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once you start down the path of hardware modding you quickly come to terms with a simple truth nothing comes out of the box in an ideal state even the highest end product can be tweaked to run faster quieter or assuming it's already perfect in those regards at least look better not to mention the appeal of making every component you own fit your personal preferences whatever those might be after all if you work at your computer like I do you probably interact with it more than you do your family or friends so what's a few our investment in some modding in this sponsored video from iFixit we'll be showing you guys how to transform a simple 3 monitor array from boring to beautiful by d bezel in each monitor then remounting it in a custom housing for this project we wanted to remove the LCD panels from these three monitors and remount them in this handmade wooden housing but Linus you might ask why bother with that there are cheap stands on Amazon that you could use to achieve the same objective and without voiding your warranties so our first step is to safely get the LCDs out of their plastic casings and to aid in our disassembly efforts we'll be using the pro Tek toolkit to void our warranties in the smoothest and most professional way possible and while I might feel confident in my ability to pull off this mod by just free-balling it I'm trying to cut down on the frequency with which I am brought low by my own hubris so I'll be referring to this iFixit community guide for step-by-step instructions step 1 unscrew and remove the stand attached to the back of the monitor okay I that I could have figured out on my own step 2 lay the monitor flat and begin to loosen the bezels the display bezel is held to the rear of the case by a few plastic clips that should come free relatively easily you'll want to use a light gentle touch and avoid prying with any tools in order to avoid damaging the LCD this is good advice for modders and proctologists though the similarities end at step 3 grip the edges of the bezel in the center of each side and gently pull directly upwards you should hear a slight pop as the clips come free if you hear a snap or a crunch it's likely you've damaged your screen so to avoid confusion from ambient noise it's best not to perform this step as part of a balanced breakfast moving on the corners are held on a little tighter so to get them started you'll need to insert a Jimmy into the lower left corner and pop the first clip the reason we use this point on the casing is that on this particular model the HDMI logo gives us a good reference point for where to find the clip behind the bezel though if you're exceptionally keen on squeezing every possible ounce of excitement out of your day feel free to pick any other corner and just fiddle about blindly after that the other corner should simply off with some gentle twisting but if any prove especially stubborn don't hesitate to slip them a quick Jimmy now that we've removed the LCDs from their housings we can set them aside and work on our custom frame we assembled this by building two boxes out of two by fours one to hold two horizontal monitors and one to hold a single vertical unit then we attach them at a slight angle we just used a chop saw to cut to the right length and to get the angles on our joint pieces once the LCDs are affixed inside we'll attach some decorative bording to make it look classy wood paneling kids it's not just for vans anymore so to make these we just measured from the edge of the frame to the edge of the screen and then cut strips out of a sheet of balsa and stained them it's time then for final assembly we're going to use these existing holes that happen to be on the sides of our monitors to mount brackets which will then be screwed into our main assembly note that if you don't use correctly sized screws when doing any custom mounting with a d-- bezel monitor it is very easy to inadvertently damage the screen then with each LCD firmly in place we lift the control panels from the backing and thankfully the pre-attached wires are long enough we reattach them onto the face of our frame we want the controls to match our aesthetic so we're going to mount them behind a panel between the LCDs and drill a series of holes over each button then we 3d print some button extensions paint them a brownish hue and insert them through the holes and there you have it whether your goal in removing your monitors bezel is to decrease the overall space between your displays in a multi monitor gaming setup or if your final product is something more esoteric the guides and tools from iFixit can help you minimize the risk involved in modifying your Hardware so a shout out to Asus for providing the monitors for our Frankenstein project and I fix it again for sponsoring this video if you're planning any upgrades DIY projects or fixes be sure to check out their awesome guides and tools over at ifixit.com slash Linus and use offer code sandals 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