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how does black acrylic look on the side panel ?

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I am planning to change my clear side panel window with a black acrylic/plexi but i dont know how it is gonna look like cuz i never seen a case with black acrylic. If I use white leds inside the case, can i see thru the window and would it look nice ?

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I am planning to change my clear side panel window with a black acrylic/plexi but i dont know how it is gonna look like cuz i never seen a case with black acrylic. If I use white leds inside the case, can i see thru the window and would it look nice ?

Thank you

That all depends.

Is it going to be "black"?

Or "smoked"?
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How does a smoked acrylic look like
Show me a pic pls...
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How does a smoked acrylic look like
Show me a pic pls...

I think what he means is, is it going to be opaque, or translucent black. If it is opaque, you wont see any LED's at all
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Lol i wanna see the leds so its gonna be translucent ... any pics
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Lol i wanna see the leds so its gonna be translucent ... any pics


I don't have any pics myself, but if you've got a black case, I think the black translucent acrylic will look really nice. Better than a colourless transparent window
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I am gonna change this case's window (not the one in mu specs)
I'll try it and let u know how it looks after i install it.
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you could go to an auto parts store and pic up some window tinting and apply it to the window... get maybe 5%-10% tint(the lower the %, the darker the tint).... that sounds like what you want and would only cost a few $$
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I am gonna change this case's window (not the one in mu specs) I'll try it and let u know how it looks after i install it.

Should look really nice and I would suspect that it shouldn't be too difficult to do either.

Post some pics when you get the job done, I for one would like to see the result. It might even be worth doing some pics of the mod in progress so other people can see how you did the job step by step. You could even make an FAQ if you wanted, should be useful info for the forum I would have thought.

Good Luck!


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I am modding this case right now. I already cut two 120mm holes (1 to the bottom and 1 top) And the air vents in the front bezel are gone


I am changing both side panels completely. I will make a 1.5'' high platform to the bottom. And thinking of doing this to top of the case and side panels :

I have a lot of things to do in my mind.

I didnt post my work cuz i didnt have my digital when i did that. : /
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