[Case mods] EUREKA! My own solution to the beige drive silver case problem.

[Thrash123]

I have been pondering ever since I got my new case on how I would take care of the ugly beige drives... I don't want something permanent. I thought about doing the hidden-drive mod, but my DVD drive has a curved tray front, and the covers won't stay on too well...

Then I thought, "I wish I had one of those drive doors, that cover all the drives". Voila, I got the idea that I could drape a cloth (it would be like the signs in Morrowind, except not brown :)) over the drive bays. Now I need to find the material..

I'm looking for something like satin, perhaps shiny/sparkly. Silver, black, or deep semi-dark red. I'm going to hit some local hobby places sometime to see what I can find. Don't know what I'm going to decorate the cloth with, or how, but I'll figure something out.

[KJAX]

I have no idea where to find the cloth but post some pics so I can see how it turns out, dude.

[DeaJae]

tryed these: (http://www.coolermaster.nl/Products/retail/Images/AFP-U01klein1.jpg)

http://www.coolermaster.nl/Products/retail/Images/AFP-U01klein1.jpg

[Thrash123]

DeaJae: That's all well and good, but it doesn't match my case all that well and it isn't unique :)

[Thrash123]

Ok, more thoughts on the design.

The cloth will be a deep crimson red, satin, maybe velvet (mmm, velvet). It will be suspended by a bar, which will be suspended by a chain or thin rope on the top side of the case (It'll be easier to push off the side if it's suspended in a triangle formation). The cloth will be weighed down by multi-purpose metal spikes (they are essentially like earrings, except not for piercings. A bud of mine had a bunch of em' lining the bill of his hat) lining the bottom of it.

Why red? To compliment the lighting I'm going to eventually put in :)

Trouble is, how do I make the pivot-point at the top of the case without damaging the case? This is crucial - I want to be able to just remove the stuff whenever I am tired of the mod. Let me ask this: Would adhesives damage the paint? Are there any kind tha won't?

[Iron Archer]

Have you considered just painting your bezels? I'd think that'd be easier. As far as attaching this veil I'm not sure what you'd use. What does your case look like?

[Thrash123]

I don't want to paint my bezels - I want the least permanent unique mod I can do. I have never seen a veil on a case before, and I think it'd be kickarse and suit my personality.

My case is a silver raidmax with a window - I don't have a picture off hand. Right below the window is 2 fans.

[Iron Archer]

Does your case look like this? The veil idea is cool, making it work is another story. Personally I'd go with a "stealth drive" setup, where you basically move your disc drives back a bit and use the original case plates and attach them to the drive trays, hiding the drives altogether--but that's just me.

[Clayeth]

won't the fabric get caught in the drive when it shuts?

[Pat]

no clay, because it would hang down infront of the drive, and just press against it, not fold into it

[Thrash123]

Yeah, that's my case.

Dead: That was the original idea, but the original bay covers would be hard to modify IMHO in order to do that. Plus, it's not as cool IMHO as a veil :)

Clayeth: The veil is designed to move over to the side whenever i need access to the drives.

Implementing this will actually be pretty easy. I just need to get the materials.

[Deathmaker]

but my DVD drive has a curved tray front, and the covers won't stay on too well...

but the original bay covers would be hard to modify IMHO in order to do that.

I always use those cushioned double sided sticky pads to compensate for any curvature in the drives. A well done stealth can look really cool, especially when done with fibre optics. :hmm: