eXtremeRate Clear Emerald Green Custom Faceplate Back Plate
eXtremeRate Clear Emerald Green Custom Faceplate Back Plate for Steam Deck, Handheld Console Replacement Housing Case, DIY Full Set Shell with Buttons for Steam Deck Console – Console NOT Included
Custom Replacement Shell Case for Steam Deck
- Want to make your handheld console stand out from the crowd?
- This is the way to go!
- Great customization option for DIY enthusiasts with a handheld console for Steam Deck.
- A unique gift option for your loved ones and friends.
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How difficult is it to install to full set shells for Steam Deck?
Installation can be challenging, so we highly recommend watching our installation video. Get the video on YouTube by searching “eXtremeRate Full Set Shell for Steam Deck”.
Is your clear green shell plastic material?
Yes, it is plastic material.
What should we pay special attention to when installing replacement shells for the Steam Deck?
Please note that the screen needs to be disassembled to install the faceplate.
Don’t over heating and too long when heating the screen during disassembly.
Will there be any gaps between your backplate and the console? Will the trigger buttons get stuck?
No need to worry, our replacement backplates and trigger buttons are exactly like the originals. As long as they are installed correctly, you won’t encounter any of the issues mentioned above.
How do I clean my new console for steam deck after installing these replacement shells?
It is recommended to clean with a wipe with water. Do not spray water or al-cohol directly on the product surface. Do not use any other organic solvents for cleaning.
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Got this to match the N64 I used to have as a kid, and it is perfect! I like the smooth feel to the shell and that it’s matte. The process was pretty easy if you’ve taken apart a controller before. The only “hard” thing was taking apart the screen. Was able to finish the install within 1 hr ( not having ever taken apart a steamdeck before).
It was a really fun project to switch the shells
The replacement she’ll had an awesome feel and the color is great. It has all the replacement screws in case you strip any during change
I kept some of the original buttons as I feel they match better, provide a greater contrast.
This took me 4-5hours to install but if you take your time and stay organized it’s not difficult, just time consuming. Looks amazing, but is slightly lighter and more translucent than in the picture. I am removing a star because I had some fitment issues, one of the trigger buttons was rubbing on the backplate a little bit so I had to Dremel the case down to get it to fit better. Overall I am very happy with this mod.
The quality is great but I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone the steam deck is extremely fragile and breaks if you look at it funny and this swap is a monolithic nightmare of complexity and things to go wrong. If you successfully shell swap the device buy a lottery ticket and thank God because you are clearly blessed by the Lord above but if not you wasted about 550 dollars because you wanted a fancy color and trust me you can’t do the shell swap consistently. I take stuff apart as a hobby and it is completely impossible for me.
It was not easy… Took around 3 hours for me. Screen detach was terrible procedure. But I did it and it looks and works nice
Good quality, good complication, I can recommend.
Ich dachte erst das dass Produkt nicht meinen Anforderung gerecht wird. Aber ich muss sagen es ist wirklich gut verarbeitet keinerlei strende berstnde oder unsauber gearbeitete kanten.
Was mich aber ein wenig strt sind die Tasten, also das Plastik ist einfach akustisch mir persnlich zu hell und gibt ein strendes Gerusch wieder. Habe da die originalen bernommen bis auf l4/5 r4/5
Wirklich gute Qualitt besser als beim Original habe leider bei modding den Display kaputt gemacht habe mir den DeckHD Display bestellt wird auf jeden Fall krass lohnt sich wenn man sowas schon oft gemacht hat auf keinen Fall wenn man keine Ahnung davon ha
Firstly, don’t be put off having a go! I don’t think it is hard as people say, as long as you give yourself time. Mine turned out fantastic, I am very happy. I recommend the following considerations before you buy 1. Get yourself your own toolkit. The suction cup is rubbish and the metal pick should not be used, use plastic instead. 2. Use a heat gun and keep moving, medium heat, for around 2 minutes. 3. Use isopropyl rubbing alcohol to get rid of remaining residue. Important to get rid of all glue!.
My only complaint is the screws are confusing, should be labelled up.
Really happy with results.
Der Einbau hat wirklich lange gedauert aber selbst ich mir meinen Bauarbeiter Hnden hab es geschafft (ca 40min) ich habe auch gleich die SSD , den Lfter und die Khlpaste getauscht wenn schon mal alles auf ist. Die Anleitung des Herstellers ist wirklich przise und sollte einfach genau nachgemacht werden dann ist das alles kein Hexenwerk. Passt beim Display zum Schluss besonders auf .
Be sure you’re comfortable with disassembling every part of your steam deck. You’ll be breaking glue to remove the screen, detaching 5-10 ribbon cables and prying touch pads apart.
The case itself is as well made as the original.
All of that being said…. I was impressed with the quality of the shell. I’ve swapped the shell on a few PSP’s, Switch’s, DS’s, ect…. They don’t normally have an OEM fit and finish, meaning some screws don’t line or some some holes are not in the correct spot. This case was pretty darn close to OEM spec though. I had no fit and finish issues, which was very surprising. The plastic also doesn’t seem cheap. I’m 30, and I remember all the clear plastic devices from 2000-2004 had a very brittle feeling plastic, I don’t get that feeling from this shell. The color is also awesome and a true callback to the Gameboy’s of the 90’s.
For the install, I wanted to have a contrast of purple and the OEM black buttons. That means I did not deal the touch pad color swap. I also had a cracked screen going into this. I removed the screen without a problem, but if I were trying to save the screen, it would have been difficult doing so with the included tools. I’m removing one star for the tools included for that process.
Other than the screen removal tools, I have zero complaints. The install went perfectly and I would recommend this shell, but get a better set of screw drivers and some plastic picks if you’re looking to reuse the stock screen, a fresh tube of thermal paste (upgrade the paste while you’re in the device, I used MX-4).
10/10.
On peut utiliser les vis d’origine ou celles fournies avec le kit. J’ai employ un mlange des 2, RAS.
Le changement est un peu long pour un premier. Mais, parfait.
PAR CONTRE : NE PAS UTILISER LES OUTILS FOURNIS.
Avec le mdiator en mtal vous allez dfoncer votre cran, pareil pour l’outil plastique pour sparer les coques.
J’ai un kit d’outil iFixit, et c’est le mieux.
J’ai utilis leurs mdiators bleus ULTRASOUPLES, et leur ventouse. Avec un cran bien chauff ! J’ai achet une compresse micro-ondable 10$ en pharmacie, type entorses ou autres. 45 sec au micro-ondes, sur l’cran 5 min et hop.
After having a vinyl skin on my deck for a little while, I decided to take the plunge and buy the extremerate shell. I have zero experience with tear downs but I followed the tutorial on YouTube, pausing where necessary, which made the whole process a lot smoother.
The screen removal was the most stubborn element to take out of the original shell but I would strongly advise purchasing the iOpener kit from iFixit. Stick it in the microwave for a minute and then place it on each side for about 5 minutes – I did this whilst watching a 30 minute show on Netflix to pass the time! Using the iFixit suction tool, I was able to prise the screen off without using the pics. Make sure to use isopropyl to safely remove the adhesive left behind. After the screen removal it’s pretty much plain sailing from there.
I chose to keep the original buttons as a nice contrast to the translucent green; I will be putting some black extremerate back paddles on the rear too as I think that would look much slicker. The whole process probably took around 2.5 – 3 hoursif you like tinkering and enjoy projects that test your patience, the time will fly by as it did for me.
I’m really pleased with the end result, it feels nice to hold and the quality is fantastic. The fit is absolutely perfect and for the price of the kit, the value for money is second to none. My main problem was actually choosing the shell colour! I would definitely recommend this if you have the patience for such thingsI love a challenge so this was right up my street!
Looks good but… if you have not stripped down devices before, this may be a little too complex for you.
The online video instructions are good, not sure why the white costs more than some of the other colours but, for the amount of design, effort and effor that has gone inyo the product , it is good value for money
Was quite easy to for their YouTube along the way and I am really happy with the outcome. 100% on the kit apart from the sharp guitar pick
I did cut myself whilst removing the screen so I’d be careful when you get to that part. The kit has everything you need to get you through it for a stylish steam deck and it looks fantastic
Depending on how much care you put onto assembling this, it could be better than the stock shell in my opinion. I was very pleased with the results. A little jealous that the switch got more color variances, but still happy. I was looking for an aqua color. I went with purple because I couldn’t decide and it has a nice tint to it. D-pad feels a little better than stock, slightly more precise and not a polished texture. abxy buttons look and feel amazing. The l4, l5, r4, r5 feel janky compared to jsaux with threaded inserts and screws and good instructions (I used their detailed write-up perfectly but It wouldn’t even load on a tablet screen so I had to get an old 2n1 in my work area). they are a new player in the shells game and trying, but not the master craftsmen yet. extremerate makes really good fitting shells with extra screws in a single bag but its best to organize the originals in resealable bags seperatedly along with parts and label everything. Requires a lot of tools so prep your work area and it takes all day, pick a slow weekend day to do it. Recommended.
The whole process took me just ender 3 hours and looks awesome. However, I do have some gripes.
#1. There needs to be some kind of legend showing how many of each type of screw there is. They come in two baggies all mixed together, and while the pictures in the video tutorial show differences between some of them (flat vs rounded head), actually telling them apart was frustrating. In the end, I used a bunch of the original screws that came out of the stock case as there didn’t seem to be enough of the midsize black ones.
#2 The paddle buttons. The buttons themselves aren’t the issue, their screws are. The lower three screws on each paddle assembly work perfectly fine, but at the top screw the shell is much narrower. This resulted is white stress marks at each one, despite not being tightened right up. (Pictures 3 and 4 on my review.). This is not the end of the world by any means, but I feel these screws should probably be about 1 mm shorter to avoid this.
Overall, I feel the case is fantastic, and maybe it’s wishful thinking, but it does seem more sturdy than the stock shell. I opted to use the original track pads and buttons in lieu of the included transparent ones, but to each their own. As other review have mentioned, use a plastic guitar pick to loosen up the screen when you get to that step. Do NOT use the metal one unless you are very careful about how far under you put it, especially on the right side of the screen where there is a lot less clearance between you and the fragile bits. Just a few improvements to make the process smoother for customers would be appreciated, and you’ve got a killer piece of kit!
Pro:
Materiali e design eccellenti
Kit che sostituisce ogni pezzo
Video guida fatta molto bene
Tantissimi colori e motivi disponibili
Ottimo prezzo
Contro:
Installarla difficilissimo
Le viti non sono ordinate nei sacchetti, sono buttate a caso
Il kit non include tutti gli strumenti necessari
Da sapere
Parto subito col dire che ne sconsiglio l’acquisto a chiunque non abbia una buona esperienza con l’assemblaggio di dispositivi elettronici. Steam Deck una console “accessibile”, ma questo non toglie che sia molto complesso, essendoci molti pezzi e molto piccoli.
eXtremeRate mette a disposizione una guida su YouTube davvero accurata, in cui mostra passo-passo come rimuovere ogni singola vite. Il video dura circa un’ora e venti, ma io credo di averci impiegato almeno otto ore a completare il tutto. E non senza fare danni: nel rimuovere la colla dello schermo, ho lasciato qualche graffio sul retro, che per si vede benissimo dal lato frontale.
Bench l’accuratezza del video, nel kit non sono inclusi tutti gli strumenti necessari. Troviamo due cacciaviti e un opening tool, tuttavia sono necessari anche una pinzetta, uno spudger e, soprattutto, un iOpener per sciogliere l’adesivo dello schermo. Con i soli strumenti del kit, non riuscirete a completare il processo.
Non ho per niente apprezzato il modo in cui le viti sono raggruppate, cio completamente a caso. Ci sono tante viti di forme e lunghezze diverse, che nel video vengono mostrate, ma bisogna sforzarsi a riconoscerle ad occhio perch sono distribuite nei sacchetti in maniera disordinata.
Il risultato finale discretamente buono. Le scocche sono bellissime (ammetto di avere un debole per il design crystal), ma stonano quei graffi che ho fatto. Inoltre, si vedono le bolle sotto i trackpad, causate dall’adesivo messo durante l’assemblaggio (a proposito: mettere le scocche nuove ai trackpad probabilmente la parte pi complessa).
Tirando le somme, non mi pento di aver messo questa scocca ma, forse, non lo rifarei. L’installazione un vero incubo, anche per chi smonta computer di professione, e francamente non lo augurerei neanche al mio peggior nemico. Ma se volete davvero personalizzare Steam Deck e ne siete altamente convinti, allora potrebbe uscirvi un bel lavoro.
Die Hlle und die anderen Einzelteile fhlen sich gut und wertig an, aber es ist ein wirklich einschchterndes “Bastelset”. Der Umbau kann durchaus mehrere Stunden in Anspruch nehmen.
Die Einzelteile kommen in vielen, verschiedenen Tten verpackt und es gibt einen Link zum Anleitungsvideo. Alles dabei, was man braucht. Sehr schne Hlle.
It feels great, looks fantastic and fit together arguably better than the stock shell. Mine creaked when the shell was pressed below the screen and this one didn’t, so clearly done something better than Valve to sort that out!
I did keep the original buttons though as it looks quite cheap going with all purple – but that’s just me.
The kit had everything you need to swap and Extreme Rate have a YouTube video that was really well done and easy to follow, so I’d recommend watching that like I did.
I can’t fault it and whilst this isn’t a reflection on the shell, it’s definitely not for the feint of heart. You take everything apart, including the screen (which I’d never done before) so I wouldnt do it as your first ever shell swap. If you do though, watch their video, take it slow and keep track of which screws go where so you don’t ruin any of the posts with the wrong screws.
My tip: I used several egg pots and scrap paper to say what they were – worked well!
Der Umbau ist jedoch nichts fr schwache Nerven – ich schraube viel, entwerfe selbst Platinen usw. Man darf sich auf ca. 4 Stunden Schrauberei einstellen. Das Steam Deck ist eine wirklich komplexe Konsole (hut ab an die Produktdesigner von Valve!) und man muss verdammt viele kleine Teile ausbauen – man zerlegt die Konsole hier 100% in die Einzelteile, da bleibt nichts mehr beisammen.
Meine Empfehlung: Man sollte neben den gelieferten Materialien noch einen einstellbaren Fhn oder besser eine Heiluft-Ltstation mit Temperaturregelung haben, um das Display und ein paar weitere verklebte Komponenten zu entfernen. Zudem ist etwas Reinigungsalkohol (IPA o..) fr die Klebereste am Display hilfreich. Eine Handvoll Gitarrenplektren machen das entfernen vom Display auch nochmal einfacher als nur das einzelne mitgelieferte Metallblttchen.
Unbedingt beachten: Ihr entfernt den Khler vom SoC des Steam Deck. Ihr solltet auch ein wenig neue Wrmeleitpaste haben um diese neu aufzutragen. Meine war schon arg zerbrselt und konnte nicht wiederverwendet werden, habe aber mein Steam Deck auch schon seit Launch. Mit sehr neuen Steam Decks ist die WLP evtl. noch flssig genug um neu verwendet zu werden.
Ich bin sehr zufrieden. 🙂