Case modding.

Bradley8988 · 12 Mar 2008 at 22:17

just brought a lian-li A70 in black and would like to jazz the inside up abit as im adding a side window i feel the silver frame looks abit stock. my first thoughts are powdercoating but what kinda price shoud i be looking at for this service and could anyone reccomend a company to do it.

also the colour combination i was thinking was orange internal frame but then im stumped on what lighting to go for to compliment it but also from the front i would like to keep it looking nice and expensive but i want to replace the original power and reset buttons with some black delrin ones with a coloured glow. my fans will all be white sharkoons so my ideas are:

Orange internal frame, UV Cathode and Black Delrin with white glow.
Black internal frame, Red cathode and black Delrin with red glow.
White internal frame, Blue cathode and black Delrin with blue/white glow.

But im put off Blue lights as i feel they look cheap and there really commen.

Any thoughts on what u think would work best or if u have any other combinations.

Monkey Puzzle · 13 Mar 2008 at 14:21

Can you post some pics so we can see what it looks like at the moment?

Bradley8988 · 13 Mar 2008 at 18:40

gt_junkie · 14 Mar 2008 at 18:45

Bradley8988 said:
Orange internal frame, UV Cathode and Black Delrin with white glow.
Black internal frame, Red cathode and black Delrin with red glow.
White internal frame, Blue cathode and black Delrin with blue/white glow.

Out of those i'd personally go for the black internals, red cathode and switch with a red glow.

Would be fairly subtle and look quite good.

I'm going for blue (have to because of internal watertubing that's already coloured like that) and hopefully a waterjet cut window design with a perspex window.

gt

Bradley8988 · 14 Mar 2008 at 20:27

yea thats what iv decided to go with. switches are on there way and got a bit of a deal on the powdercoating. once im abit further into build i will set up a log.

waso_dude · 15 Mar 2008 at 02:53

Mine is modded with -

front PA120.2 Top 120.2.

Still in progress - Mirror window, with white EL string mobo under lightting.

Bradley8988 · 15 Mar 2008 at 13:01

got the Switches today and all i can say is they feel soo much better than the stock ones. i havent seen them lit up yet do dunno how they will look but they feeel quality.

steveo · 15 Mar 2008 at 13:16

Bradley8988 said:
got the Switches today and all i can say is they feel soo much better than the stock ones. i havent seen them lit up yet do dunno how they will look but they feeel quality.

any chance of a pic of the switch please as i was thinking of changing mine on my v2000 but not sure how its wired up at the back

Bradley8988 · 15 Mar 2008 at 14:20

I dont know how to wire them but my mates a sparky so im goin to get him to do it.

PinkFloyd · 15 Mar 2008 at 14:35

I've paid about £70 for the internals of mine to be powdercoated, should have pics up next week I hope

PA120.3 + 2 fillports in the top, 120.2 at the front.

Bradley8988 · 15 Mar 2008 at 14:42

yea thats about what iv been quoted but to start with i wanted orange, but he said if u wanted black we *** do it chaeper. its £70 this includes return postage as its easier for him, so just gotta send it to him.

steveo · 15 Mar 2008 at 16:01

most likely got them from the same place am looking at with them ranging from 11 to 15, would really like one just not sure how to wire it up need to find a tut for it

Bradley8988 · 15 Mar 2008 at 16:19

well i just took the stock buttons out and if u want to replace the power button it fit perfect in the hole allready there if your case buttons are like mine. i got mine from a well known cold computer company.