Customizing my 360

thecoo1est · 10-21-2009, 05:27 AM

Well I had to order a new laser for my drive so I figured while I have it apart I should do something. I wanted to take a break from 3-d modeling anyway so I decided to customize the 360, I cut the window out and Im using real glass, I also cut out the drive so you will be able to see the disc spinning. I want to stick true to the 360 colors so Im going to paint it artic white with a low-density emerald green flake, and Im painting the dvd drive and fan duct emerald green. I have some green leds Im going to use to light it up with. Hers some pics, I will update when I get it painted, I had to order the paint from my local r/c hobby shop. I did some sanding, priming and wet sanding, just waiting on paint. So I can paint, sand, wet sand, paint, then clear it.

thecoo1est · 10-27-2009, 01:35 AM

well couldnt get the color I wanted without spending alot of dough so I went with a gunmetal

Geek9 · 10-27-2009, 01:37 AM

top notch looking job, cuts look pro

DumpsterDiver · 10-27-2009, 02:18 AM

Did you sand down the cuts to dip in?
It looks good.

thecoo1est · 10-27-2009, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Geek9

top notch looking job, cuts look pro

thanks

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Originally Posted by DumpsterDiver

Did you sand down the cuts to dip in?
It looks good.

yep, and my arm still hurts

and thanks

DumpsterDiver · 10-27-2009, 03:15 AM

Hey bro, my back right arm and neck hurts from bowling last night. I gotcha beat. =P

SammyJman72 · 10-27-2009, 05:42 PM

That's pretty cool. I was thinking about doing something like that, except I want to buy a new case instead of cut a window in my old one, and replace the green ring of light with a red one.

SlammedNiss · 10-27-2009, 11:56 PM

that looks nice. I never got that far into case modding, only painting my orig. Xbox white and changing the on/off button LED's to purple.

How do you cut the case? With a dremel? If so, how do you make the straight cuts on the case, and the curved cuts on the drive? Do you do it freehand or use a template?

thecoo1est · 10-28-2009, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SlammedNiss

that looks nice. I never got that far into case modding, only painting my orig. Xbox white and changing the on/off button LED's to purple.

How do you cut the case? With a dremel? If so, how do you make the straight cuts on the case, and the curved cuts on the drive? Do you do it freehand or use a template?

Yeah I used a dremel, it was a little template and freehand I guess, I just used a ruler to get the dimensions even on the case and used a straight edge piece of metal to trace out the lines with a pencil, then slowly worked down the line with the dremel. The disc drive I used a clear cd that came with a pack of disc I bought I gues it was just in the to protect the disc on the bottom of the stack I centered it up on the drive and traced around it with a sharpie, then once again slowly work my way around with the cutting wheel on the dremel, after that I removed all the burrs around with a sanding bit the cleaned it all up with a wire brush wheel bit.

xG33Kx · 10-29-2009, 04:25 AM

Nice! I wouldn't have the balls to chop up my 360, nice job.

robbyrob · 11-01-2009, 05:59 AM

looks pretty tight!!

Desert Elite · 11-01-2009, 04:12 PM

Nice if i tried to do that to my 360, it wouldnt come out good.