Where can I buy a fan cage?

[FPSguy]

I bought a case from Newegg and apparently it doesn't come with a fan cage for the front fan (that draws cool air in). I cannot find any place that sells fan cages. Can anyone suggest some place that sells them? I tried CompUSA, MicroCenter, SVC, CompGeeks, eBay, ExcaliberPC, and a few others, all with no luck.

Accessing the front of the case to screw in the fan directly seems like it will be difficult. I guess I could use longer screws and put them all the way through the fan and into the case, but I would rather get a fan cage if I can just find one.

Please help ...

 

[MichaelD]

Link to case? Most all cases these days have a removeable front bezel held on by clips. Depending on the case, you may just have to remove the bezel, hold the fan in place inside the case and put the fan screws through the front chassis and into the fan. Replace bezel and you're done.

What case? Pics?

 

[FPSguy]

Link to case description

Link to pictures of case

I would love to find evidence that the case was supposed to come with a cage, so Newegg could send me one. I don't see one listed or in the pictures, though.

The front bezel is in two parts and seems hard to take off. It has plastic pieces that go into the metal frame of the case and I think I would have to pull them out of the frame to get the bezel off. They don't look like they are supposed to be removed once installed, though. Also there are wires in the lower part of the case (e.g., for the on-off switch) that are soldered to something just inside the metal frame, so even if I get the bezel off I am not sure how much room I will have to maneuver with those wires in the way.

Long screws seem like a solution if I can find the right ones, but I would prefer a fan cage.

 

[Cerb]

See the area with all the little holes in the front? You screw the fan in there in those four holes, and do so from the front.

 

[FPSguy]

Originally posted by: Cerb
See the area with all the little holes in the front? You screw the fan in there in those four holes, and do so from the front.

Yeah, I figured out how to get the front bezel off this weekend and screwed in the front fan. The screws to get the front bezel off are kind of difficult to work with, and you are limited in how far to the side you can move the bezel due to the wires for the on-off switch, but the job is certainly "do-able".

I think it's weird that nobody sells fan cages, though.