BenQ DQ60 DVD RW Dual Layer Burner "replacement faceplate" Questions

BenQ DQ60 DVD RW Dual Layer Burner drive won't open i have to sometimes give it a tp (which barely works) or use the manual eject (the tool use to help change faceplate about size of a needle) after ...

I have a Que Fire, model QPS-525. I would like to remove the Teac CD burner and replace it with a bare Combo drive (CD Read/Write and DVD Read). How do I open that plastic case that encloses the drive

...replacement drive won't have a curved faceplate. It will be a flat faceplate, and also probably black since that's the standard color now, and it will be recessed a little. The curved silver ...