How moddable would you guys consider a Choc Mini to be. I would like to add full led lighting, mod the plate for solderless removal and paint it.
Assuming the Choc Mini PCB has no support for LED would it be possible to drill out holes through the PCB and pass the leads throught for hard wiring on the rear of the pcb?
The Choc Mini should have holes for the LEDs as there are backlit versions of it. If it doesn't have holes, you can maybe drill holes for them but I really wouldn't recommend it, especially not for full backlighting. The chances of cutting a trace and the loads of wire for hardwiring the LEDs would make it near impossible.
You can mod the plate and paint it, but you will have to desolder all switches first, so make sure to do that before adding the LEDs. You could also get yourself a custom plate made.
Edit: Correction, it does not seem to have the holes:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/Noppoo/pcb2.jpgI guess it depends on the version? Not sure.