TDK burner faceplate

[Wintermute76]

Anyone know if the faceplate on a TDK burner is the same as say a lite-on or whatever? I bought an Antec Sonata case, it's black, and my burner faceplate is white. I don't really mind since the Sonata has a door over the 5.25 bays, but I'd like to put a black one on anyways.

Thanks!

 

[Wintermute76]

bump

 

[blackinches]

i dunno if the faceplates are the same, but if not i remember seeing a thread about dyeing faceplates instead of painting it. maybe you can do that if all else fails. dyeing is supposed to have better results than just painting it.

 

[Wintermute76]

that's what I'm starting to think about, it's like dye for PVC or vinyl, I think I can get a replacement face from TDK and try that.

 

[T2T III]

Actually, CompUSA has aluminum coverings for CD writers. The price is about $5.99. You might consider picking one of these up, painting it and then adhering it to your current writer with the provided adhesive backing.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: blackinches
i dunno if the faceplates are the same, but if not i remember seeing a thread about dyeing faceplates instead of painting it. maybe you can do that if all else fails. dyeing is supposed to have better results than just painting it.

I tried some Rit dye, found in the detergent isle of a department store most likely. Not a whole lot of color selection, but if you need black, it should do fine. I tried to find some of this stuff but couldn't find any - I tried Walmart, Bell Hardware, and NAPA auto parts - none of them had anything like vinyl dye anywhere. Sounds like it's good stuff though; just seems a bit tough to find here.

 

[blackinches]

i think hobby stores should have the dye you need.