Project: Paradigm 100% Complete - Final Pics!
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Project: Paradigm 100% Complete - Final Pics!
Well, it's christmas, everything is closed, so i can't buy paint or plexi for Endorphin, and my family is in christmas mode (i don't celebrate christmas so i need to keep myself busy). So, what do i do, i mod something ELSE!! Woohoo!!
So, this afternoon i grabbed one of my 360s and pulled it apart. Here's the top cover:
Inside:
All masked up and ready for some love. Say hello to my little friend!
Almost done cutting:
Alrighty, panel out:
Now it's all down to lots and lots of sanding...
Sanding done:
A quick test fit:
Excuse the two random wires and masking tape in the 360. Those are wires i've soldered onto the underside of the board for 5V power source.
What i needed now was the window. This is the plexi i'll be using for the window.
Don't worry, it's transparent plexi, it just has a blue protective film over it. I didn't bother cutting that plexi to size just yet because i first want to cut a nice window border like i did here with Endorphin's side panel:
I'll probably only get to do that next week though when everything opens
Anyway, 360 back together:
And back on it's place
I have a few goodies on their way to me from china. I ordered them just before i went on holiday, so they should be here any day now. I ordered some replacement rear fans, an LED lighting setup... err... can't remember what else
So, this afternoon i grabbed one of my 360s and pulled it apart. Here's the top cover:
Inside:
All masked up and ready for some love. Say hello to my little friend!
Almost done cutting:
Alrighty, panel out:
Now it's all down to lots and lots of sanding...
Sanding done:
A quick test fit:
Excuse the two random wires and masking tape in the 360. Those are wires i've soldered onto the underside of the board for 5V power source.
What i needed now was the window. This is the plexi i'll be using for the window.
Don't worry, it's transparent plexi, it just has a blue protective film over it. I didn't bother cutting that plexi to size just yet because i first want to cut a nice window border like i did here with Endorphin's side panel:
I'll probably only get to do that next week though when everything opens
Anyway, 360 back together:
And back on it's place
I have a few goodies on their way to me from china. I ordered them just before i went on holiday, so they should be here any day now. I ordered some replacement rear fans, an LED lighting setup... err... can't remember what else
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WOW, this is gonna be another awesome mod to look forward to...
you thinking of going with the XBOX color scheme with the LED's and stuff? or gonna choose your own?
now if only you could do one of those neat 'screwless' window mods... would look pretty 'clean' with no visible screws and just the window in place...
you thinking of going with the XBOX color scheme with the LED's and stuff? or gonna choose your own?
now if only you could do one of those neat 'screwless' window mods... would look pretty 'clean' with no visible screws and just the window in place...
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Thanks guys!
I have yet to decide on a colour scheme, but i don't think i'll be sticking with the default X360 theme...
Anyway, update time!
I started with the HDD enclosure today. So, we all know what the HDD looks like in it's default form:
After opening it up, i pulled the top piece apart from everything else, and then I masked it up:
Almost done cutting:
Done sanding. Just have to make the edges smoother:
Now, the 360 HDD enclosure has a nice chrome side:
That fits like this:
But that little bridge in the middle is in the way, so it needed to go:
All done, no plexi yet though:
And then, finished!! All pimped out with a nice 1.5mm clear plexi window
I just need to get rid of that "Warranty" sticker on the HDD...
I'm gonna be lighting the inside of that enclosure with a bunch of blue LEDs, which i'll start working on now.
That's it, hope you guys like it!
Regards
Ettienne
No, i don't THINK so...Off-The-Chart wrote:you thinking of going with the XBOX color scheme with the LED's and stuff? or gonna choose your own?
I have yet to decide on a colour scheme, but i don't think i'll be sticking with the default X360 theme...
Anyway, update time!
I started with the HDD enclosure today. So, we all know what the HDD looks like in it's default form:
After opening it up, i pulled the top piece apart from everything else, and then I masked it up:
Almost done cutting:
Done sanding. Just have to make the edges smoother:
Now, the 360 HDD enclosure has a nice chrome side:
That fits like this:
But that little bridge in the middle is in the way, so it needed to go:
All done, no plexi yet though:
And then, finished!! All pimped out with a nice 1.5mm clear plexi window
I just need to get rid of that "Warranty" sticker on the HDD...
I'm gonna be lighting the inside of that enclosure with a bunch of blue LEDs, which i'll start working on now.
That's it, hope you guys like it!
Regards
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nice... I see you did that 'no screw' thing with the hdd window... how exactly do they do that?
or am I seeing wrong? is that window actually 'in place with the hole, or is it behind it?
or am I seeing wrong? is that window actually 'in place with the hole, or is it behind it?
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Expoy or silcone to stick it but it takes about 24hours to fully dry but its worth the wait and you also goto use g clamps to hold the to parts together if i'm not mistakenOff-The-Chart wrote:nice... I see you did that 'no screw' thing with the hdd window... how exactly do they do that?
or am I seeing wrong? is that window actually 'in place with the hole, or is it behind it?
DJV am i wright about the glue and can it be used because i use these glues and it works fine
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You're right fiber, but that window isn't FLUSH mounted, it's behind the hole.
I redid the window last night though. I cut a piece of plexi to EXACTLY the size and shape of the hole, except i made is SLIGHTLY bigger, and then forced in into the hole. Noe it's a flush mount window. I'll post pics later
I redid the window last night though. I cut a piece of plexi to EXACTLY the size and shape of the hole, except i made is SLIGHTLY bigger, and then forced in into the hole. Noe it's a flush mount window. I'll post pics later
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Update.
I wasn't happy with the HDD window. So i decided to make a flush mount window. This way, instead of having the hole in the cover with a piece of plexi INSIDE, you have a piece of plexi SLIGHTLY larger than the hole, which is then FORCED into the hole and the result is a window that's FLUSH with the cover. It looks a million times better:
Then it was time to get some LED goodness going. So, i took out the HDDs cables:
I needed these two:
Yellow is 5V, black is ground. Wires stripped:
Then after testing with a multimeter, i quickly soldered on an LED just to make sure:
Success. So, after removing that LED, i made these:
I also soldered on a resistor:
Glued the LEDs in place:
Once that was done, all i had to do was put it all together. All done:
Lights off:
Not too bad if i must say so myself!
Now i need to change the LEDs on the ROL (Ring of light) ASAP. The green doesn't exactly go with the blue in the HDD.
Let me know what you guys think.
Regards
Ett
I wasn't happy with the HDD window. So i decided to make a flush mount window. This way, instead of having the hole in the cover with a piece of plexi INSIDE, you have a piece of plexi SLIGHTLY larger than the hole, which is then FORCED into the hole and the result is a window that's FLUSH with the cover. It looks a million times better:
Then it was time to get some LED goodness going. So, i took out the HDDs cables:
I needed these two:
Yellow is 5V, black is ground. Wires stripped:
Then after testing with a multimeter, i quickly soldered on an LED just to make sure:
Success. So, after removing that LED, i made these:
I also soldered on a resistor:
Glued the LEDs in place:
Once that was done, all i had to do was put it all together. All done:
Lights off:
Not too bad if i must say so myself!
Now i need to change the LEDs on the ROL (Ring of light) ASAP. The green doesn't exactly go with the blue in the HDD.
Let me know what you guys think.
Regards
Ett
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man now that looks awesome...
so there is quite some space between the hdd and the covering then after you removed that bridge? what LED's, 5 or 3?
if you modded chrome LED holders, would they have fit on that cover, and not conflict with the drive itself?
so there is quite some space between the hdd and the covering then after you removed that bridge? what LED's, 5 or 3?
if you modded chrome LED holders, would they have fit on that cover, and not conflict with the drive itself?
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Sorry for the late reply Ettienne, maar dammit... dit lyk stunning.
Got to say though, I totally agree with you on the window of the HDD, the flushed version looks MUCH better. Those blue LED's that you installed looks amazing. Think I should give you my XBOX for some of your handywork!!
What I think you should do is spraypaint the XBOX black when you are done? Just a thought, use it, don't use it!
Got to say though, I totally agree with you on the window of the HDD, the flushed version looks MUCH better. Those blue LED's that you installed looks amazing. Think I should give you my XBOX for some of your handywork!!
What I think you should do is spraypaint the XBOX black when you are done? Just a thought, use it, don't use it!
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I agree with Darkranger, gunmetal black with blue tint would look awesome.
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