Game Boy Advance SP IPS Modified Shell

I bought the Blue Raspberry shell and the Golden Sun(?) buttons for a Zero Suit Samus themed SP. Worked like a charm. I also bought a set of glow membranes not realizing that the clear shells already come with some... BUT. Even closed, the glow in the dark effect is awesome. Can't lose your SP in a dark room if you've had it open. The only sucker about it is the screw holes might need a wee bit of trimming. Didn't bother with the included screws. You already have an original set...

I love these shells. I have made over 17 different SPs over the course of my hobby making them for others. These shells are very durable, look amazing, and last a long time if you take care of them. Will definitely buy more!

gud 10/10
screen and buttons from hhl as well.

Just upgraded my AGS-001 with the IPS Backlit LCD Kit V2 display and Clear shell. My SP looks gorgeous now. As mentioned by other reviewers, the only problem I have is that the buttons that came with the shell, mainly the AB buttons, can be twisted out of alignment causing the buttons to be stuck in the 'pressed' position. Possible solutions that I can think of are: (1) Make the grooves in the shell deeper (2) Make the tabs on the buttons taller to avoid clearing the shell grooves (3) The bottom of the buttons and top of the membrane are too smooth allowing them to slide on each other. Any adjustments to any or all of these would make the shell the best in the market.

Great replacement shell that can hold everything in place nice and snug. I do wish they came with padding for the display, but easy enough to fix with some thin foam.

I ordered the Solid White color. It is not what I'd call Solid White. It has a bit of a sparkle to it and I think Pearl would be a better color description. This isn't a bad thing, I think the actual look might hide flaws better.

The feel of it is okay. It feels a bit cheap honestly. It doesn't have the same solid feel that an OEM shell does. The light from the power LED shines through the shell in a way that it doesn't on the original.

All of the screws to assemble it are included. There's three copper colored screws to attach the board, those screws seem fine. The rest of the screws that hold the shell together are so so. The screw holes don't seem to be threaded and the hole in the top of the screw is very shallow and prone to stripping. Be careful with these screws. I got it together but it was a bit of a struggle.

Moving on to the "IPS" ready aspect of this shell. This shell fits the Funny Playing IPS mod perfectly. It's basically perfect for that. I also tried inserting the Cloud Store IPS mod. That one does not fit great. You'll have to use tape or something to hold the screen in place. Personally, I vastly prefer the FunnyPlaying install to the Cloud either way.

There's one other thing I want to touch on. The battery compartment is slightly bigger than the OEM shell. If you try to use the Makho Battery mod it won't hold in place the same way it would in an OEM shell.

Overall, it does work. You can get a cool color shell. I'm giving it 4 stars because a "cheap" shell is still nicer than a damaged OEM one and it does save you having to cut an OEM shell to fit an IPS. Overall it does it's job.