Xbox One Elite Controller (Model 1698) Buttons Replacement

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Introduzione

This guide will show you how to replace the action buttons on the Xbox One Elite Controller. Use the Soldering Iron Guide to detach and reattach the wires to the motherboard.

Passo 1 Battery

Xbox One Elite Controller (Model 1698) Buttons Replacement, Battery: passo 1, immagine 1 di 1

Turn over the controller so that the buttons face down.
Be gentle when removing the cover so you do not break the small plastic tabs holding the cover to the controller.
Remove the battery cover carefully by sliding the cover up in the direction of the arrow.

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Passo 2

Remove the two batteries AA batteries by lifting them from one end and pulling them out.

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Passo 3 Rumble Motor

Xbox One Elite Controller (Model 1698) Buttons Replacement, Rumble Motor: passo 3, immagine 1 di 3

Xbox One Elite Controller (Model 1698) Buttons Replacement, Rumble Motor: passo 3, immagine 2 di 3

Xbox One Elite Controller (Model 1698) Buttons Replacement, Rumble Motor: passo 3, immagine 3 di 3

Be careful not to break the plastic tabs, that hold each grip cover to the back of the controller.
Remove each grip by inserting the plastic opening tool near the top of the controller.
Guide the plastic opening tool along the entire seam and gently separate the grip from the controller in a prying motion as you go.

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Had difficulty removing the grips. Found that both grips had a piece of double sided tape from the factory securing them as well.

Aaron Wood - 20 gen 2023 Replica

Passo 4

Remove the five 2.3 mm screws with the TR8 Torx Security screwdriver.
Four of the screws are located at the bottom tip of each grip and at the top of each grip, near the triggers of the controller.
The last screw is located in the center of the battery tray beneath a sticker.
Use a TR8 Torx Security Screwdriver to puncture the sticker and remove the final screw.

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Well, you actually need a T8 Torx screwdriver with a hole in the middle…

Jannik Peichl - 9 set 2018 Replica

A TR8 is what you are referring to

EasyAsABC123 - 10 set 2018 Replica

Passo 5

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Flip the controller so that the buttons are face up to prevent the vibration motors from falling out of the controller.
Remove the D-pad by lifting the bottom and pulling it up.
Remove the entire plastic faceplate by pulling it up gently.
Remove the thumbsticks by pulling them off from the top.

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There’s a fifth screw behind the information sticker in battery compartment. This needs to be removed in order for the face plate to be separated from the controller.

jimmy hvac from bensonhurst - 20 gen 2019 Replica

Passo 6

Remove the small black mode switch from the front of the controller.
The backplate gets a little stuck on the port at the bottom so you may have to use a prying motion to remove.
Be careful in the next step when pulling the main assembly apart from the backplate. There is a ribbon cable that connects the two parts that must stay in tact.
Remove the backplate from the main assembly by pulling them apart.

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What about the piece that is behind the mode switch? Does the button replacement kits come with that piece?

Dragon Emperour - 5 dic 2023 Replica

Passo 7

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The small ribbon cable connects the back cover to the internals of the controller. To remove the cable, lift the black lever on the opposite side of the connector from the cable.
Use tweezers to unplug the ribbon cable on the side closest to the back cover by pulling the cable parallel to the surface of the circuit board.

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Be sure to lift the black lever to release the cable!

I didn't do this when I removed it, luckily nothing bad happened. But I nearly ruined the pins as I tried to repeatedly shove the cable back into the slot. Then I tested the black piece to see if it was a lever and behold it was! Went in perfectly, but I wish this guide made it clear for amateurs like me.

Jon LaRiviere - 30 nov 2022 Replica

Updated the guide to include:

To remove the cable, lift the black lever on the opposite side of the connector from the cable.

EasyAsABC123 - 30 nov 2022

Passo 8

Mark each motor according to where it attaches. The rumble motors are different so they will not work if you switch them.
Take note of where the red and black motor wires attach because they should be reattached in the same order.
Turn over the controller so that the thumbsticks are facing down.
Use tweezers and a soldering iron (Soldering Iron Guide) to remove the black and red wires from the motherboard.
This will release the rumble motor from the controller assembly.

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Is desoldering the rumble motors actually necessary?

Gtt - 20 feb 2018 Replica

For the soldering station,what should the soldering iron temperature be set at?

Rodney Brookshire - 6 ott 2018 Replica

I was able to remove the buttons without removing any of the wires. No soldering needed.

Chris - 1 giu 2021 Replica

Passo 9 Buttons

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Xbox One Elite Controller (Model 1698) Buttons Replacement, Buttons: passo 9, immagine 2 di 2

Use the T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the two T6 7mm screws located just above the rumble motor housing.
Be careful not to break the four wires that connect the motherboard to the buttons.

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Passo 10

Use the Soldering Iron Guide to help you with removing and attaching the wires.
Take note of where the grey and black motor wires attach because they should be reattached in the same order.
Use the soldering iron to desolder the four wires that connect the top and bottom mother board and remove them from the buttons.

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If you’re careful, you can skip de-soldering the wires, and just lift the main board out of the way

johnlin571 - 30 gen 2019 Replica

Passo 11

Be careful not to lose the small 9mm audio jack housing from under the main motherboard.
Remove the top motherboard by pulling it upwards.
Remove the small 9mm audio jack by gently lifting it from the motherboard.

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As you can see in the second picture, there is a connector beneath the upper board. So you need to use a bit of force to lift the board off the main controller board. It's not as if the upper board comes loose after removing the screws.

Michael Arm - 10 set 2023 Replica

Passo 12

Use the T6 Torx Screwdriver to remove the four T6 7mm Torx screws, two screws for each trigger, from the trigger assembly.
Separate the plastic trigger piece from the spring mechanism by pulling the trigger piece up and the spring mechanism down.

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Passo 13

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Use the T6 Torx Screwdriver to unscrew the six T6 7mm Torx screws that hold the bottom motherboard to the plastic frame of the controller.
Use the plastic spudger to remove the silver assembly that holds the right and left bumpers, by lifting the plastic tab near the charging port of the Xbox.
Slowly remove the bottom motherboard by pulling it up and towards yourself.

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打开充电口盖板的步骤，请按下xbox按钮以避免阻碍后，微微撬起按钮同侧盖板使其远离xbox键，然后向手柄顶部推出即可

798160586 - 22 lug 2020 Replica

Passo 14

Remove the small green plastic piece by lifting it from the silicone holding it.
Remove the soft grey silicone piece that covers the buttons by pulling upwards on it.

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