theirs nothing you can do short of mounting it to the wall or adding feet that stick out 8 to 10 inches or more if your wanting to open the full machine up like that.. its just to much weight swinging open and not enough weight left behind.. screw it to a table or shelf or wall mount it to open like you have in your picture...

as for the lights can you post better pictures.. the second pic is to small to see wire problems and the 3rd is to big.. everything looks good in the 3rd..