**DIY PS5 Controller Makeover: A Journey of Trial and Error**

I'm excited to share with you my experience of transforming a standard PS5 controller into a unique masterpiece. I embarked on this journey with high hopes, but it was a wild ride filled with unexpected challenges.

Initially, I applied the decals to the controller without much thought, expecting them to stick perfectly due to their supposedly conforming design. However, as soon as I added the first decal, I realized that it didn't take into account the curvature of the controller. The sticker didn't adhere well, and I was left with a terrible-looking application.

To salvage the situation, I resorted to using a heat gun, hoping it would help the stickers conform to the controller's shape. Miraculously, this made a big difference, and I was able to reapply the decals with better results. However, the heat gun didn't fix the color mismatch issue over the spine of the PS5.

Moving on to the next step, I attempted to add gold side panels, but the right one refused to clip in place. After considerable struggle, it finally gave way, and I was relieved to see it fit snugly. The left panel clipped in effortlessly, leaving me with a sense of accomplishment.

The next challenge was integrating function upgrades using Razer's add-ons and a centrifugal fan. I was excited to try out the latter, but my enthusiasm waned as I realized there might be clearance issues between the controller top hat and the fan. Unfortunately, it didn't work out as expected, and I had to settle for using the cooler instead.

As I continued with the makeover, I added LED light strips to the inside of the controller, which required me to remove the side panels again. This was a hassle, but it was worth it in the end.

Finally, after all the trials and tribulations, I got to admire my handiwork. The RGB stickers lit up beautifully, and the controller looked like a work of art. However, as soon as I started gaming, I realized that noise wasn't one of its strong suits – it sounded like an air conditioner running next to me.

Despite the setbacks, I'm proud of what I accomplished, and I hope you enjoyed this crazy journey with me. The controller charge stand worked beautifully, so there's a silver lining! If you liked (or tolerated) this video, consider subscribing to my channel for more entertaining content – even if it's just hate-watching.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis is a common Garden variety PS5 and for today's video I bought a whole bunch  of crap off of AliExpress to turn it into something a little bit more specialoh I'm quite excited about this as you can see it's 4p5 controller you  just clip it onto the front of your P5 and then you have a charger stand for your P5  controllers the best part about it is I don't really know how you can screw  up a product like this What's it gonna do make my P5 spew Anthrax into the room and  besides how can you not trust a product by a company basically called ipapago  unfortunately the P5 console and controllers are not included which is a bit of a shamethat just looks like a plasticky controller charging P5 top hat so um yeah next thingit is a centrifice Fugal cooling fan for the P5 and it's also by papega who are clearly  industry leaders in ridiculous PS5 accessories just a quick note so you're not disappointed  later in the video I don't have the test equipment to measure the temperatures of  a PS5 in not a stupid way however we will see what kind of effect it has on the noisenow I'm guessing this whole Contraption kind of Clips onto the back of the PS5 and then the  centrifugal fan isn't there it plugs straight into one of the USB ports on the back of the console so  you don't have to worry about cables and stuff with it that's some real Innovation there I beta  oh and it even passes through so you can still use that USB port we have our fan speed selector  that actually has quite a satisfying clicking sound that's real fancy feeling this honestly  looks like a pretty terrible idea to me but who knows maybe it's gonna work really well   wait it actually that's so cool they gave us some stickers in the box with it that's such a nice  thought now I probably would have taken a closed box over some stickers every day of the week the  product is a cooling stand for the PS5 so we're gonna have Cooling in the bottom and cooling on  the back it comes with LED strips so we can RGB up rps5 I actually think I have even more RGB  strips somewhere I'm pretty sure these RGB strips go around the fan under the cover so you can get  some tasteful PS5 underglown nice oh those are some worryingly small fans and you know what  they say about fans the smaller they are the more they sound like Harpy seals I guess I don't know  what a harpy seal sounds like it also comes with a couple USB ports although I think one of these  has to be used to plug the cooler into the console we are gonna have the coolest PS5 in all the land  oh there's a bunch of stuff in here so we didn't lose any package  wait these are just RGB stickers I'm 90 sure the listing said these were going to be RGB  light strips now in my opinion the listing is slightly misleading because it does refer to  it as an LED light bar and then there's a whole bunch of pictures of it lighting up RGB on a PS5  but in all fairness to the seller it does mention skin sticker decal and between all of the pictures  of RGB lighting there are a couple of pictures of it just being a sticker so I I guess you be the  judge of how misleading this is maybe it's one of those new self-emissive stickers i've been  hearing about oh they just folded it in half like that that's no good what the hell look  at that they just ruined the insert sticker thing that is that's like that's I'm actually  outraged by that why would they not package it in a way that it didn't it there was plenty of  space this was one of the only things that I actually thought unironically was gonna look  cool on it and then the seller damaged it that I am I I am gonna need a moment to recover from  this outrage now luckily this one seems to have not been folded in half now of course we had to  get some of the obligatory waifu accessories now I'm probably not going to use this waifu decal  for the P5 because I have something better lined up in my opinion but it's always nice to have the  option for waifu you know wait a minute it says it's a skin sticker for the PS5 disc Edition but  the instructions on the back show you how to install a sticker on what is clearly a PS4 I  mean it looks like it'll fit on the PS5 so you know okay it's fine it should be okayoh oh very nearly dropped it but would you look at that magnificence beautiful golden  plastic not only is it the color of kings and it's so gold your face very visibly reflects  in it it's also got ventilation on the side of it so that your PS5 can breathe a little better  I'm pretty sure this is the centerpiece that's going to elevate our PS5 from a common bit of  garbage trash to the levels of a fixture in the bathroom of a president's suite at the Trump Hotelnow I'm not entirely sure what order to do all of this in because you know it's not a  kit we are gonna have to figure it out for ourselves but I think a good starting point  is to remove These Wings from the side of the PS5 and then maybe get all of the stickers attachedoh okay there we go that was abrupt ooh there's the inside of our PS5 or at least inside adjacent  and then when it comes to the other side I think we just kind of flip it around basically the same  thing you just lift this off oh that's so easy to do now first I'm gonna try and figure out  where these RGB stickers are meant to go they didn't come with instructions so hopefully we  can figure it out I think they're supposed to go here as supposed to in here which means I  should probably stick them on the inside of the gold clam shell which should look real  good but before I try that let's see if it works on the inside of the console   um that's not that's definitely not right because nothing makes plastic gold look  classier than an RGB sticker because of the non-standard ridges on the shell it  doesn't really work here either but whatever that'll do let's move on to the next thing now  in terms of spine decoration considering that the one I was actually excited about  was brutalized by the seller we're gonna have to use a little bit of waifu sticker   this is such a complete pack that it even comes with waifu stickers for your PS5  the problem with this sticker kit though is the ones we're actually going to be  using over the spine aren't particularly waifuy I mean where is our anatomically  highly improbable cleavage but I guess we don't have any other choice do weignoring the fact that I didn't do it particularly well because you know I'm an idiot but  the colors don't match so you just have this like mismatched bit of  thing over the inside of your PS5 why would anyone want thisit doesn't even fit down it's like the sticker doesn't take into account the curvature of the  controller because the moment you stick it down that happens now after I finished  terribly adding the decals to the PS5 controller and I suggested that I try using a heat gun as  per the instructions and the heat gun made a big difference helping the sticker conform to  the curvature of the controller and I think if you know what you're doing you can apply these  controller decals in a way that makes it not look like a five-year-old did it but unfortunately I  only consulted Anna after I finished filming the whole video so please ignore the terrible  decal application for the rest of the video oh and obviously the heat gun didn't fix the color  mismatch of the decals over the spine of the PS5 now let's get back to me proudly showing  the result of my sticker application before the heat gun I don't know this looks perfect to me so  um let's get to the next step next I tried adding the gold side panels and  the right one very stubbornly didn't want to clip in place I don't think it fits but  after a whole bunch of struggle it finally gave in yes yes it finally clipped in place  oh this one clipped in nice and easily okay oh what a magnificent Beastnow the next step is functionality upgrades with RI papega add-ons and in this cable just  plugs in here I guess but I'm not going to plug that in yet I do want to try the centrifugal fan  because that has a Hub in it now I'm a bit worried about the centrifugal fan because it looks like  there's going to be some clearance issues between it and the controller top hat I don't think  they're gonna be cross compatible which is kind of shocking considering that the two accessories are  made by the same company I don't know I feel like they should probably work together hmmokay clips into place nicely and it looks frankly wild at this point yeah I think I'm just gonna use  the cooler because the problem with the controller top hat is that the cable comes out of the bottom  here which means I can't even just cut the back Wings off to make it fit with the centrifugal  cooler so unfortunately I'm not going to be able to use both of them which means so far  the only two things that haven't worked together were by the same company oh wait I forgot to add  these actual LED light strips to the inside which means I've got to take the side panels off againthank youso I guess now we need to fire up this monstrosity and see what it looks like  I'm excited to see these RGB stickers light up because that's definitely going to happenwait aren't these lights supposed to be RGB and not just static white oh there we go there is an  RGB button that's better which means it's finally time to admire the magnificence of our creation  up   foreignfrom its magnificent Beauty even after a short gaming session it became clear that noise was  not a strong suit it sounds a bit like having an air conditioner running on the table next to meI also can't really get over the lady's face that's staring up at me the whole time from  the controller it feels Sinister somehow I don't know oh and for what it's worth  I tested the controller charge stand thing and it charges the controller so there you  go and with that thank you for watching this very stupid video If you enjoyed it consider  subscribing to the channel and even if you didn't enjoy it 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