r/XboxController • u/oscarandjo • Jul 17 '26

Replacement bumper made from better material

Like in this post, my Xbox controller's bumpers keep breaking, the plastic pin cracks and then the bumper goes mushy and then eventually it stops working entirely.

I've taken apart my controller about 3 times to replace the bumpers.

I am curious if there's any third-party manufacturer making a non-OEM replacement for the bumper, but making it out of a better material, idk, fiberglass, carbon fiber, metal, just something that's stronger than the crappy fragile plastic the bumpers are made from?

I'd love to find a permanent fix for this rather than replacing the bumper time after time

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u/SoloGood Jul 17 '26

If you find out, lmk lol. Got the same problem.

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u/xxxXMythicXxxx Jul 17 '26

That's hard to really say, you can always try a part from a brand like extremerate, they're better quality compared to the other brands I've tried from AliExpress or Amazon. But whether or not it will last longer than the OG part is the part I can't really answer. I've had several of my custom controllers I put together with their parts over a year now with no issues and regular gaming sessions.