I have gone through forum after forum after webpage blah blah... and there are some amazing mods happening all over the world and here...
this forum is where i found most of the SA modders... some amazing! and some half assing it... i dont want this to sound like a rant but i honestly feel that if you're planning a mod. be it big or small... plan it properly and make sure you learn as much as you can before you touch the subject... the mod im doing at the moment is my first and i worked for months before i even decided on which case ill be using...
Simple things to do before modding are... look at other mods... mods that are recognised.
http://www.million-dollar-pc.com is a very good place to start as far as im concerned...
also search forums like a demon! just going through the first page of a modding forum isnt going to cut it... you need to sift through most of everything and find the gems... as they say... a rose amoungst the thorns. this is what you need to find...
out of those gems... you need to then find something out of those that influences you to do your mod... could be a part from each but there is always one that will be your main focus... your muse if you will... (not the band
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next find suppliers!
this is a big part of your mod! the places you buy parts and stuffs from play a big part in quality and success of your mod... we in SA are unfortunate that the scene here is rather small so we have not online shops for mods only, so next best thing is you local hardware store and electronic store... these will have most of the things you'll need... and please dont just look in the paints and DIY isles... look everywhere from shower things to kitchen stuffs... there is always something that can be used for a mod...
next thing you could do is order online... nationally or internationally! there are amazing online shops with everything to do with modding... i've almost wet my pants at the stuff some online shops have...
next...
Be creative... even if there isnt a creative bone in your body there must me some sort of mind in your head that you can use to think... use this little tool to its most to think of clever and unique ways of doing something in your mod. if you get stuck ask on the forums... we might be a tad slow sometimes but we do sometimes have lives away from our PC's so excuse us... we will get back to you as as possible...
Lastly!
Take pride in what you do! know that what you do is noticed by everyone you show be it on a forum or friends, family, cousins, blah blah... people judge and the best way to beat them is to make sure you're completely happy with what you have done... if you doubt something you've done is good... do it again... you only learn from mistakes and practice makes perfect right?
That is all i have for now... if anyone else has anything has something else to add please go right ahead... make everything you make for a lifetime! and never ever worry about them damn warrenties! they're all lies...! someone can almost always fix it if it breaks...