PiBoy DMG Bumpers+ (REAL Shoulder Buttons)

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**Bumpers+** is a set of full-fledged shoulder buttons for ExperimentalPi's popular _Raspberry Pi-powered DIY handheld_, the **PiBoy DMG**. **Mission:** Replace the PiBoy's original L and R buttons—which are _discrete but painful_—with real bumpers that feel **clicky, responsive, and comfortable to use**. You can decide for yourself if that mission was accomplished -- check it out! After three days of brainstorming and designing, then a cycle of prototyping, tweaking, and testing, a satisfactory bumper button was finally created. _Special thanks to ExperimentalPi for providing the original button STL. Without it, the design process would easily have taken many more days!_ ----------------- ### Bumpers+ are easy to install with minimal post-processing: **SETUP** 1. Print the parts (in the proper orientation) and ensure all parts' surfaces are flat and smooth 2. Unscrew and remove the PiBoy DMG back shell 3. Unscrew and remove the stock bumper buttons, and keep the screws handy. You'll need them **INSTALL** 1. Take the back shell and grab a bumper. From the outside of the shell, properly orient the bumper over its corresponding **bumper gap** in the shell. _Note: The bumper has two ends, a narrower end and a wider end. The **narrower** end should always be the one closest to the left or right edge of the back shell._ 2. With the bumper's backside facing in, shift the back of the bumper into its **bumper gap** by a few millimeters. The bumper's back slot should align with the upper edge of the **bumper gap**. 2. Apply firm upward force on the bumper piece to snap it into place. It should hang somewhat loosely from the shell's edge 3. Repeat **INSTALL steps 1 - 3** for the other bumper 4. Install the printed security bracket into the back shell, just behind the two bumpers. The screw holes should line up with the OG bumpers' screw posts, with the bracket's two rectangular "lock tabs" protruding from the top edge. 5. Secure both ends of the security bracket with the two bracket screws from **SETUP step 3**. 6. Reassemble the back shell as normal~ **YOU GET: BUMPERS+ !!**