VCI 100 - Arcade DIY Holes Tutorial

**CuttaBoi** · 10-20-2009, 06:03 PM

Here's just a quick tutorial on how you can make the holes for your arcade buttons.

Tools required:

Masking tape To Fix the overlay in place.
1 small Round File, and 1 half round file.
Pliers to pull out old button fixings.
Sharp pointy tool to mark the holes

Step 1: Align & tape you're arcade overlay in place.

Step 2: Using the overlay as a guide, Mark where you're holes need to be, this will be used as a reference to how wide your holes need to be when filing.

Step 3: Using a pair of pliers pull out the fixings that were used to attach the old buttons.

Step 4: Now your ready to start filing, start by using the small round file to create a large enough hole to use the larger file. -

Just remember to take your time with this, and let the file do the work. The holes won't come out looking perfect, but they don't need to be as the overlay will cover this up. Remember to regularly check you're arcade button in the whole while filing - This prevents any accidents by making the hole to big.

Continue this process until complete. You will notice fillings will accumulate on the underneath of the VCI case, I used a scraper to get rid of these.

Haven't attached my overlay or buttons as yet, because Im doing other modifications to my VCI (Adding 2 extra faders) will upload pic's of my complete VCI when complete.

Hopefully this will be of some use to some of you on here.

Cutta

**CuttaBoi** · 10-20-2009, 06:05 PM

Rest of Pic's.

**Agent Cooper** · 10-20-2009, 11:33 PM

This would have saved me a lot of time waiting for a machine shop to do it. (and fifty bucks). Thanks

**J-Reign** · 10-21-2009, 11:20 AM

Thanks man, the time and price of a machine shop was really the only thing holding me from doing this. Good work!

**Chilly** · 10-21-2009, 11:27 AM

How long would you say this took you to do?

**CuttaBoi** · 10-21-2009, 12:14 PM

It takes around an hour to file all the holes.

Cutta

**Chilly** · 10-21-2009, 12:28 PM

Damn that's it?

/just ordered my overlay

**kimh** · 10-21-2009, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by CuttaBoi

It takes around an hour to file all the holes.

Cutta

I just got myself the metal files to maybe start filing the holes, since the machineshop here in Norway charge more for making the wholes.
The 2 shops ive looked at charges 750 Norwegian Kr in the hour it's around 140-150 dollars a hour. So this is so much cheaper.