STAR WARS NINTENDO Wii by BeerBellyJoe
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This is a short instructable on how I moded a Nintendo Wii case with fiber optic stars and logo for a Star Wars themed Wii! This Wii is on sale now on E-Bay, it will also have the Star Wars the Force Unleashed game.

Warning Mod at your own risk, I take no responsibility if you mess up your Wii!!

 
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Step 1: Parts

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The parts include:

Black Wii case (ebay from Great seller msmmall)
Fiber optics 2 diff. sizes (E-bay from Great seller thefiberopticstore)
L.E.D. 's: I used 3 yellow,4 white, 3red (1 for light bar, 2 for Wiimote and Nunchuk)
Small amount of Plexiglass
Thin brass sheet
Epoxy
Sticker paper
A needle
Model paint
wires, solder, soldering iron, etc.
and a Wii!!!
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Lowney says: Apr 8, 2011. 3:40 PM
Wait, stupid question, where did you hook up the LEDs that power the stars? Did you connect them straight onto the circuit board, because I assume a resistor would be needed. Thanks!
Richard_Hell says: Sep 11, 2010. 1:48 AM
Absolutely gorgious, your Wii has become a very sexy machine.
Great mod
Bartboy says: Dec 12, 2008. 10:00 AM
Could you make a zelda one? I REALLY lovve zelda, and I think it would make a lot of money, seeing as theree are quite a few zelda games (Virtual console, twilight princess and links crossbow training) so you could mod the zapper and the classic controler!
bounty1012 says: Jan 6, 2009. 8:26 PM
mod the zapper into a crossbow.
Bartboy says: Jan 6, 2009. 9:18 PM
Yeah. and the classic controller into the triforce!
deafman214 says: Dec 13, 2009. 10:12 AM
or a master sword with the triforce logo on it? 
aweomenessX10
booker says: Jul 4, 2010. 7:46 PM
YES! A custom Wiimote peripheral - the Master Sword! It's GENIOUS!
Glueman27 says: Mar 3, 2010. 8:03 AM
This is the coolest thing ever!!!!!!!:)
spiderobert says: Feb 15, 2010. 10:18 PM
 this is absolutely awesome!!!!! when i get some money I am totally going to do this! 

also in your demo video, what is the song at the very end? is it actually from one of the hulk movies? either way it sound an awful lot like 'superheroes' from the rocky horror picture show... actually I'm convinced that it is :P
funguy8308 says: Jan 25, 2010. 10:09 PM
Man I am a huge star wars fan. I wish I could have bought this one.  The possibilities are endless on this. You could have a Jedi or Sith Wii depending on the colors used . Also just a thought, what if you put the logo on top where the tie fighter is and put the death star on the side in the process of blowing up and used your fiber optics as the explosion.
jamiec53 says: Jan 3, 2010. 5:54 AM
Ah but now, instead of getting some black case for the Wii, you can get

wait for it.........

.... a black wii!!!!!!!!!!!!!
atari5200 says: Dec 23, 2009. 7:31 PM
really awesome! but could use one more thing
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Dr-Constructable says: Dec 14, 2009. 8:25 AM
I'll buy it from you!!!

$300?

BeerBellyJoe (author) says: Dec 14, 2009. 6:50 PM
Its sold already, but I still have the Hulk one.
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Lesedi says: Oct 6, 2009. 5:13 AM
Gonna try this on my xbox
ANTQNUT says: Oct 3, 2009. 7:06 PM
I love it! This is pure awesomeness!
history323 says: Sep 27, 2009. 5:35 PM
amazing mod I just would be afraid to screw up my wii if I did it!!!
Herodez says: Aug 23, 2009. 3:45 AM
are the L.E.D.'s 3mm or 5mm?
iman74 says: Aug 18, 2009. 3:31 PM
BEST WII MOD EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
arhodes18 says: Aug 5, 2009. 10:45 PM
The conduit one next!!!
Jayefuu says: Jul 9, 2009. 3:49 AM
How much did this go for on ebay in the end? Great mod by the way :)
pie_lover123 says: Jun 5, 2009. 7:02 PM
Question: I am modding my wii to accept either two SMD LEDs or just one Ultrabright Pink LED. What is the voltage coming out of the wii to the Gate assembly?
ring wraith159 says: May 29, 2009. 9:18 PM
This is one of the best custom wii i have ever seen but if you really want to please me then make a lord of the rings one... GREAT job
Li_Imaginary11 says: Apr 25, 2009. 8:02 PM
what size fiber optics did you use?
gamefreek says: Mar 27, 2009. 9:07 AM
i see someone is a Star Wars fan
jcrazy says: Mar 20, 2009. 11:39 PM
Amazing. Others might have mentioned, but you should do a Donkey Kong one, or a Zelda Wii, pretty much if you run out of ideas, refer to SSBB character list. :]
Speedmite says: Mar 9, 2009. 8:04 PM
If I ever mod my Wii, this will be the one.
barry_allen7 says: Feb 21, 2009. 6:53 AM
You've got some skills. Nice job! =)
Solderguy says: Mar 7, 2009. 5:09 PM
More like mad skills!
thefonz101 says: Dec 12, 2008. 1:33 PM
Why is it, that everybody and their dog mods the Wii, and almost nobody mods the Xbox and Playstation 3? I like the Wii and all, but it gets a little stale. Wonderful mod anyway.
bounty1012 says: Jan 6, 2009. 8:25 PM
the 360 and ps3 are propably a little more complicated to mod than the wii
Bright Shadow says: Dec 13, 2008. 1:50 PM
It's probably because the Wii doesn't have too many great games.

No good games = not a very useful system.
jamiec53 says: Jan 3, 2010. 5:50 AM
grrrr...

SSBB
Zelda
Mario Kart
Wii Sports Resort
Wii Fit (and Wii Fit +)
I could go on for hours
Bright Shadow says: Jan 4, 2010. 3:28 PM
Please remember that I posted that comment before all but one of those games was out.
jamiec53 says: Jan 5, 2010. 10:15 AM
Oh, sorry, it's just that if you posted it then, it was only just released so you could have waited a bit before saying that it has no good games.

Still, you have a good point and it was not my intention to disrespect you in any way.
Bright Shadow says: Jan 5, 2010. 6:56 PM
 Eh, I didn't look at any release dates anyway. Some newer games are awesome though.
jamiec53 says: Jan 6, 2010. 2:56 AM
Seconded!
Bartboy says: Jan 6, 2009. 9:19 PM
:O I have no choice now........
BeerBellyJoe (author) says: Dec 15, 2008. 11:04 PM
What do you think the top selling game system is?
Bright Shadow says: Dec 16, 2008. 3:16 PM
for kids: Wii for hardcore techies: PS3 for fratboys: XBOX 360
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