GuliKit KingKong 2 Pro Face Buttons Replacement

Written By: Dominik Schnabelrauch

Comments: 14

GuliKit KingKong 2 Pro Face Buttons Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

30 - 45 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to replace all or individual face buttons on your GuliKit KingKong 2 Pro controller.

The disassembly procedure to remove the face buttons is more or less the same for all the different buttons. However, if you only want to remove or replace the thumbsticks, follow this guide instead.

Tools

Step 1

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 11 mm-long screws securing the back cover.

Hi, do you know what size screw is used for the outer portion? mine is stripped and i need to buy a new one

Kevin Dimas -

What you should use is a PH #0 Screwdriver, not a PH #00

Yamatoklok -

PH0 for me to, NOT PH00 !!

Pietro Pizzi -

Step 2

The back cover of the GuliKit Kingkong 2 Pro is held in place by plastic clips.
Insert an opening pick into the gap between the front assembly and the back cover at the bottom edge of the controller.
Tilt your opening pick downwards to widen the gap.

Step 3

Insert an opening pick into the gap between the front assembly and the back cover at the outside of the right controller handle.
Slide the opening pick along the gap to separate the front assembly from the back cover.

Step 4

Insert an opening pick into the gap between the front assembly and the back cover at the outside of the left controller handle.
Slide the opening pick along the gap to separate the front assembly from the back cover.

Step 5

Separate the back cover from the front assembly and remove it.

Step 6

It's not mandatory to remove the two vibration motors to remove the mainboard assembly. However, other repairs become much easier with the motors removed. If you want to leave the motors in place, you can jump straight to step 9.
Pull on the connectors themselves and not the cables to avoid damaging them.
Use the point of a spudger to disconnect the right vibration motor by pushing the connector straight out of its socket.
If you can't disconnect the vibration motor with a spudger, use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to pull the connector out of its socket.

Step 7

Use the point of a spudger to disconnect the left vibration motor by pushing the connector straight out of its socket.

Step 8

Remove the vibration motors by lifting them out of the controller housing.

Step 9

Use a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the interconnect cable's ZIF connector.

Step 10

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to disconnect the interconnect cable by pulling the cable straight out of the connector.

Step 11

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screws securing the mainboard assembly:
Four 7.8 mm-long screws.
Two 11 mm-long screws.

In my controller this screws are PH1 not PH00.

And in my controller revision they are Silver.

Pietro Pizzi - 12/06/23

Step 12

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to remove the metal shield from the mainboard assembly.

Step 13

Remove the mainboard assembly by lifting it out of the controller housing.

I highly recommend pulling off the joystick caps before removing this board, since the joysticky get caught on the other board. Alternatively, one can carefully slide back the mainboard, then unscrew and remove the triggers. Then the mainboard can be lifted up very easily. Accessing the trigger screws is a little tricky this way though.

Sebastian Jost -

Step 14

Take care not to puncture the battery with your tool—a punctured battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a fire.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the single 7.8 mm-long screw securing the battery frame.

In my case, again, the PH1.

Pietro Pizzi -

Step 15

Free the battery frame by lifting it off the plastic pins holding it in place.

Step 16

Pull on the connectors themselves and not the cables to avoid damaging them.
Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to disconnect the battery connector by pulling it straight out of its socket.
Remove the battery and its frame from the controller housing.

Step 17

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 7.8 mm-long screws securing the triggers.

Again, the PH1.

Pietro Pizzi -

Step 18

Use your fingers to lift the left trigger off its bracket.
Remove the left trigger.

Step 19

Repeat the previous procedure and lift the right trigger off its bracket to remove it.

Step 20

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 7.8 mm-long screws securing the daughterboard.

Again, the PH1.

Pietro Pizzi -

Step 21

Remove the daughterboard by lifting it out of the controller housing.

Step 22

If you're replacing the directional pad or the menu and home buttons, follow the steps in order. If not, use the links below to skip to the corresponding steps:
A, B, X and Y mechanical buttons
Bumpers
Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to lift the grey rubber padding off the directional pad.

Step 23

Use a pair of tweezers to lift the menu or home button out of its recess in the controller housing.

Step 24

Use a pair of tweezers to lift the directional pad out of its recess in the controller housing.

Step 25

Use your fingers to lift the bumpers off their brackets in the controller housing and remove them.

Step 26

Use a pair of tweezers to lift the desired mechanical button out of its recess in the controller housing.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Author

Dominik Schnabelrauch

Member since: 23/11/16

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6 comments

I want to change the A, B, X, Y buttons on my controller to the Xbox controller configuration.

Are each of the buttons different heights?.. Do I need to buy replacement buttons that are specifically the Xbox controller configuration style for the King Kong Pro 2?

Thanks in advance.

Charlie -

Yep, they are all different heights. If you look on GuliKits website it shows them being different heights.

https://www.gulikit.com/productinfo/8519...

Nissan Uddin -

I want to change the A, B, X, Y buttons on my controller to the Xbox controller configuration.

Are each of the buttons different heights?.. Do I need to buy replacement buttons that are specifically the Xbox controller configuration style for the King Kong Pro 2?

Thanks in advance.

Owen Gibson -

Yep, they are all different heights. If you look on GuliKits website it shows them being different heights.

https://www.gulikit.com/productinfo/8519...

They sell replacement keycaps.

Nissan Uddin -

This guide is very convoluted and adds about 25 steps to a one-step procedure. Example image from gulikit

One of the features of the King Kong 2 Pro that they advertise with the replacement buttons is that they include a pair of tweezers to take the buttons out of the face of the controller

That's it, it's one step.

Kenneth Spicer -

Hi Kenneth,
you‘re right. You can change the button caps in one step by using tweezers. However in this guide you see how you can replace the mechanical button of the A,B,X & Y button and not only the cap.

Dominik Schnabelrauch -