If you have any questions about anything I did or comments please reply below.

I started with a true brand single door cooler with a glass front. I picked it up off Craigslist not working for 80 bucks.

This is when I got it


The first thing I did above was to add a home made dolly with 4 caster wheels to make it easier to move.

I decided to add a led strip all the way around, a pc fan and heat tape up one wall. I wanted the controls and thermostat ( herpstat intro) to not be hanging on the side so I modified the lower vent with some mdf to mount the controls on. These in include the thermostat, light switch, and fan speed control. This leaves no wires on the side and a clean look. I wanted to add the lights to easily see what's going on without opening the door.

I tested it and set the thermostat to 89 and all 4 accurites in different places all read exactly 90 degrees. The shelves were in even as it was heating up but after an hour or so they all evened out.

The lights were ordered on amazon. All the wiring goes under the frige where the compressor was and goes to a surge protector giving me a single plug going to the wall.


Control panel


Tape fan and lights on


Lights off and on close up




Full shot of lights off, on, and on in the dark




Wires on the back. Not pretty but you don't see them. I either want to put a co design on the sides or put like fake bamboo to give it a nature feel.