I have some OG shells (mostly glacier I think) harvested from old GBAs. The third party shells are okay if you want a fancy colour but I always use OG buttons and the battery covers are always a bit flimsy.
I thought for sure I wrote something about knowing that I wanted the original buttons at least but rereading my post I guess I didnāt. So glad you said this.
How easy would it be for me to switch out the shell afterwards? As in does any of the work you do get attached to it in a way that shouldnāt be changed around without risk of breaking it? Why canāt I just be a normal person and just pick a color. ( ._.)
Itās a no brainer really, third party buttons arenāt great 
Nothing gets attached as such but thereās a fair bit of the case that gets trimmed off, so youād need to trim whatever case youād want to swap it to.
Does this mod negate the need for a brightness switch? (If all you want is a nice bright screen)
Results in the brightest screen possible, and a consistent and more energy efficient battery drain.
One issue Iāve always had with backlit modded gbas is that the LED has a habit of switching to red and back frequently. Doesnāt happen with a voltage regulator
Just FYI I purchased from this seller last year and received the unit back with the backlight mod not installed. I messaged him saying Iād like to send it back and have it fixed and he denied it. I left negative feedback and he contacted eBay somehow and got the negative removed.
That sucks, I just ordered from the HK seller about an hour ago, too.
Mine arrived today, Iāll be checking it out when I get home from work later tonight. I forgot to grab some games for it, so Iāll try to do that this week.
Iām actually pretty impressed! The sender included Fire Red, which was nice. Iām not into Pokemon, but at least I had something to test. The screen looks great. I donāt remember the GBA d-pad and buttons being soā¦ mushy, but itās been maybe 10 years since Iāve held one and during play it isnāt really a big deal. I didnāt request special buttons, just a clear black shell.
It got here relatively quick, the build feels good and the screen looks great, so Iām happy.
Nice! Pics please 
Looking good!
Mine arrived today. Iām less than impressed about the plastics quality, notably the battery trap door which fits loosely. There seem to be a problem with the speaker cable, as twisting the console can make the sound to stop or start. The seller should have taken the 30 seconds needed to adjust the pot, thatās just silly. Oh, and the L and R triggers donāt work.
Bummer. Sorry to hear that
Almost had a heart attack then - I thought I was reading New002ās post and assumed it was the GBA I sold him thatās out for delivery today. Sure as hell had none of those issues when I sent it!
Was reading it and wondering what the hell was going on
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Iām more excited for the mail than Steve and Blue.
Exactly, but MORE EXCITED.
Huh, no sound issues on my end, but it hadnāt occurred to me to try and twist the console in any way. Canāt speak to the plastic quality, but it feels fine to me. My flash cart arrives today so Iāll definitely be spending more time with it later today.