Hi everyone,
 
Over the last few days I've been considering changing the acrylic on my DG-87 with tempered glass.
 
The shape is easy enough, however, the fixation method is what's been bugging me. Glueing the tempered glass seems risky due to weight concerns, especially with the glass staying on the inside of the PC. If it were to fall off, gah I don't even want to think about it lol.
 
So I thought about drilling the side panel and using screws with rubber grommets from another case, but the paint job on the DG seems a little bit flimsy, and I'm worried it might end up cracking due to vibrations, however small, from the drill bit.
 
My question is, has anyone here done some modding on the DG cases that required drilling/cutting? What was the material reaction? Any issues?
 
Thanks in advance.

Done, thanks for the heads up.

I am currently building on the DG-86. Only reason I didn't get the 87 is color and I am using a Corsair Commander Pro fan hub due to multiple radiators, pumps, and lights. 86 has all the displays, and the gunmetal looks great.
 
So to the question. I will probably do the Tempered Glass as I get closer. The piece you would need would be a 15.5" to 16" X 18" of tempered glass. The best place I've found that will also do a nice grey tint is:

 
A piece of Grey tinted Glass 3/16" almost 5mm thick (thinnest) that side with smoothed edges is around $75 dollars. After all the money I've already spent I'm leaving this for last.
 
Anyways, also a nice set of chrome/ stainless steal/ etc are about $10 - $20 on Amazon.com.
 
Finally, as for the metal of the case. It is strong steal. I have drilled and cut and EVGA did not cheap out on the material. Actually snapped the head off of my shears trying to cut through a leftover tiny spur.
 
Anyways, after digging around inside and outside the case I can only see one real way of doing the upgrade.
As the acrylic is needed for the door hinges and latch, which has the steal wrapped around it for appearance. Yes, the acrylic is more then just a window, its the whole door, but if you cut out the "windowed" portions and left the surround, you would still have a door that simply looks like steal. Don't forget to torch the edges after cutting out to smooth the acrylic edges.
 
If you cant drill through glass go to Ace Hardware to get some help. Possibly home depot, but I know Ace will do it for you as they do it with plate glass.
 
After that just mount the Tempered Glass that you have via your 4 standoffs through the door which will slightly overlap the (currently removed) windowed area.
 
This is the only way I see it looking good. Hopefully this is helpful. EVGA should seriously offer a little kit with the Glass and the standoffs. They would make a killing. Good luck. 

*UPDATE
 
ThermalTake P5 sells a tempered glass upgrade kit for their P5 which is 18" x 18" and I do believe it will work for the door. (not %100)
 
As for the acrylic on the door, it seems to actually be a separate piece then one single piece as I previously stated. the acrylic of the window seems to be attached by qty 9 total 2-5mm tabs, or 3 tabs per side. They may be pop-in, during manufacturing and possibly glued. I really don't want to test the tabs as I am not ready to TGlass upgrade yet and I don't want to break anything.
Everything is extremely sturdy on this case.
I managed to mod some of the steel for different radiator setups (2 single 120mm on left( hard pipe connected) and (2x240+1x120 on right). The slight manipulation and drilling I did concludes it is strong steel. 
 
This case is one of the strongest for a build that I've worked with, and I've been building computers for almost 20 years. 
 
Side Note: Check out MunkeyMods   for a base acrylic plate. It is a lifesaver in building this thing with 3 loops as it adds a panel on top of the harddrive/ powersupply storage. Then again, you could use less drives then me and put them all on the back. Each drive tray can double as a predrilled pump mount. 
 
Please post pics if anyone does the glass mod. I will, but it will be down the road. Still putting together the Triple loop build.
 
Lastly, feel free to PM me with any questions about the case and I'll answer what I can as I'm currently only about 1/2 way through the build. This case is going to make a gorgeous center piece to our fully wall mounted Entertainment center.
 
Good Luck

The Corsair Glass as 

Cordorb
I have done a few builds for other people that came over with a Corsair Glass unit - they may offer the mounting and stand-offs as parts.
 
they do seem to come off easy. But I wanted to use plastic but have to say the glass does look good.
 
For my own case - I really like the large EVGA with easy open front and back as I am always fiddling with the items inside.

I think your talking about the Corsair Crystal 460x glass panel, which is closer in specs, but no standoffs or mounts. Thanks

Been a while. Finally found a cheap fix. I accidentaly realized that the View 22 TG Glass fits perfect. Theres no kit, but the case is 59 on Newegg.com. The only thing is that the Black edging is differently sized on each side. Kind of weird looking for a centered door.
I just ordered a kit for $19.99 which fits right within specs of the door. I just have to drill the door at 4 points and cut out the acrylic center. We'll see, buy the dimensions of the glass are just right, hopefully the holes match, but for $19.99 not bad. Its Sharkoon 4mm Tempered Glass Side Panel Kit for AI7000 Glass & DG7000 Glass ATX PC CASE. Not saying it will fit for sure yet, but 17.5 by 16.5 with the nice black edging seems just about right. Happy modding.

Thanks for the update and posting your results --- it will help other Forum members
 
BR awarded

Here is a link of the panel I bought:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAGV61R5393&cm_re=AI7000-_-9SIAAGV61R5393-_-Product
Im thinking a dremmel with a lot of patients to cut the acrylic, but well, maybe scorring and then a dremmel...I'll let you know when I do it, but I have the glass and its a good match.

Thanks for sharing! I may do that with my case as well. Did the dremmel work well for you?

I wish every case had the temp display like that.