How can I make an acrylic piece sit nicely on an old case side?

[Filingo]

Hello,

 

I want to try to mod an old 90's case to have an acrylic case as side panel instead of the current panel. 

But how can I make it sit right? 

It doesn't have to sit flat on the rails as the original as long as I can some how make it sit well without falling

This is how it looks:

 

 

I also plan to make some holes in the acrylic for better air flow (with some filters behind)

 

ty!

[tarfeef101]

The easiest way is to re-use the existing side panel, and cut out a large rectangle of it to replace with acrylic. 

[Filingo]

5 minutes ago, tarfeef101 said:

The easiest way is to re-use the existing side panel, and cut out a large rectangle of it to replace with acrylic. 

Ah it's so thick metal that I can't cut it with my tools (and also wanted to keep to original intact)

[tarfeef101]

13 minutes ago, Filingo said:

Ah it's so thick metal that I can't cut it with my tools (and also wanted to keep to original intact)

I see. I'm lazy and love jenk, so if I had to not use the original panel, I would:

- put compressible rubber strips in the top+bottom of the mounting area (looks like the panel is inset at the top+bottom relative to the frame, whereas on the sides it sits on top of the mounting area)

- cut the panel such that it fits perfectly horizontally, and is slightly taller than the new vertical height w/ the rubber strips glued into place

- friction-mount it in

- you can probably just use thin double-sided tape on the sides if you want (would also look nicer that way if you used coloured tape to hide the metal tabs underneath) for more security side-to-side