eXtremeRate Chrome Gold Replacement Faceplate Front Housing Shell with Thumbstick Accent Rings for Xbox One Elite Remote Controller Model 1698 - Controller NOT Included

I purchased this and installed it on 03/18/2021. I will follow up on this on 09/18/2021 to let you know how the fit and finish hold up, especially the finish because these have a reputation for beginning to flake after a certain point. Picture from 3/18 included, will include a 9/18 pic when I re-review.Fit and finish are great, screws in and installs nicely, acceptably, but not perfectly, in spec, alignment is acceptable.I can confirm what everyone else says, there is a gap.Durability will be discussed in my 6 month follow up. If I follow up earlier than that it is because the paint job and texture failed faster than that.If this does fail, I will go into detail about approximately how many hours they were used, what type of game, the size of the hands using them, all that stuff. But hopefully that doesn't happen.About other comments....SO, I decided I was going to completely take this sucker apart to CLEAN it because some of the buttons were sticking and I wanted to know why. So:1) For the love of christ washing your hands before you play with a controller. the buttons stick because so much gunk from your hands and other environmental debris accumulates in the button area of the controller. I wiped the rubber gasket and the buttons down liberally with 90% isopropyl alcohol (INDIVIDUAL PIECES DO NOT POUR LIQUID ONTO YOUR CONTROLLER). I removed so much gunk it nearly grossed me out.2)SO, that being said, as far as buttons being recessed, the fit not being functional, etc etc etc. That might be the case. I've only installed one of these. But on mine, I deep cleaned every button as well as the rubber gasket cradle the buttons sit in, and cleaned all the contact points between this new shell, the screws, and the controller, and yes, there is a gap, but the buttons were elevated just fine, the bumpers and triggers work fine, the profile button works same as before, and it's very pretty.3) Will follow up with a pic in 6 months to let you know if the finish held up.

I’ve been using the same original Elite controller since 2017. I really like it, mostly due to the removable battery pack and ability to use Scuf paddles that fit where the battery door is that isn’t compatible with the new Elite controllers. Unfortunately, the soft touch material on the faceplate is becoming sticky and holds lint and dust that won’t easily wipe off. I was looking for a replacement faceplate and this one stood out by far. I was hesitant about going with a new color scheme over black but it looks incredibly good. The texture feels great too, it isn’t soft touch but it has just enough texture to it to not feel like a cheap, glossy plastic. I watched a few teardowns on YouTube and decided to slightly file down the standoffs on the new faceplate to hopefully help the faceplate sit slightly lower so the buttons still stick out as much as they did with the factory faceplate. So far it feels about the same as the original but I have noticed a few areas where the dimensions aren’t perfect and it sticks out a bit at the bottom, but I will take that over the sticky and worn old faceplate. I also added a little foam bumper underneath the faceplate by the profile slider as it was slightly loose and rattled around and that fixed the issue. Great product for the money, and I hope to get as many years out of this faceplate as I did the original one. Highly recommended for anyone still using the original Elite controller.

Easy install, came with extra screws and the required screwdriver even though I didn't need either. The hardest part was getting the side grips off. I know better, but for those of you that don't, do NOT use a metal tool to get them off. Use something plastic that won't scrape up or bend them out of shape. The reason they are so hard to get off is because there is double sided tape in a couple spots, the clips aren't what's giving you so much trouble and you aren't about to snap one as you pull the tape up!The faceplate has a slightly different feeling to the old black one but it's still very luxurious and soft as far as plastics go and it's not a downgrade by any means in terms of tactile feel. The color is beautiful and the softness of the plastic gives it an ethereal glow just like in the pictures online. It looks just like it does on the amazon page.I saw that at least one reviewer mentioned there was some kind of "gap" between the bumpers and the faceplate so I made sure to carefully examine what that looked like before and after the switch. I can say for sure it's not any bigger than with the OEM faceplate. Maybe that guy just got unlucky, maybe he got it from a different seller, or maybe he didn't put the screws back in tight enough (careful on the tightness, though, I've broken enough controller screw holes and you don't want that to happen)EDIT: I clean my controllers with rubbing alcohol pretty regularly just to keep them feeling brand new in my hands and when doing this routine maintenance on this faceplate, the clear coat began to peel up. Now, I'm not going to deduct stars from this because it's not really that reasonable for me to expect that a nice paint job like this is going to stand up to my scrubbing it with 90% rubbing alcohol, but it's something you should keep in mind if you clean your controllers like I do. I ordered another one and I will be using 70% much more gently on the replacement.

I love the look and the ease of installation. I also appreciate the fact that a torch screwdriver is included with it. Only downsides are there's a small gap on each side where the front meets the grips and since the back side is white, it's noticeable on a black controller. So I'm guessing the dimensions are a tiny bit off. If I paint it black then it wouldn't be noticeable, but overall I still love the appearance.