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Offline Doppelganger

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Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« on: Fri, 15 November 2013, 12:13:37 »
I just picked up a new board and would like to experiment with some ABS WASD keys for the backlighting. I've seen solid replacement ones everywhere, but were can I find see-through keys for the LED's to shine through the letter print?  I don't need a whole set, just WASD  :)
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 15 November 2013, 12:56:28 »
http://www.pimpmykeyboard.com/marketplace.php

you can choose the row and make a wasd set.
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 15 November 2013, 17:17:22 »
That looks like a great place for keyboard customization, thank you for the link  :)  I could see going a little wild with the keyboard thing with all of these options lol
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 15 November 2013, 17:18:55 »
Quote from: Doppelganger on Fri, 15 November 2013, 17:17:22
That looks like a great place for keyboard customization, thank you for the link  :)  I could see going a little wild with the keyboard thing with all of these options lol

Poor guy, lol.
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 15 November 2013, 17:19:13 »
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 15 November 2013, 22:45:35 »
Nice, more options! Quick question about these replacement keys - I was changing out the WASD keycaps to the red ones for my backlit keys (Ducky with Cherry Browns) and they were pretty hard to press onto the board. I really had to give it some pressure to get them all the way on. I felt like I was going to damage it! Is that a concern, or is that completely normal? Could I damage something changing out key caps pressing to hard?
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 16 November 2013, 01:51:00 »
Some are too loose to get on, some are too tight.

Just be careful when you try to take them off.

VERY CAREFUL!
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 19 November 2013, 22:13:46 »
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 19 November 2013, 22:25:08 »
they're honestly quite over rated...

very good for a "show case" board.. but it becomes DISGUSTING if you actually use it..
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 19 November 2013, 22:59:50 »
Quote from: lcs on Fri, 15 November 2013, 12:56:28
http://www.pimpmykeyboard.com/marketplace.php

you can choose the row and make a wasd set.

There's a full set on Signature Plastic's site in addition to their pimpmykeyboard site.
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Re: Good place to buy replacement "translucent" kepcaps?
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 19 November 2013, 23:41:06 »
Geek_feng sells a KBC set
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