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Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Ace25 on January 15, 2003, 01:03:00 PM

been a while..

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: HDTV MAN on January 15, 2003, 01:19:00 PM

 

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: ty1er on January 15, 2003, 03:09:00 PM

wow, nice man.

i think that i might concider this mod just to add some extra cooling to let heat out the top.

nice job!!


bump
-ty1er

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Majinbuu on January 18, 2003, 08:29:00 PM

I will soon take a pic of my box, its mod is a blue power led and 8 superbright led's in th circle around the jewel on the slanted border. Do you see what i mean? Consider doing a ring around your jewel in Green led's.  just drill 8 symetrical holes and glue the led through the hole with a clear epoxy then wire in series.

buu

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Troy^ on January 18, 2003, 09:38:00 PM

id like to see ur mod majuin boo

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: tupac on March 06, 2003, 03:30:00 PM

i think the coolest thing is the paint job, i used to have kkatfish's blue flame skins, but i took it off, painted the X white with black speckles all over it, then put the flame skin back on and spray painted blue flames with some white and black speckles on it.  the eject/power board i left with the rest of kkatfish's skin
too bad i don't have a camera...i want to show it off...    

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Troy^ on June 14, 2003, 05:56:00 PM

nice job Ace25. i got a dremel but what bit did u use to make the holes along the cover it looks awesome and lots more air flow

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Bootlegger on June 14, 2003, 06:10:00 PM

Looks good and unique.  Keep up the good work.

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: XshadowZxX on June 14, 2003, 06:28:00 PM

cold cathode lites are 55 DOLLARS !!!!!!!!!!!! can u give me a pic of one im probably looking at a wrong one.

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: snoopdoug1 on June 14, 2003, 06:46:00 PM

 Linky dinky would be great

I'm thinkin' I might try this, except I'd polish the jewel and get a blue cathode w/ a clear jewel... I think it'd be neat

Great mod!

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Ace25 on November 27, 2002, 10:51:00 AM

Here is mine.. now your turn..
(IMG:http://link.freepichosting.com/image.cgi/11073/0.jpg)
(IMG:http://link.freepichosting.com/image.cgi/11073/2.jpg)

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: hevnsnt on November 27, 2002, 11:20:00 AM

can't see pics?

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: lil killer on November 27, 2002, 11:43:00 AM

thats awesome. How did u do that?

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: RIPDOTCOM on November 27, 2002, 12:24:00 PM

cold cathode :) sweet.

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: cONEction on November 27, 2002, 02:51:00 PM

nice job, cant you guys make some kind of turtorial doing this stuff or a list of needed tools,
some of us including me are very noob in casemodding  

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: rooicity on November 27, 2002, 11:38:00 PM

How the hell did you place those lights ?
I've done some research but when i want to place those lights i need some room on the place where my HD and DVD-player racket is placed. What did you do with them.

Can you show an inside pic of your Xbox ( without the cover ) ?

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: KazuyaWaruasobi on November 28, 2002, 11:36:00 PM

Methinks he had some fun with a dremel.

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: rooicity on November 29, 2002, 12:31:00 AM

Me thinks that i can see the motherboard so where the hell did his Harddrive go ?

Pleaze ACE25 -> Can you post a picture without the cover ?                                    

This post has been edited by rooicity: Nov 29 2002, 08:32 AM

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: FABZ on November 29, 2002, 07:08:00 AM

yep, i dont think there is a hard drive or a dvd drive in there. It looks good but does it work, hehe.

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Gackt on November 29, 2002, 08:46:00 AM

Maybe the lights are between the case plastic and the metallic sheet.

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: dsswarehouse on November 30, 2002, 12:18:00 PM

That shit is tight son

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Gruce on November 30, 2002, 03:32:00 PM

I love it, do the lights turn on when the Xbox does or do you have to do it manully?

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: LiquidCell on December 01, 2002, 08:32:00 AM

im doin this same thing, better get another fan or two in that box though :D

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Ace25 on December 01, 2002, 02:45:00 PM

Hehehe.. ya, the DVD-Rom and hard drive (120gig) are still in there. I took out the metal sheilding on the lid and put the light in diagnally. The center indiglo stays lit up all the time, and the cold cathode light comes on when its on. I dont know what a pic on the inside in going to tell you, just a light sitting diagnally across the hard drive and DVD-Rom..

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: rooicity on December 01, 2002, 03:04:00 PM

Thanx Ace25 ... i thought it wouldn't fit between the top and the HD/DVD player even if you removed the metal shielding on the lit.

I am going to give it a shot soon but i am trying to find a blue Cold Cathode Light.
You used a 30cm ?

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: rooicity on December 01, 2002, 04:09:00 PM

We use the metric system so i was able to find a 30 cm and i think it would just fit when i move it diagonally in the xbox.
Any expert here in the conversion of inches to centimeters ?

12" = 30 cm

i guess ...

But another thing ... i am quit a newb according to casemodding.
The guy told me i just needed a CCL ( Cold Cathode Light ) and an inverter.
The inverter could be connected to a powersuply cable like is used for the HD and DVDplayer.

Am i correct or way off ?

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: rooicity on December 02, 2002, 01:31:00 PM

Just removed the jewel from my case....
Going to polish it some more next ....

Still thinking about LED's or Cold Cathode ....

Can't decide ...

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: knowledgeiv on December 02, 2002, 03:33:00 PM

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: knowledgeiv on December 02, 2002, 03:43:00 PM

QUOTE (Gackt @ Dec 2 2002, 09:25 PM)

1 inch = 2,54 cm I really do not understand that inch/foot/mile, etc... system, sounds very stupid concerning practicity.

                                    Yes, it's not very practical, but this is what our country has grew up on.  An attempt was made some years ago to switch over to the metric system, but it didn't go over too well.  Speaking as an engineer, I do these unit conversions everyday and I have gotten use to them, but my life would be a lot easier with the metric system.

Although, it is unfair to call the system stupid; it's just different.  And if you were to live in the US, everyday things make more sense in the British system.  This is why we haven't changed.

I do find it somewhat humorous that it is the US and one other third world country that still use this system.

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Ace25 on December 02, 2002, 03:52:00 PM

For me, I grew up using the "f'd" up system.. and I still hate it.. I could never understand how someone had the bright idea to split a measurement into 1/12ths instead of 1/10ths like the metric system. Then, to have others say.. "That's a good idea, I think we should make that our standard measurement system" has dumbfounded me... I have never liked the American measurement system. I would much prefer metric worldwide. Then again, I also have a problem with so many languages in the world.. why can't we all speak one? And no, I do not think "English" should be the default language... it is too screwed up.. there are better one already in use.. just can't back that up myself, not a language major, but have heard it soooo many times that English is one of the most f'd up languages on the planet.

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: the_Watchers_eye on December 04, 2002, 12:07:00 PM

hey ace25 was wondering what did you use to cut those slits in the top of the case?

Nice mod, would look cool to have it, any ideas on changing the front green light where you press the button to eject the dvd tray?

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: Ace25 on December 04, 2002, 02:19:00 PM

I used this.. I have not changed out the front LED yet, I looked at it briefly when installing the power button mod, but did not see an easy way to get to the LED. Obviosly there is a way, probably easy, I just did not see it when I looked. I never got into the LED phase.. I started directly with the cold cathodes.. I like them better.. the LEDs are just to intense sometimes.. I know you can get dimmer ones, but it is still one point of light. Never interested me personally.. oh well.. have fun, hopefully someone else can answer how to replace the eject LED, or just take off the plate the hides it, after that, installing should be easy.

Title: Finally, The Correct Place For My Mod!
Post by: rooicity on December 04, 2002, 02:41:00 PM

I removed the jewel from my xbox so i can look inside it when the cover is on it but if i hadn't see your pictures ace25 i would never guessed that it would be possible to put a Cold Cathode in the small space between the cover and HD/DVD ...

Thinking about LED's now because i am not really interested in making holes in my cover so the CCL would not come to it's full potential with only the jewel to shine through ...

About switching the LED's on the front ...

Chuckles & TheBoz MOD excellent manual ...