Front Panel problem 2000xl - anyone else have this problem?

Watup everybody, I was wondering if anyone else has this problem or knows how to fix it. I just bought a mpc 2000xl off of ebay which is in pretty mint condition. However, the front panel that has the space for the floppy disk is either bent or the screws are not set correctly. What I mean is that when the panel is on and screwed in, the top that lines with the casing is not flush and has kind of an empty space in the middle. This is very annoying to me and I was wondering if anyone knows how I can fix it. Thanks a bunch.

Mick

buy yourself a card reader

I dont mean the area around the floppy drive. I mean when looking at the mpc, the area where the casing and front panel meet and are supposed to be flush isn't. There is space in between.

The case wasn't put back together in the right order -- if you take the case you'll see where the previous owner screwed up. It should flatten itself out when it's reassembled correctly. I did this when I was replacing switches on a friend's MPC 2000XL -- didn't realize it until everything was back together.

Thank you very much! So I should just take it apart and put it back together? What is the correct order?

Lampdog wrote:If you don't take it apart and look you'll never know.

Take it apart.

yeah take the damn thing apart..lol

yeah this is not a issue your good man, take it apart it's real easy. If you are worried about not putting it back together right go to mpcstuff.com they have videos of how to dissemble a mpc 2000xl

Yea I just took it apart and put it back together. Still the same thing. I think its the way the casing was made and where the holes are for the screws on the bottom of the front panel. Guess I will just have to live with it.

i've done this a thousand times man.. if you think youre doing it right you most likey are theres not a whole lot of tricky egineering to the case... what i do is line it up and hold it in position while i snug up the screws before checking it and tightening everything down cuz if you crank one screw down while the rest are loose its gonna tweak the thing out of place... try it...

So those are the pictures. I know its not that big of a deal but I just dont see why they are not flush with eachother. Its really annoying to me. Maybe someone could tell me...thanks.

yo, take that shit apart... just do it.