Goodbye Joy-Con Drift! How To Guide Full Install Gulikit Hall-Based Analog Sticks! In-Depth Review 

Why tf isnt there a class action lawsuit to force Nintendo to provide this for free and fix their damn defective controllers

Thanks for the walkthrough, mine are great, love the tighter feel and tiny dead zones!

The left joycon ribbon cable was not correctly routed when you put back together. I'm actually kind of shocked you didn't damage it.

Thanks for the easy guide, and I really like the collection you have there in the background! I thought mine was crazy, but you are like a handheld master!

Getting the ribbon cables back in is the hardest part.

This got me through the process! Thank you, sir.

I really appreciate that you included a link for german Amazon :)

Thanks for walking me through this. Finally drift free after a year.

Thank you! You made my install quick and easy due to your detailed instructions.

Loved my joycons so I have to do this lol. Joycons are just minimalistic, grip controllers just couldn't do it for me and I always ended up with the joycons again. Mine stands the test of time (3 years) with no signs of drift even after movement-intensive games like MH and DS, glad that this came so I can future-proof mine :D.

Another technique I use for the L1 R1 buttons, TAPE, I tape them down with masking tape, electrical tape, scotch doesn't matter, that way you don't lose them, don't have to remove them, or anything like that.

Thank you for sharing - we have a set that drifts; will look into doing this right away!

THANK YOU!!!! Took me the better part of an hour but I got it done! Hate those little ribbon cables. Scared to do a shell swap but might give it a try.

Thank you for the guide, Sir! I can now aim properly with my bow in TotK using the replacement parts. :))

only stripped 1 screw on the last thumbstick screw luckily i was able to cut out the post with a gundam plastic cutter and it rested just fine with the 1 other screw thanks for this video!

Followed you through this as I replaced my Zelda cons that started drifting really bad. Appreciate the video, very thorough and well done, even if the process itself is straight forward. 👍

I like the idea of these for increasing tension. My only problem with the joycon is the stick feel anyway. I'm gonna switch mine out, even before any drift may occur.

Any chance you would be willing to (if you aren't already planning) make a how-to video of the hall effect analog stick replacement for the GPD Win 4? If you feel it is similar enough to this, minus the opening of the device and finding the sticks, I will just refer to this.

I hope Microsoft releases the elite 3 with something like this, and better quality on ABYX buttons etc. On the other hand, gulikit is planning to add back paddles to their controller, if they are placed the same as the elite 2 ones, I will give that controller a chance, oh and 4 back paddles minimum. x) I wouldn't mind gulikit replacement sticks for the elite 2, but this won't happen I guess.

On a related note I wonder if anyone's considered making a 3DS style shell that would fit 3DS analog sticks. I don't recall now what the ribbon cable length/angles were but I do recall them being the same pin count and cable size as the 3DS analog sticks so would be cool if there were JoyCons with 3DS style thumbsticks. Never heard of 3DS analog sticks getting drift so that would be an alternative solution to the problem. :P

Do you know where I can get some spares for the screws that hold in the right joycon? I accidentally stripped one screwing it in and right now I'm just keeping it at the tightness I got it to.

That was really useful thanks!

Very helpful, just replaced 2

this was my very first tear down of any type of technology, and holy hell was it nerve racking, there was an instance when I was screwing in the second module where I couldn't get the screw to go threw and after double checking I was screwing into the ribbon cable that connects over one of the screw holes, it get wedged under the module without me noticing, if I wasn't as careful as I was and applied just a bit more force, I would've fucked up my whole controller, little bit of story time for a first timer

I want white tops for switch lite replacements. Black sticks would look too weird.

one of the two stick is defective on mine, i contacted them but no reply

Dreamcast controller: Look what they need to mimic a fraction of my power

I don't know why you pry the battery from that side, there's a clear opening on the left that you can pry from the bottom of the battery, that gives way less stress on the battery, always keep in mind deforming a battery is dangerous.

When i ended up replacing it my right controller was completely fine but my left now has sticky face buttons. Im pretty sure the board just isnt in the right place but do you have any tips to fix it? Did i put in the wrong size screws in the wrong holes?

I have a year with my Nintendo switch oled and no drift on my white joycons so im good.

finally all of the awful guitar picks i stole from guitar center have a purpose

Thank you! Saved me from buying a new pair!

Just installed these into my white OLED Joy-cons, procedure was definitely more fiddly than I expected due to how compact the insides of the Joy-cons are, but thankfully nothing broke and the sticks work great! They only felt slightly firmer to me than the original joysticks but overall I prefer it, they feel better and more premium. My original sticks were working fine, but I replaced them anyway because the left one started making this weird spring creak when moving it to the left which I could also feel slightly. I was only going to replace just that one but decided to spend more on the GuliKit set and replace them both so they never have to end up drifting in the future. I do wish you showed how to re-connect the battery connector but that's my only complaint with the video. Besides that, I was easily able to follow along with the instructions and successfully, essentially upgrade, my Joy-cons!

Honestly, the peace of mind knowing they won't develop drift, AND with Metroid Prime Remastered probably benefiting a lot from the tighter and more sensitive sticks, I think it's a pretty good argument to preemptively replace 'em.

Do these still have the gap that I read about in the amazon comments?

The GuliKit replacement has NFC for the Amiibos?

I have done the same swap and there is some odd behavior. When I go to calibrate either stick, they don’t register as working. So like, they work, but when the first step is performed to move either joy con to the right, there’s nothing registering that it’s tilted right unless I move both of them around. Has anyone seen this?

Looks like if I get a Nintendo Switch, I'll need to invest in the GuliKit sticks for the joycons.

I followed all the steps in your video, and the new replacements really did eliminate all joystick drafting.

Does anyone know why the little green light isn't lightning up? I followed this guide step by step and I never messed with the ribbon cables to the green light.

If I may, tweezers would have made this MUCH easier for you. Especially with the ribbons and getting the dust gasket back in place. Just a friendly tip!

I can use this in Switch Lite?

Seems impossible to order from the DE and FR Amazon to the Netherlands. I hope this changes as I think this is a great value

Still have clicking issues. Appears to be qa issues from gulikit

How's outer deadzone on those?

oh man, that r2 ribbon cable...

Absolutely wonderful and helpful. This is easily the best video on joy-con replacement. Period.

Are these joysticks going to be the final solution to get raid of joystick drifting!

Have never done anything like this and found it remarkably frustrating that you show the detail of undoing screws but when it came to reattaching the ribbons you just skipped right over that video piece.

hey just a bit of a tip, but when you took apart the right joycon and you removed the old joystick i noticed that you had trouble getting the little black plastic dust cover thingy back in place. so the trick is that it actually goes under the nfc chip reader. what happens is when you lift the old joystick out of there it usually likes to bring that piece with it, so it pulls it out from under the nfc card reader, so all you gotta do is just bend it a tiny bit and make it go back under there. i just noticed that you tried to make it lay down and you couldnt and then you just gave up and said "alright so thats in there now" even though it wasnt lol by thw way what im talking about took place at 12:18

You sir have earned a like and comment from me which is rare. Very much appreciate the no BS approach to this install with a review at the end. In depth and also not overly long, props to you my guy. ❤

Can you still use amiibos?

Do these feel “lumpy” like the stock sticks?

first try thanks!

Word of advice for anyone with fat fingers reading this-- you don't have to disconnect the battery *before* you remove the battery carriage. You just need to move it out of the carriage to unscrew it from the joycon. You can disconnect the battery after when you have more room for a utensil or your finger. Don't rip the connector off the battery cables like me. Fortunately it looks like an easy enough reinsertion.

dude, yes. So glad there is an actual fix for joycon drift now. No more buying 10 sets of joycons!

Please do the same for steam deck

I've read there's a gap issue, was that fixed?

I damaged the battery connectors when I removed it, I just connected the wires directly and applied hot glue to secure them. It sucks! ha ha

this guide would be super useful if the screws themselves weren't so easy to strip

Still no windeck video 😢

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Mine still has drift it did not fix it

9:38 is the biggest lie I've ever heard. The battery connector has been the hardest thing for my grubby mits to reconnect.

Question: did said “remove this nice an gingerly” @7:42 😂😂😂?

it works

Did anyone ever figure out the use for those two stickers underneath each stick in the packaging?

I wonder if these are durable and have been made with decent QC. Too early to tell so I hold off

why would you skip putting in the cables in a 20 minute video...

pointing up down right left, u should ignore the dot and focus on your joy stick direction

Stop skipping over all the delicate parts.

I already threw away my drifting ones…

Am I the only person on this planet thats had the switch since its came out and have never had drift ?

How do you calibrate these on a Windows computer? (I do not own a Switch) I plan to buy a pair of Joy-Cons for use with the Dolphin Emulator and buy a pair of Hall-Based sticks when one Joy-Con starts drifting.

Wait until you attempt to replace the joysticks on the Switch Lite... It's a nightmare!

I installed the Gulikit on my Switch OLED after hearing that 40%of joycons get stick drift. Put them in as a preventative measure.

This video is frustrating, you skip through the parts where you actually connect things.

It is very complicated...

I fixed joycon drift with a piece of card, cost nothing 👍🏻

a bit expensive for what they are .... and SOLD OUT!

I broke my joy con following these steps! Can you please give better instructions about removing the battery? I pulled up and the whole plastic thing the battery cable snaps into came off the motherboard. There's no way I can fix this. Now I'm out the price of a gulikit and I have to go buy a new set of joy cons.

yikes! only 2 pair is available.

Nothing to see here, just commenting for the engagement algorithm thing, move along.

To late bro. I got a steamdeck, my switch is on display on a shelf. Should have released this two years ago.

Yo chat is this real?

Joycon drift is a hoax. My old v2 that I had on launch still has perfect working sticks. My OLED (also purchased at launch) also has perfectly working sticks. It's a hoax my guy.

I’ve done stick replacements myself but this video has bad lighting. Not a very professional video for people who are new to this.

All looks great, but cant seem to get the joycon ribbon cable reconnected.... ughh...