How to Fix Broken Bumpers on Elite Series 2 Xbox Controller (2024 FIX!)

What You'll Need:

- knife
- isopropyl alcohol 97% or higher
- tweezers
- confidence

Goodluck, and get back to slaying!

EDIT: there are wires in the controller on the left side. If you’re opening with a knife, be careful not to cut those. Comments suggest buying a tool on Amazon.

UPDATE: August 2023, I have had to redo this process one time since making the video, but my controller is still working fine as of writing this. Hope it works for all of you too!

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[YouMe-tjhv]

Still works in 2024 great video thank you 🙏

[benjohnson]

this actually worked… To my absolute astonishment it actually worked. You saved me so much money and frustration. He needs a hero medal from the president.

[mando]

Dude I cannot thank you enough, I’d already been through 1 series 2. You saved me like 150 bucks ❤️

[daawesomepredator]

Update: March 20, 2023
This still does work even though at first I thought it didn’t work. After putting rubbing alcohol on the bumper, I clicked on it multiple times as said but my LB was still not working properly. I’m using it after like 6 hours and now it works perfectly. If it doesn’t work at first, relax and let the rubbing alcohol fully dry. Hope this helps

[yingjunhu]

Holy shxt this saved my life. I've already changed one via warranty but the right bumper stopped working just after a month and I've been living with it for almost a year until I find this. Absolutely killing it!

[trevorcollett]

The warranty expired a week before my bumper stopped working. I was losing my mind trying to basically punch it to get it to work. Finally decided to try to fix it myself with this video. I used 70%, pressed RB for like 5 minutes and sprayed some canned air on it and pressed it for another couple minutes. Instantly works. Thank you

[dopemojo]

You saved the day dude... it's the first time I've ever had issues with the bumpers on an Elite... much appreciated, this fixed it right up!

[spicypickle]

Holy cow this helped so much! I ended up folding the plastic trifold so there would be a bit more leverage for the bumper to lift entirely off the button itself. Now I can ping to a location in apex without saying I spotted an enemy 😂

[rallaxy]

Thank you for this video! You saved the day! I've been through one Elite controller already because of a right bumper issue where it worked only 10% of the time. Now both are fixed 🥳

[stevenwhite]

Short, precise, informative and most of all, it works! Dude you're a legend, saving people loadsa money/time ❤ thank you 👍

[jeffreylapan]

You’re incredible, this fix saved me buying a whole new controller. Might have cracked my faceplate a little but that’s way better than spending $200 on a whole new controller lmao

[andrewknaff]

Just did this on an elite 2 that had a left bumper that wouldn’t register about 30% of the time. I haven’t tested it extensively yet, but at the moment it appears to have completely fixed the problem. Thanks for the video!

[dannysoulchild]

Insane. Was done in 5mins. My RB was so damn bad and feels like new now. Thank you so much!

[ercussio]

Pro tip: use a thin, plastic butter knife between the knife and the grey metal parts to avoid scuffing the metal.
Thanks for the video--it worked perfectly! I was so worried when my bumper was not responding well!

[Mattserpiece]

Update: 3 months later, my bumper is still working perfectly! 🙌🏻

[carlosmuela]

I ended up using 70% alcohol and still did the job appreciate the content

[dustingray]

Great video. Just a tip for anyone else who has tried this fix and it DID NOT work, there are tiny brackets just under the boxes connected to the white buttons that sometimes get bent down. I had to use a butter knife to gently push up on the bottom of the box and it fixed it. Again, this is for those of us who can’t fix it with the alcohol.

[joe_k]

Absolutely PHENOMENAL method. I was honestly not trustworthy in this video due to there being so many out here like this. But I can say with 100% certainty it worked!

Just follow the video and it should work. Thanks a lot!

[jpark]

Thsnk you for the video. You saved me another $85. My first controller shoulder bumpers died and it was out of warranty so i opted for their $85 replacement.

The replacement left bumper went out and it doesn't show a warranty for the replacement. Your video saved me from having to buy a replacement for the replacement.

[maridaudran]

The iFixit tool kit came in handy here, I have seen people do this and leave pry marks on the plastic. This worked well though, my son's controller button wasnt working and works again after following these steps. Thank you. You just saved us from buying a new controller.