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$11 for new 5 1/4" drive slot cover????

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Metalloid

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Yeah so one of my slot covers developed a small crack in it, that is hardly even noticeable. I e-mailed the company where I bought the case and asked if I could buy another one. They said it would be $5 plus $6 for shipping. I think for $11 I will just keep it with the crack in it. Here is a pic of the crack. I could see paying the $5 for a new one, but $6 for shipping? Anyone else find this ridiculous?
 
Gimme your address and i will mail ya one. I think I have an extra raidmax cover.
 
Originally posted by: yamahaXS
a little wood putty might make it less noticable.
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it is a piece of clear plexi over a thin piece of metal with a plastic backing. I don't think woof putty works on plexi 😛
 
Email the company that made the case and complain about the poor quality of the cover and they will prolly send you one free. I got a case from a friend with no drive rails, i contacted antec and told them exactly that, and they sent me some free 😀
 
Not only did it break easily, but I wasn't even using it. I took that one out so I could put a cd-rw in and stuck it in a box in my closet. Last week I decide to stealth the drive and when I got the thing out of the box that is what it looked like.

EDIT: You know what now that I think about it that happened during shipping, and I never complained about it because I was just going to take it out and put a drive in anyways. I guess I never figured that I would get into case modding a year later.
 
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
ricer solution. buy a sticker. place sticker over blemish. solved!
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Not a bad idea. Get one of those AMD/Intel bezel stickers to cover it and make it the last bay and it wont look that bad.
 
The crack looks like it was caused by over-torquing the screw when the case was assembled. Have you tried backing out the screw with a screwdriver? I'd be willing to bet that the crack would nearly disappear.
 
there was a place in hot deals a while back where u could send out for free amd stickers. not sure if its still around.

needless to say i have a few left🙂 amd everywhere!
 
Originally posted by: Metalloid15
Originally posted by: Evadman
Gimme your address and i will mail ya one. I think I have an extra raidmax cover.
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This is the case. If you do happen to have one, that would be awesome.
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Well if your case costs only about $40, $11 for a slot cover is way too much. I wouldn't replace it. Heck, it's just a small crack, nothing of a big deal IMO.
 
Originally posted by: Evadman
Originally posted by: Metalloid15
Originally posted by: Evadman
Gimme your address and i will mail ya one. I think I have an extra raidmax cover.
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This is the case. If you do happen to have one, that would be awesome.
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This is the case I am speaking of. yours looks more blue over the covers. these are bright silver. is the blue just an artifact or is it really blue?
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No they are actually blue. Too bad, but thanks anyway.
 
I would never put stickers on my freshly modded case. Just not my style.

Tiles2Tech: I took the two pieces completely apart, and it didn't help. The crack is in the middle of the front piece, and it looks like the screws arent doing any harm.
 
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