Customize Your Xbox 360 For CHEAP!

I will show you how to make you Xbox 360 look super cool and super affordable!

Steps:

-Cutting Windows Out On Top
-Cutting The DVD Housing For Viewable Disk Spin
-Lighting The Interior With Your Choice Of Color
-Painting The Face Plate, Sides, and DVD Housing

VIDEO OF IT IN ACTION ON VERY LAST STEP

Step 1 Tools & Supplies Needed

Tools Needed:

Torx Screw Drivers (You may be able to get away with just small flat head screw drivers intsead)
Small Phillips & Flat Head Screw Driver Set
Soldering Iron
Solder
Drill & Bits
Dremel w/Cutting Wheel
Hot Glue Gun
Wire Snips
Exacto Knife
Sanding Block (medium grit)
Sand Paper (medium grit)

Supplies Needed:

9 x 7 1/2" x 1/8" Sheet Of Plexiglass
6 LED's Of Your Choice
Black Spray Paint
30 AWG Wire
Masking Tape
Resistor (depends on what led setup you use)

Comments

[gigglebox8572]

any ideas on how to attach led's to 3 pin connector as im special and have a 3 pin fan? do i juust strip part of the coloured wired as shown and continue like it is said?
any ideas would be much appriciated

[matstermind]

it should be the red wire is power, the black is ground, and the blue is speed sensor

[Aaamazzara]

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[87bhoward]

chill there killer

[Aaamazzara]

lol :D i cant be chill :DDDDDDDDDDDDD

[matbh]

i´m not sure if its a good idea to open ur dvd drive.
the drive can get more dust than normal....

[nkoehler]

will it work for any dvd drive????

[David-Yezbak]

he this will void the warrenty means for the entire process not just removing the hard drive

[stevenn21]

This step is dangerous if your not an electrician and you wire this up wrong you could:
1. brick your console
2. burn your house down
3. electricute yourself
I suggest buying a ready made light unit from ebay called:
"Nexilux Smart LED Storm V2 for XBOX 360 Case Tunning".
It plugs into the disc drive socket on the main board with a splitter so you can plug your drive into the splitter.
Also there are a few useful features instead of just 1 colour thats comes on when you switch your console on and turns off when you turn the console off it has 7 diffrent colours to choose from with 3 diffrent settings on each colour.
You get a remote control with it too.
Also you can turn the lights off so you can game in the dark without led's glaring in your face.

[A+NON+O+MUS]

I would do this in a second but with the red ring of death threat i don't dare. once you open the case you could void the warranty and good by XBOX.

[Wally_Z]

All you are doing is putting LED's in, maybe with a battery inside or something. There is no soldering to the MOBO so getting a RRoD isn't a problem as long as you take proper precautions against static electricity. When you open the case the warranty becomes VOID. There are stickers on the Xbox that when removed, leave a residue letting people know that it was opened.

[martinoheat]

i'd fix the xbox myself rather than send it off - i can fix it within an hour, microsoft takes weeks. plus SOO much satisfaction in fixing it yourself! :)

[johnfernandez360]

I used 12v source near the power suply for my fans. I am also instaling led lights but I don't know where to find another power source. I NEED HELP!

[Wally_Z]

You could solder a wire to the USB output of the Xbox and do it that way, or plug a USB plug into the Xbox and run it into the system to have power.

[the_burrito_master]

you could always put a 9 volt battery in your case get a 9 volt plug thingy from an old alarm clock and glue it to the side and tape it up to prevent any shorts.

[ZeroXL91]

go to lamma, there's more than 1 power source

[epicbobman52]

can i get banned from xbox live for doing this

[3x0du5]

Here are my inspired versions

[sam48415]

Can i just remove the dvd cover instead

[xxni4ni]

wouldn't it be better to use a cold cathode?

[awz123]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Xbox-360-Cold-Cathode-Lighting/

[Valeil]

Just wondering:
How does it look without the LEDs? I'm going to do this project, but I'm not so good at wiring and the likes.

[dsxharo]

anyone know how to get the instructions to do this for free? a website perhaps?

[d1360]

how many led's can i have inside my 360??

[angryfacing]

Technically, you can have over 9000 LEDs in your 360 if it is all wired correctly. I would stick with about 6 since it would be pointless to have any more.

[messed_up_child2001]

If you are wiring into the fans power you can only have 5.4V worth of LED's. If you have any more they will dim as the fan speed drops to the lowest speed.
If you want more voltage you can wire into a constant 12V supply. There are many on the board. Reference here to find one <http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/tutorial/Xbox_360-HandC-V1_4.pdf>

[sniper243]

yeah I used an old 12 volt USB fan that went to the bottom of the 360 when the fan broke

[GameGuru]

Where can I find a better power source and how can I keep my resister cool? it gets pretty hot!

[angryfacing]

Get a resistor that doesnt have such a low Ohm amount.

[momsgonnafindme]

if you have your resister in the fan shroud it should keep it cool

[ryanbennett2010]

do u need a resister if ur puting LEDS in

[angryfacing]

Yes, if you do not put a resistor in the LED will blow. Usually a 470 ohm resistor should do the job.

[cody777]

did you paint an elite white or did you put black on a pro

[jesust1993]

what about the metal piece? does it not go back on?

[nathanielg]

It doesent

[matt920]

This case mod is sick. I think it is one of the most cleanest looking window and led mod i have seen.

[gimmexdatxbrain]

godzilla that will mess up the paint. so you wasted hours waiting for it to cure to mess up the finish. with pretty much anything you cut it and then make it look nice with paint. ive been doing stuff like this for a while.

[zeon]

OMG taking off my hard drive voids my warranty ARGH!!! lol

[acornstu]

such as the $5.00 a can krylon fusion from walmart. great stuff

[Valeil]

Yes.