Case Mods? (allowed to discuss?)

i think on the first page of the thread there's a link on step by step on the controller, it's only 3 wires to solder, it's all put together
 
[quote name='Abizolaki']i think on the first page of the thread there's a link on step by step on the controller, it's only 3 wires to solder, it's all put together[/quote]

About how cheap does a soldering gun or whatever machine go for. I'm thinking of getting that controller one, that looks fucking sweet.
 
yea when you buy the controller shell , it includes a screwdriver for it. but if by chance it doesn't, you can go to sears or something they have the screwdriver there for it
 
Ok Sweet. I was going to order from Foundmy.com but they are out from the 6th til the 13th. There is also a site called like xbox-modchips or some shit but there lowest shippign was like 17 bucks was as foundmy was 8.00. I'll just wait til they get back :) Thanks for your help Abizolaki.
 
My Sears only had them in very expensive sets. No other store that I went to had a TM8 with at least a 1.5 inch shaft. I wound up just using a drill bit to snap out the security nub and then I could use a normal torx 8 on 5 of the screws. For the deep two in the handles, I just used a shitty flathead and cut it to the width of the screw hole.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']They don't sell them. You can buy them in Silver. I forgot who had them on clearance a little while ago, I think maybe Gamerush for like $7 or something like that.[/quote]

Most KMarts have them for 8 as well.
 
i purchased from xbox-modchips before, they are somewhat expensive, but do shit fast, but definitely wait for foundmy, i've purchased from them over 5 times and i get what i order within days, they ship out of Cali usually next day if not same day
 
any paint suggestions for use on a faceplate? i wanna make a custom plate but i don't need that controller stuff that's been mentioned. i want it to look good but not cost me a fortune in paint.
 
[quote name='xplode427']any paint suggestions for use on a faceplate? i wanna make a custom plate but i don't need that controller stuff that's been mentioned. i want it to look good but not cost me a fortune in paint.[/QUOTE]


[quote name='orntar']plastikote vinyl dye. get it at automotive stores.

not alot of color choices, but extremely durable. ive used it before, great stuff

http://alcaron.blogspot.com/2006/12/noir-360-wireless-controller.html[/QUOTE]

READ, im sure its the same, but sense your not constantly sweating and rubbing your hands on the faceplate im sure you could use any spray paint, you wouldnt even need krylon fusion...
 
The only bad part about the vinyl dye is the really limited color selection.

Krylon Fusion does look really nice, but its not the same thing. Its a paint that bonds better to plastic, not that actually recolors it.

Also, just a few words to the wise;
--When painting, get the under side lips around the edges, parts of the WILL be visible.
--Put the paint on slowly in several light passes.. If you hold the can 3 inches away its going to look like a runny mess.
--Be careful painting the button/stick holes, too much paint will make the buttons sticky/limit the range of motion on the sticks. Put the circuitboard back in the front with the buttons and test everything before you put it together, if anything feels too tight, sand it a bit.
--Don't paint any face buttons except the back and start buttons, it'll look like shit and will make them too big to use. Don't even contemplate painting the dpad or analog sticks. Grey is good enough.
--Be careful painting the controller sync and battery eject buttons. You don't want to paint them shut and have them just look like a messy paint lump. They do come out, but you have to break them off and then glue them back on.
--Get lots of latex gloves. The controller parts have a lot of curves and hard to reach areas. You'll have a hard time painting them just sitting them on the ground. Hold it in your hand with your back to the wind and rotate it to get all the areas.
--Don't wear good clothes. :dunce:
--You can put on new coats after the DRY time, but don't touch it until after the HANDLE time.
--Don't use newspaper to cover parts of your project, the paint will pull the dye out of the paper and fuse it to the plastic. Use plain white printer paper.
--I had used a sealant that ate through one of my colors. I used yellow black and red and everything looked fine before I went to seal it. After I put on the sealent and it started to try, the black started disapearing. :wall:
 
yea I didnt want to void my warrenty as I have modded my original xbox so I know a bit about it and I've been a member of xbox-scene.com for some time and have been watching their progression of modding. That said I went with the skins like the ones you would find at decal girl but I went with the same guys that did my xbox skin, http://www.gameconsoleskins.com and I always like to skin my consoles, (xbox ds and 360) because it gives them a personality and they're that little bit more to you. I dont like how white is the new black and everything white now reminds me of macs or ipods so I really enjoy my 360 skinned now:

I've seen that mod before and your setup def looks cool and I might get the chrome case someday but I'll wait my one year for now.

edit: damn I just checked my link to gameconsoleskins to see if it worked and I see they've got a 360 window kit which is pretty sweet but I already skinned my box but the lower temperature is def a plus. http://www.gameconsoleskins.com/interface.htm?content=http%3A//www.gameconsoleskins.com/default.asp
 
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