Front Bezel

[Spuffin]

Sorry I don't know where else to put this topic, but does anyone know where I can find a front cd-rom bezel for sony cd-rom drives, in black? A Bezel is the "faceplate" of your cdrom drive, and most of them are beige. If anyone can help me please do
Thanks

 

[TonyG]

Paint it yourself. You should be able to remove the faceplate and spray paint it, or you could leave it on and use a black paint pen to color it with.

 

[cdternie]

Directron sells bezels for black cdroms and such I believe...

 

[pbrain]

ouch! directron is expensive! their black 3.5" fdd bezels are more expensive than 3.5" fdd themselves.

my suggestion is to paint it yourself. some 400 grit sandpaper ($.67/sheet at home depot), a can of black paint and a can clear coat ($3.69 each, also at home depot). sand the bezel with the sandpaper to give the paint something to grip. 3 layers of black paint, then 4 layers of clear coat. gideontech has a good article on how to paint your case and bezels.

 

[rcraig]

I have a black case and never went through the trouble of sanding, multiple coats of paint or clear coat. On the bezels I could remove, I used semi-flat black model paint in a spray can. For the bezels I couldn't remove, I used a paint stick. It always turned out well and no one knew I did it myself. I've been using this case since '94 and have upgraded it several times through out the years.