X-Light Case Mod Review

Written by Brakken
2006 Introduction

Be it at a LAN tournament, a XBOX link session or a party one of the best ways to make your XBOX stand out from the crowd is to modify it. Adding a new case, LED's and lights is essential if you want your XBOX to make others bow to its superiority. There are many ways to go about modding your XBOX and for starters it would be a good idea to get some sort of translucent case (not required, but recommended) and once this is done you can start adding lighting effects. This is where Xtender’s X-Light comes into play.

Xtender’s X-Light is a thin glowing cable that can be shaped and twisted into any design to suite your needs. Most commonly people will use the X-Light to outline the top X design of the XBOX’s case, but you aren’t limited to this overused layout. The cable itself is so flexible you can twist and turn it around the DVD drive, hard drive, power supply or the side panels of the XBOX case. The quality of the design is left in your hands.

Features

Electro-Luminescent Glow Wire
Flexible Wire
Compatibile with all XBOX Consoles
Easy Two Wire Installation
Variety of Colors
Red, Green, Blue and Yellow

Contents

X-Light
Installation Manual (Online)

The contents of the package include the X-Light and that’s it. Additionally, Mod-Chip has a tendency to provide unparalleled support for their products and has created their own installation manual for the device which you can download from their page.

Installation

Mod-Chip.com’s guide lists many places you can grab the necessary 5v point you will need for each light. Each light is attached to a small electric circuit that has a switch on it. When the switch is on the X-Light will flash off and on. Leaving the switch off will give you a constant glow.

To install the X-Light all you have to do is to solder both the positive and negative cables to the various 5v and ground points on the motherboard. Once this is done you can attach the light to your case in any way you deem fit. The most used design (which I did with both XBOX systems) was to make a rather large X on top of the machine. I also wired an X-Light around the bottom of both systems.

Conclusion

Some might wonder why the X-Light’s simply don’t come with a Molex splitter to hijack the power from either the DVD or Hard Drives. Personally, I believe that adding more of those huge connectors will take up much needed space and decrease the airflow inside your XBOX. Overall the product does what it is supposed to do and looks great!

Positives Super Easy Installation Unlimited Design Possibilities Overall Product Durability

Negatives Soldering Involved Minor Labor Required

Links

Team Xtender's Homepage
Official WorldWide Reseller ( mod-chip.com )



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