How to mod a side panel window

[obor]

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These is a sort of a guide for making a side panel window. I know most of you already know how to do these but here it is anyway. To those who already know how to do these, just ignore but kato wala pa, I hope you will learn something and will try it out for yourselves.

I moded the side panel window of the coolermaster CM 690. Total cost for these mod is 300. P250 for the rubber molding @ P50 per foot (I used 5 feet) and P50 for the glass window.

Tools needed:
1. Handsaw
2. Ruler/tape measure
3. Ballpen
4. Muscles(for using the handsaw)

First off, prepping.

Cover the side panel with masking tape para di ma scratch and para pud ma layout nimo ang imo window. Make your widow layout to the size of your choice but make sure there is enough space on all sides para pwede pa gihapon ma close imo side panel. Dont cut too much especially near the rear portion kay basin di na masira imo side panel. Rule of the thumb: "MEASURE TWICE AND CUT ONCE"

Cutting.


Here is the fun part, dont worry about the sweat dripping to your side panel. If you have power tools, much better. But I prefer the manual, para ma exercise pud ta and mas ma control nimo ang cut. Be sure to follow the line. Its hard to undo these if you get it wrong. If your side panel has no holes, you could use a chisel (tigib) to make a small hole for the blade of the hacksaw to go through. Make sure to make the first hole inside and make you way up outside to the layout. Kung ma sud na ang hacksaw, dali ra man i manipulate kung asa padung imo cut.

Finished product after cutting.





Clean cut!

Next, put the rubber moulding. You can buy this moulding at CarTruck Center in SM, there are different color choices, black, checkered or siliver, I chose silver kay naa man pud silver lines ang CM690 to match.



Close up



Heres the precut window I bought, you could also choose different colors and tints, glass or acrylic. I chose smoked glass. I prefer glass kay mas tina-aw and mas lisod i scratch.

These is how it would look like after.


Next, put double side tapes on the inside. Make it two layers of double sided tape kay kung one layer ra, maglisod ug abot ang glass kay baga man ang moulding.




And the end results.




Nice eh? I think it looks sweet.

[poldopunk]

wow! very nice bro...if i had mod-powers this will be moved to tutorials.

edit: pila pa-mod nimo bro?

[truelegitballer]

pila ang rubber moulding bro? nya ang glass pod pila man ang per inch?

[obor]

P50 per foot ang rubber, ang glass, ambot pila per inch. P50 man ako nabayran pag palit nako.

I wish ma try nako ang side panel sa ako rig pero ang ako case nag undergo pa man gud og paint job.

wapa ma human. I will try to post also the steps in painting the inside of case.

@poldopunk, kaw lang ana himo bro uy, sayon ra man na. hehe. and tnx for compilment.

[yugi]

nice one bro...update mi sa sunod k.

btw, maayo ba pagka cut ang sidepanel nimo using manual tools?

[truelegitballer]

nindota ana bro oi... mura man ug kto naa sa youtube.... naa unta mi jigsaw pero wa ko kahibaw sa klase sa blade nga gamiton para cut ug steel.... any ideas mga bro?

[gemcadz]

now this is what a tutorial should be like. very thorough and easily understood. not to mention the pics were very much helpful. great mod bro. about time someone posted stuffs like this on istorya.

so where did you buy the glass window? from CarTruck Center in SM as well?

[obor]

tnx bro!

hehe, wa na sa cartruck ang glass bro, sa asia glass supply ko palit, dapit labangon. Naa daghan pud dito acrylic, red, neon, blue, clear, green. But as I said, I prefer glass, it looks more classy.

[COMCAM]

Great mod obor! I saw the rubber moldings at Car truck a few months back. I am using this to hold the iron mesh grill of kobmat which I am modding right now.I will post it soon at mod haven sticky.

I guess the coolermaster's metal is thicker compared to ordinary case, that's why it did not warp using hand saws.

[dmelsie]

mao ni gi ingog simple pero rock