Hi everyone,

I’m using the Flirc case for the Raspberry Pi 5 and love its passive-cooling design, but I’ve run into two small issues that I hope the community can help me solve:

1. Power Button Too Short
   When assembling the case, you slot the tiny side-mounted power button into place before securing the Pi with the screws. On my unit, that button barely protrudes once everything is tightened, so it’s hard to press without digging a fingernail in.

   • Has anyone designed (or found) a 3-D printable extender or replacement button that sticks out a little further?

   • If you’ve already printed one, could you share the STL file or point me to a repo/Thingiverse link?

   • Alternatively, does anyone sell a slightly longer drop-in power button for this case?

2. Custom Top Cover
   The stock top plate—the matte black lid—looks nice, but I’d like to customize it (add ventilation slots, logo cut-outs, or even a clear acrylic top to show off LEDs).

   • Are there any existing templates for a replacement top panel that fits the Flirc Pi 5 chassis?

   • If you’ve created your own, what material and thickness worked best, and did you need to tweak mounting tolerances?

Any tips, STL files, or photos of your mods would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Cheers,

Hi Bishopedd, for the short power button issue, you can 3D print a simple extender cap that fits over the existing button, Thingiverse user Kepster posted a compatible STL for the Pi 4 case that works similarly and can be adapted for the Pi 5 with minor tweaks; just search "Flirc Pi button extender." For the custom top cover, a 2mm thick laser-cut acrylic or polycarbonate sheet works great, many users cut vents and logo designs with standard SVG templates (check GitHub or Printables.com by searching "Flirc Pi 5 top panel"), and you can mount it using the original screw holes with slightly longer screws if needed.

Edited July 27, 20251 yr by jhonnmuller

Cool mod ideas here! For what it’s worth for my telehealth setup I use Raspberry Pis to host lightweight nodes and trigger instant script workflows for patient check-ins. So if you build that extended power button or custom top, you could also embed a tiny status LED or tactile switch that triggers diagnostics or logging scripts. Makes the case not just stylish, but smart and functional

I'm not sure why you need to dig in a fingernail? While I will say that maybe the button could just be that tad little bit longer, I've never not been able to press it. I just feel along with my finger to locate the button, place the tip of my finger on it (not the nail) and just give it a press. Worked every time for me so far. Was yours extra short due to a production mishap perhaps?

  

On 6/19/2025 at 4:36 AM, Bishopedd said:

Hi everyone,

I’m using the Flirc case for the Raspberry Pi 5 and love its passive-cooling design, but I’ve run into two small issues that I hope the community can help me solve:

1. Power Button Too Short
   When assembling the case, you slot the tiny side-mounted power button into place before securing the Pi with the screws. On my unit, that button barely protrudes once everything is tightened, so it’s hard to press without digging a fingernail in.

   • Has anyone designed (or found) a 3-D printable extender or replacement button that sticks out a little further?

   • If you’ve already printed one, could you share the STL file or point me to a repo/Thingiverse link?

   • Alternatively, does anyone sell a slightly longer drop-in power button for this case?

2. Custom Top Cover
   The stock top plate  fnf —the matte black lid—looks nice, but I’d like to customize it (add ventilation slots, logo cut-outs, or even a clear acrylic top to show off LEDs).

   • Are there any existing templates for a replacement top panel that fits the Flirc Pi 5 chassis?

   • If you’ve created your own, what material and thickness worked best, and did you need to tweak mounting tolerances?

Any tips, STL files, or photos of your mods would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Cheers,

 

Mine feels slightly recessed too, though still usable without much force. A small snap on extender sounds like the cleanest solution compared to replacing the whole button assembly.

Edited May 12May 12 by quorinfa3_64