beatmania IIDX Lightning Model Upgrade Parts

Printable upgrade kit for Lightning Model IIDX conversion

Includes

• Subscreen mount
• Player and effector plate relocation to deck
• Headphone jack port
• Blue card reader mount

Print directions

• Certain parts (Player plates, headphone jack, effector plate) have recessed text for multi-color printing. Paint the text in your slicer to add
• All pieces can be printed in their ideal orientations without supports (ie. flat on the largest face)
  • Supports are recommended for the headphone jack ports
• All items only need to be printed 1 each, except the Card Reader in which you'll want two

Parts used

• 15.6" subscreen (product link)
• 20x M3x4x4.2 heat set inserts (product link)
  • 4 per card reader = 8
  • 3 for effector plate
  • 9 for subscreen mount
• 20x M3x10 countersunk screws (product link)
  • 4 per card reader = 8
  • 3 for effector plate
  • 9 for subscreen mount
• 1x M3x 20 countersunk  screw (can skip if you don't want to hunt one down)
  • 1 for subscreen mount
• 12x M4x30 countersunk screws
  • 4 per card reader = 8
  • 4 per player plate = 8
  • 4 for effector plate 
• 2x M4x20 screws (button) 
  • 2 for subscreen
• 2x 4 Pole solder 3.5mm audio jack (product link)
• 3-strand wire for audio jacks (16-18awg recommended)
• Optional:
  • 180 degree HDMI adapter (product link - A8K-15)
  • 180 degree USB C adapter (product link)
  • Printed stickers of the card scan decal

Installation instructions

Part 1: Remove parts from the cabinet

1. Remove Player Start, VEFX, EFFECT buttons from Effector Panel
2. Remove acrylic instruction panel and coin panel from deck
3. Attach printed Player Start panels to deck and trace where the buttons need to go, then remove the panels
4. Drill holes into the deck that can fit the button and its switch+LED housing

Part 2: Player Start Plates

1. Attach buttons to the Player Start Plate 
2. Attach Player Start Plate using the M4 screws into the deck

Part 3: Effect Plate

1. Apply heat inserts into Headphone jack print (3 on bottom)
2. Attach audio jacks to the Headphone jack panel and solder wires to the pins (you can ignore the MIC header)
3. Screw the Headphone jack panel to the Effector plate using M3 screws
4. Run cable in through the old coin opening to the Xonar
5. Attach Effector Plate using M4 screws

Part 4: Card readers

1. Mount Blue readers into Card readers using screws from original housing
2. Apply heat inserts into Base (3 on bottom, 1 on side)
3. Run wires through the now-opened Player Start holes, first through the Mount, then the Effector panel, into through Base, then into the Reader PCB
4. Close up the Reader housing using the M4 screws, then mount the Readers with the M3 screws to the Mount

Part 5: Subscreen

1. Apply heat inserts in Subscreen Mount and Brace (4 on Mount, 3 on Brace)
2. Assemble Mount, Braces, and Connector using M3 screws
3. Attach assembly to 15.6" Subscreen using M4x20 screws
4. Run the HDMI and USB-C cable through the Effector panel and cutout in the Back Plate through to the front
5. Attach Subscreen + assembly to Effector panel using the Back Plate and 4 M3 screws and plug in the cables (+ 180 degree adapters if you have them)