Already checked out your blog early this morning while replacing an Asus laptop DC jack!
Very nice write-up and love the pics! 
I got to thinking that maybe the Rapid Road LEDs could easily be extended to the case front panel with some sort of small home-made fiber optic tubes...
I have an old fiber optic Christmas tree that has some long flexible tubes that would work. I could drill a couple of small holes in the front panel of my A2000 to hold the fiber optic tube.... might work. I would have to come up with a way to secure the tube at the Rapid Road end.
You could try a TOSLINK optical cable. Cut the ends off and you have a fiber optical cable.
also maybe just ask Jens if he would make a batch with header in place of LED. Or you could void warranty and put one there yourself:)
