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Change the look and feel of the Xbox 360 controllers

Change the look and feel of the Xbox 360 controllers
Hi there! A simple and very affordable way to change the feel of the analog sticks on the xbox 360 controllers!
 
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This is very very simple:

1) An xbox 360 controller
2) And old pair of headphones, I used the hands free that come bundled with and old nokia phone
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38 comments
Feb 21, 2009. 5:50 PMrobots199 says:
Now if only there was a way to keep your hands from sweating on a hot day while playing xbox
Feb 28, 2009. 5:28 PMfraggature says:
Just buy a cheap aircon unit, and sit it in your window, no need to have it instaled, just make sure it won't fall out.
Mar 14, 2009. 8:01 AMrobots199 says:
I said hands not the whole body
Mar 29, 2009. 11:55 AMgirrrrrrr2 says:
didnt they have a controller for a normal 360 that had fans in the hand gripping parts... idk if they worked or not... but they could help...
Jul 20, 2011. 9:06 AMnubabuba says:
but it is for the xbox360
Jul 20, 2011. 9:05 AMnubabuba says:
yes they do. i actually plan on buying one.
Mar 29, 2009. 2:12 PMrobots199 says:
Why microsoft, Why could you drop this awsome idea.
Mar 21, 2011. 9:15 AMNatNoBrains says:
They didn't, a independant company sells them.
Apr 2, 2009. 3:51 PMgirrrrrrr2 says:
it wasnt microsoft it was someone else... i think it was someone like madcatz... i did a quick google search and it came up with the nyko airflow... if you really had an urge for it you could get one from the original xbox and modify it to work with the new ones...
May 25, 2009. 7:13 PMzs says:
i know they had those for ps2 but im not sure about xbox or 360
Jun 4, 2009. 3:43 PMgirrrrrrr2 says:
maybe take the ps2 controller and then take the fans out and put them into the 360 controller... if i had more money i would do it myself... but such is the burden of being 17 w/o a drivers license....
Mar 10, 2010. 1:16 PMvandal1138 says:
Or you could obtain 3M HFE-9006 and just jam your hands and controller down in there. It'll evaporate fast but will keep your hands crispy cool and it isn't a conductor so it won't fry your controller! BTW it only costs about $600 a gallon...
Aug 10, 2010. 12:37 PMgirrrrrrr2 says:
Yeah or get a controller and place fans in it...
Aug 12, 2010. 5:11 AMvandal1138 says:
Slacker. Stop aiming for the middle.
Mar 15, 2009. 2:46 AMfraggature says:
I use my aircon to stop my hands getting sweaty, then again I usually start sweating before my hands do....
Mar 15, 2009. 7:19 AMrobots199 says:
Hehehe
Mar 17, 2009. 5:47 AMfraggature says:
Such is the burder of living in Aus :(
Feb 21, 2009. 5:50 PMrobots199 says:
good job though 5/5 stars
Feb 22, 2009. 6:43 AMrobots199 says:
You are welcome
Apr 7, 2010. 9:24 AMliltheo25 says:
liltheo25 xbox live play me any mod maps send it to me
Jan 8, 2010. 6:57 PMchickenputty says:
Ironically none of my headphones have these. I fail.
Jan 31, 2010. 5:54 PMsharkstun97 says:
 me too
Jan 27, 2010. 9:45 AMzayyaf90 says:
 sweet !! .. 
thanks .. will try it out .. 
Sep 17, 2009. 9:24 AMjackatronix says:
This is a very short but interesting Instructable good idea
Dec 29, 2008. 8:03 PMjackbravo says:
the link at the end of the instructable doesn't work. You need to remove the last ) or do something else.
Dec 29, 2008. 8:50 PM21GeeOff21 says:
or just put a space between the link and the )
Dec 29, 2008. 9:50 PM21GeeOff21 says:
and ive added the covers to my controller i like
Jan 14, 2009. 8:45 PM21GeeOff21 says:
i had some gray ones that perfectly matched the original gray on the thumbsticks my friend picked up my controller to use and didnt notice the covers i saw him starring at the controller for like 45 seconds before he asked why it felt weird
Feb 18, 2009. 10:07 PMmitchell931993 says:
on occasion after playing on a hot day the thumb sticks get kinda sweaty, this might be my solution. does it change feed back or sensitivity etc?
Aug 14, 2009. 12:17 PMWazzuplol says:
when i read this i tried it immeditly and now it looks way cooler :D ! THNX !!!
Jul 16, 2009. 4:46 PMalbylovesscience says:
wont they like rip if you play very intense games of gears of war 2
Jun 1, 2009. 1:29 PMShut Up Now says:
i will try this. my zune headphones came with a couple colors of sponges if i remember right.

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