Yes
~Paik
Is it possible to take off the metal plate that comes with Sanwa’s? I have one of the Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT sticks that come with a flat metal plate and am trying to mod a US Tekken 5 Hori with Sanwa parts, but can’t fit the stick on (because of the metal plate). I hadn’t planned on using a premade box for this project, btu when Tekken5 sticks were on sale I just had to take advantage.
Yes, just unscrew it…Use a philips head…
~Paik
Ok, I ended up drilling them out because I stripped the screws. Turns out that they have locktite on the nuts on the screw.
I have mod a Soul Calibur II Hori Stick with a sanwa joystick and seimitsu buttons. I wondered how could I change the artwork, since it’s like impressed on the plastic layer, and I can’t figure out how to change it.
Thanks in advance
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No.
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Lol, thought so.
I suggest you get a piece of plexi/lexan and cut it to the exact shape of the front panel so it completely covers it (everything but the lowered corners). Then just drill the holes for all the buttons and the joystick. Print an artwork, put the plexi over it and the 6 action buttons will keep it fixed without need for screws. At least that’s what I did. A rather thick plate also helped me since the Sanwa shaft was a bit too long initially, but now, with 3 mm of plexi it feels much better. 
Here’s a pic of it taken with a crappy phone camera:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8950/11012007si1.th.jpg
edit: I’ve also seen people print art on stickers and put it over the original art. It is slick, but without some plastification the sticker tends to wear off and eventually turns out quite ugly + it’s not easily replaceable. I’m happy with the method I used. 
Im going to be putting some sanwa buttons into my t5 hori but Im a little stuck:
I plan on not soldering the buttons back on the pcb and I want to use quick disconnects and wires.
My question(s) is, is it easy for a person just getting into modding to connect the wires to the pcb? Is the a guide or one similar for this?
kekken3: That’s an awesome mod on the hori case. I like how start and select are recessed even further. Sweet. Now I’m glad I didn’t finish my hori mod yet.
kekken3: How about both stickers and plexi?
ps= great mod!
Ok I have a sanwa stick and all the switches inside work but its having alot of trouble reading diagonals, is this a problem with the part of the stick thats hitting the switches? if so how can I replace it?
If it’s a square gate you just have to get used to it. That’s the way they are. Alternatively you can buy an octagonal gate from ponyboy.
Thanks guys, I’m glad you like it.
It would probably still look nicer with start and select back to their previous height and I planned to correct that initially, but it would have required some more work and since some people complained about accidentally pressing the start button, the lazy part of me happily said “yeah, now it’s even more functional” and I left it that way.
Jugoso: this way there is really no need at all for the art to be on a sticker. Button holes and plexi on top keep it firm, flat and protected. Inkjet photo paper is all you need for the best result.
If you were talking to me its not because the gates are weird I use ONLY square gates and nothing else so I’m used to them plenty. I think it may be that the corners are wearing down too much and may be causing a gap or grey area where the stick is outside of the microswitches range. My square gate is in fact starting to look alot more round than it used to LOL
I have some extra square gates if you need one.
got it, kekken
thx
I know that the naki world stick can be modded with sanwa buttons. My question is what size I should use–24mm or 30mm? By the way, I’v heard the screw in work well but does anyone know if the snap ons work?
hey i’m trying to replace my hrap’s stock buttons with happ competition buttons->
http://happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/5896xxl.htm
but the prongs on the happ buttons don’t match the connectors from the shitty stock buttons (a bit larger), so should i just splice the wires and solder them on? also the happs have 3 prongs, can i ignore one :S