Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Front Case Replacement

Depress the battery release button on the top of the controller.

Remove the battery holder from the controller.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel the barcode sticker from the battery compartment.

Remove the seven 9.3 mm T8 Security Torx screws securing the rear case to the front case.

Insert a spudger between the front and rear cases along the left edge of the controller.

Rotate the spudger toward the front of the controller, prying the two cases apart.

Insert a spudger between the front and rear cases, near the headphone jack.

Rotate the spudger toward the front of the controller to pry the two cases apart.

Grasp the controller by the battery compartment and the headphone jack.

Lift the battery compartment away from the headphone jack, separating the rear case from the front case and logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to remove the vibration motor cable, moving it upward from its socket on the logic board.

Lift the vibration motor out of the front case.

Remove the vibration motor from the other side of the controller using the same method previously described.

Lifting from the headphone jack and power plug, remove the logic board from the front case.

Lift the bumper panel off of the front case.

Remove the rubber pad from the back of the D-pad.

Remove the two 7.0 mm silver Phillips screws from the back of the D-pad.

Use a pair of tweezers and squeeze the clips together to release the D-pad from its backing.

Lift the D-pad backing out of its compartment on the front case.

The D-pad remains below the front case.

Remove the rubber pad from the back of the input buttons.

Using a pair or tweezers, remove the following buttons from the front panel:

A Button

B Button

X Button

Y Button

Start Button

Select Button

Guide Button

Using a pair of tweezers, remove the LED ring from the front panel.

Insert a spudger between the lower panel and front case.

Slide the spudger along the gap between the two case components.

Lift the lower panel off of the front case.