New Window Mod :D

papu

right so i finally decieded to put a window into my case and with the Help of Nibble we Did just That

As it looked before


we taped off the panel


drilled some holes with a hole saw and Brian got cutting
being a Thin steal door the cutting was a little bit tricky


then it was sanded


and Fitted with EL ORIGINAL plexi




This is with the lights On


we then tinted the window With Limo Black tint film to get a very nice finish





enjoy

awhir

nice job


ok questions

1# how did ya stick the the plexi on ? why not bolt,

2#where ya get the plexi/tint film ?

also the rubber side cover stuf ?

papu

awhir wrote: »

nice job


ok questions

1# how did ya stick the the plexi on ? why not bolt,

2#where ya get the plexi/tint film ?

also the rubber side cover stuf ?

1-double sided tape , maybe bolt later haven't decided yet.
2- Brian got it in a car shop in carlow shopping center
3? rubber side cover stuf?

awhir

this stuf

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2017.html
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2046.html

TerrorFirmer

Really like the tint film...!

oh and - is your cathode on the card dead?

papu

awhir wrote: »

this stuf

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2017.html
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2046.html

nope didnt use any of that , dunno if i want to.

oh and - is your cathode on the card dead?

hehe no , i moved it off the card and onto the very right hand side of the case :P

TerrorFirmer

how much was the plexiglas? Would you use a standard drill bit with it or is there a bit more suitable for that type plastic? I'd be interested actually in giving my ol' centurion a window

nibble

HavoK wrote: »

how much was the plexiglas? Would you use a standard drill bit with it or is there a bit more suitable for that type plastic? I'd be interested actually in giving my ol' centurion a window

You'll get a 500mm^2 for about a tenner, can't remember what I paid for the big sheet I have it's 1mx600mm. In terms of drill bits any HSS bit is fine, for the jigsaw I used a special blade for acrylic but a bit for cutting metal will work fine too.

TerrorFirmer

Cool... I'm gonna try it. Wouldn't give a large window, maybe a few small ones. I was just wondering how did he hold it in place when using the jigsaw...scrolled back up....caulking gun, nice

I reckon with the discount I get a work, on top of discounts on end of line stuff, I should be able to get a **** jigsaw for about 10 euro...! So worth it for the attempt anyway!

Anti

Gotta say that is fooking lovely looking. But ill give you a small tip. You can see some bare aluminium. Grab a black marker and colour it in

papu

Anti wrote: »

Gotta say that is fooking lovely looking. But ill give you a small tip. You can see some bare aluminium. Grab a black marker and colour it in

thanks

PogMoThoin

Nice job m8, well impressed

nibble

HavoK wrote: »

Cool... I'm gonna try it. Wouldn't give a large window, maybe a few small ones. I was just wondering how did he hold it in place when using the jigsaw...scrolled back up....caulking gun, nice

I reckon with the discount I get a work, on top of discounts on end of line stuff, I should be able to get a **** jigsaw for about 10 euro...! So worth it for the attempt anyway!

Lol caulking gun, they're actually clamps but yeah kinda like a caulking gun!
And seriously it's dead easy to do a window mod to a case, this was a quick and dirty job really. And if your panels are alu and not steel its even easier, you can sand/file the stuff much more quickly.

TerrorFirmer

Ah....I see!! I thought it was a caulking gun..never actually seen a work bench with those sort of handles!..:o