Can I replace the black plastic strip of a joycon?

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Hi the plastic strip (the bit that connects to the side rail on a switch console) has broken on a joycon. Is there a way to replace it? I don't know what that part is called so I'm struggling to find it on youtube.
 

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Hi the plastic strip (the bit that connects to the side rail on a switch console) has broken on a joycon. Is there a way to replace it? I don't know what that part is called so I'm struggling to find it on youtube.
They will show up if you search joycon rail om AliExpress, just make sure you don't accidentally get the metal part that goes in the Switch.
You can buy them without the small parts like the buttons, light guides, and flex PCBs, it's a bit cheaper, but they're so cheap anyway may as well save the extra hassle and buy the fully assembled rail so it's plug & play. Moving over the latch/spring and light guides is a bit annoying..

What is broken exactly? Is it the plastic latch that holds the Joycon in place until you press the eject button? There are metal replacements available for those.
 
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What is broken exactly? Is it the plastic latch that holds the Joycon in place until you press the eject button? There are metal replacements available for those.
Careful with those - in case of a fall, the original plastic latches can limit the damage to the joycon and may save the console. But if you never drop it, metal ones are great.
 
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Careful with those - in case of a fall, the original plastic latches can limit the damage to the joycon and may save the console. But if you never drop it, metal ones are great.
So they say, but I've yet to see anybody who actually had damage caused as a result of using metal latches.

The rails on the Switch are solidly screwed in so there is not much chance even from a hard fall that they could be ripped out of the Switch and cause damage to the mainboard even if you have metal latches. If the rails were otherwise damaged on the console side it's a cheap and easy replacement. It's even easier to replace/repair the rails on the console side than the JoyCon side. A worthy tradeoff to not need to worry about a single drop from a low height breaking the latches.
 
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