the orange flat wire between the top and bottom of controller case.So you need to open the controller case for Joy Con carefully.
5.Only for JoyCons of original Shell.
Package:
1 x tweezers
1 x Y Screwdriver
1 x X Screwdriver
4 x metal lock buckle compatible with Joy Con
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Joey provenza
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2025
Drivers they provide don’t don’t they strip the tiny tri wings wouldn’t recommend
K. Arroyo
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2025
Worked. Looks like they will last a lot longer being that they are metal.
Noel Starling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2024
Excellent upgrade and fix for ensuring the joycons stay in place.They eventually fail again, partly due to the back release button not being pressed in fully, something which seems difficult to teach my 9 year old to do.The tools are adequate, screws are perfect.No issues.
Rob A.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2024
Both right controllers would not lock into the switch. This replacement worked great and took about 5-10mins to do each controllerOther reviews complain about the screwdrivers but I found them adequate for the job. With precision screws you do have to be careful not to strip the screw heads and always keep downforce on the screwdriver whilst unscrewing to stop it slipping
Kapitan
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2024
Please note these latches working only with original Nintendo JoyCons. I made replacement on original and other company Joycons. It fixed a problem when Joycons get easily disconnected from the switch but didn't do anything for another company joycons. Since it works with original product I recommend this product for original Nintendo because disconnecting joycons is really annoying.I tested on switch, joycons and charging station. It works grate.
yan
Reviewed in Japan on June 27, 2022
ピンセットが曲がりやすいものの、交換に必要な道具も部品も揃っていて大変使いやすい。実際の交換方法はインターネットで調べる必要があります。
Sean Fricbergs
Reviewed in Canada on March 28, 2022
Left joycon was lose and would slide out with little pressure. These latches were perfect and exactly what I needed. Click in nicer than they did when I first got them. Other latch was working fine but swapped it out anyways. Came with 2 extra so I'm going to swap out the latches on my other joycons as well.
Y.D
Reviewed in France on April 15, 2021
Tres bon produit+++++
HowlingEddie
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2019
Backstory (how many can relate?):I bought my Switch a month after it came out in 2017, I think it was April (remember how excruciatingly difficult it was to find them?), and after installing these little metal latches, my Switch feels like new again! I have read a lot of reviews about how most people, especially children, are not careful when sliding the controllers off or on, and this will wear out the plastic latches. Well, that is not necessarily the only reason. I am a collector and I take a lot of care when handling things., and I almost always played the Switch while docked. Unfortunately, no matter how carefully I slid off the Joy cons -controllers (on occasion) the Right one started coming off without pushing in the release button and this was about 7 months after purchasing the Switch, then another maybe 6 months, the Left controller was sliding off. At first it didn't really bother me much and since not too many people owned a Switch back then, I never found any videos, blogs, etc, online about this issue...now they are everywhere! So I was playing Dr. Mario when I got an error message that one of my controllers was not attached. After 5 times sliding it on and off my Switch finally acknowledged the blasted controller, but by then, I had lost the stage in Dr. Mario! I was FED UP (and too lazy to send it in to Nintendo for repairs lol)!!!Attaching the METAL latches:I gave the installation 3 stars because of the difficulty in handling the tiny screws and parts. There are a lot of videos to installing these latches (apparently some are even labeled "L", or "R" but not these) so installation is pretty straight forward. This tool kit comes with the needed screw drivers and a very sharp tweezer. Make sure that you do one controller at a time, and notice, particularly, the way the original plastic latch is facing. And as other reviewers mention, be extra CAREFUL with the tiny spring! I had no problems with the springs, so, thank you to all the previous reviews!! I would also suggest that you install these things in a well lit area and keep some small containers handy (or something) to put the screws in while doing this.Final thoughts:As I stated above, my Switch feels like new again!! I no longer have to worry about the controllers sliding off because I have to push the release buttons again. Keep this in mind though, if you buy new Joy cons, the plastic latches will wear down. I have not inquired about this with Nintendo and I don't know if the newer model Switches have remedied this, or if Nintendo even cares, but, these latches work! I will try update this review after a few months to see if there are any changes.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2018
My friends all put the joycon tops on backwards, after a few times this broke the latches that hold the joycons in place on the switch. These parts repair that tiny latch, and make it nearly indestructible.Product comes with all tools needed, and two extra latches to do a second set of joycons or in case you lose one you have spares. Installation is easy enough even if you've never opened a controller before.The only missing piece is the instructions - there is a picture with steps on the Amazon product page here, would be great if they printed that and sent with the parts. Take a look at some DIY joycon YouTube videos and this picture to get oriented with the inside of the joycon before starting.As others have said there is a tiny spring that can get lost when you pull the plastic part out of the controller. You need this for the replacement so be careful not to let it go flying out when removing the latch.Overall extremely happy that my joycons lock back in place again, definitely would recommend this mod for anyone that has broken the latches due to putting the top covers on backwards.
Anonymous Bosch
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2018
Contains parts and tools to fix two sets of joycons (two left, two right), so I've performed this operation four times, and here are my thoughts:Installed properly, these do exactly what they're supposed to and work great. They make a really solid connection and fixed the problem I had with the stock plastic ones. 3 out of 4 of my joycons were loose, two just from normal wear and one from a drop. From what I've heard, these may still chip from a drop, but they're not going to wear out from normal use. It doesn't seem like they'll pose a serious risk of damaging the system, from what I've seen, but of course mod at your own risk.The operation itself is pretty easy, but of course you can mess up if you're not careful. I would say this a beginner to intermediate mod, but here's what to look out for:First, there are no instructions included. It is not difficult or complicated, but I definitely recommend watching someone do it on youtube first.This involves removing six screws per Joycon, and they're very tiny and can be lost. Losing one screw is probably not going to mess you up that bad, and you can buy replacements for the main ones, but be careful.The latch itself is spring-loaded, so you need to be very careful removing it or you could see a tiny spring go flying and get lost forever. This is easily avoided if you know about it, but don't wing it and lose that spring.Another easy thing to mess up is detaching the ribbon cables that connect the front and back of the joycons. These can be carefully re-inserted (the included tweezers help), so it's fixable, but it's a little tricky. This happened on two of the four I did the operation on, but both worked fine once I reconnected them. But it was a little bit of a pain in the ass.On one joycon I tightened the screw for the plate that holds the latch in place too tight, which made it stick a bit. Once I loosened it, it behaved normally. So don't feel like you have to drive these screws in super tight.That's it, really. If you're comfortable taking things apart, these latches work perfectly, and include everything you need except instructions. I'm very happy with the end result, they feel great. This fixes a super common problem with Switch joycons very nicely, and if I get more in the future I will definitely do this again.A few reviews hear mention needing to modify or file things down; This was not my experience at all, but it's possible the seller may be using multiple suppliers with slight differences. If it doesn't fit, ask for a replacement, as my set fit and worked perfectly.
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