Some quick mods to my Sonata.

Vulcan · Sep 11, 2005

Well, I finaly found some time to mod my sonata the other day... Here are the results:

First thing I did was enlarge the bottom intake, which as you can see is rather small.

I began to cut the plastic bezel using a cut off wheel.

I enlarged the hole a bit more to get it to the size I wanted. I also went ahead and enlarged the side intakes a bit.

Here is the inner part of the bezel in its stock form.

And here it is after I had a go at it. I smothed the edges a little using a sanding wheel.

Vulcan · Sep 11, 2005

Next up was the rear grille. Its not very restrictive, but I still didn't like having it there.

And heres how it looks with the grille removed. I didn't spend a real long time cleaning up the edges, but I did smooth them over enough so that they weren't sharp.

Well, this is the case after a good application of plastic cleaner and a waxing of the paint. I think it looks quite good.

Tyreal · Sep 11, 2005

Nice job mate! The antec Sonatas have been known for their cooling problems.

Did you have any noticeable temp drops?

Vulcan · Sep 11, 2005

Tyreal said:
Nice job mate! The antec Sonatas have been known for their cooling problems.

Did you have any noticeable temp drops?

Yeah, the hard drive cooling leaves a bit to be desired. I don't have any accurate temp measurements because I switched over to my X2 at the same time.

Tyreal · Sep 11, 2005

cool. nice upgrade.

anyway... any modding is good and i'm sure there was some gain.

threeme2189 · Sep 12, 2005

very nice job bro!
/me hates fan grills...

Some quick mods to my Sonata.

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