negativedan Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hello all. I was wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to switch out the plate on the new M65 with the previous model. I will admit this is purely for cosmetic reasons as I despise the new logo and would love to have the sails on the RGB version. As far as I can tell, they are the same aside from the shade of black but was hoping somebody could confirm it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair James Posted September 23, 2014 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 23, 2014 The lighting won't show through on the older M65 casing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negativedan Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 The lighting won't show through on the older M65 casing. Thanks for the reply Well that's still an improvement I'd say. Do you know if it's doable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair James Posted September 23, 2014 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 23, 2014 It may be possible but I haven't done so myself. The sniper button has been moved back on the M65RGB so I don't know how that affects the internal mounting points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negativedan Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 I caved and ended up getting the m65 RGB bc my local BB had it marked down by mistake. I'm finding it hard to live with the stamp, even at the discounted price. Since the mouse has been out for a bit, has anyone tried switching the plates? I noticed the old m45 mouse has a led friendly cover and looks like it could fit too. If anyone has both of these mice, would they be willing to try it in the name of science? There's a tut online on how to safely take it apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Awful Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I can't say for 100% certainty that the older M65 top will fit but it probably will. I can however assure you that the top off of a Raptor M40/M45 will fit, and this one includes the cutout for the light. I swapped mine out tonight, looks so much better. I already had the M45, so I was thrilled to see it did in fact swap over. Here is a link to my google drive folder with some pictures, the file names are very brief instructions. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6f6pS_SoEYMNDN1XzZSdEpUNjQ&usp=sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negativedan Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Awesome this is exactly what I was looking/hoping for. Thanks a lot for the pics too, extremely helpful. I now see the purchase and return of an m45 in my future. I know some people frown on that sort of thing but these are desperate times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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