Ben Coveney

After recievingan EMA bonus that can only be described as tasty, I decided to buy some parts for my Xbox 360. Previously myXbox had undergone an orange facelift, which turned out quite well. I bought orange and black car paint, primer and laquer all from halfords for about £5 a can. Unfortunatley the paint was starting to chip so i decided now was a good time to have a look at a replacement.

The diamond clear replacement case by XCM turned out to be a good choice. It arrived within 4 days and seems to be quite high quality. I would expect the acrylic to scratch quite easily, but it all came wrapped inpadding and film to protect the surfaces. It also came with a tool for opening up your xbox, containing a metal plate and torx 10 key. The image on the amazon page appeared darker than it turned out to actually be, however i don’t think this is a negative point.

The second new part I ordered was the LED-lit clear wind tunnel by Talismoon. It arrived in only 3 days but wasn’t as good quality as the XCM parts. Despite being described as new the packaging looked slightly worn and faded, although this could be as a result of shipping. concerning the actual product, it did come with 2 optional plugs to accommodate old and new xboxes, however the weres were unnecessarily long and the LEDs didn’t shine very brightly. Considering all the space availible inside the wind tunnel i was surprised that the lights wero small and dim. It is pictured below next to the stock air flow tunnel.

I then proceeded to strip down the xbox. I don’t think it’s necessary for me to post a tutorial here about how as there are many guides on the internet, however maybe next time I will photograph the process for anyone wanting to get their xbox open.

This post will be completed when I have more time.