ibook backlight mod

[ahfunaki]

yea, an allen wrench that is bent alot smaller would work...

but standard ones wont...

[marinermoose241]

Here is a Mod I made on my iBook with the lights on and off.... now it's a True Apple :D :yes:

[Ultraviolet]

How do you take the screen apart?

[Southern Patriot]

How do you take the screen apart?

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Remove the four Allen bolts on the sides of the screen, then the cover simply pops off (start at the top corners and work your way around).

[goodcase]

Here is a Mod I made on my iBook  with the lights on and off.... now it's a True Apple  :D  :yes:

Thats awsome, I want to do that when i get mine

[xodlike]

Does this void the iBook warranty? If not, COOL!

[sundayx Veteran]

i like it white

[Vice]

I want to colour mine but I'm unsure what colour I should use.

[EDIT] sorry for reviving old thread I followed the link from the other thread about the guy who coloured his iBooks logo I forgot to check the date on the last post >_<

[ph3412t3h13]

hey cool thanks for reviving this thread i wouldve never known about it! thatts so cool and simple i wanna do that... except i dont have a powerwbook or an ibook

[skybl4ck]

nice mods :) that is quite the sexy apple.

[illippinno]

ok, i tried to mod my ibook, but i couldnt get the outer casing to come off.

i took the screws out but it seems to still be stuck on there. i read there are clips connecting it to the screen, but where are they located at? i'm afraid to pry harder and end up breaking my screen =[

[Vice]

ok, i tried to mod my ibook, but i couldnt get the outer casing to come off.

i took the screws out but it seems to still be stuck on there. i read there are clips connecting it to the screen, but where are they located at? i'm afraid to pry harder and end up breaking my screen =[

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same here, I'm using a 12inch iBook when I undid the screws it did not just come off, I tried pulling it off but its on there quite tight.. I don't want to break it or warp any plastic.

[illippinno]

same here, I'm using a 12inch iBook when I undid the screws it did not just come off, I tried pulling it off but its on there quite tight.. I don't want to break it or warp any plastic.

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i got mine off. but it took some guts to just go ahead and pry it off and hopefully nothing breaks.

i started with the top two corners, then moved in between them. when the top was completely loose, i just started prying on the sides and eventually, i had the top and the side loose, that it became easy to take off.

i used some old colored transparent folder/binder dividers. i had the choice of blue, orange, purple and yellow, and in the end, blue was the best choice =]

i also removed the white piece over the light so its brighter, and i love it =]

[mFC_]

just did mine tonight... really pleased with the results!

[the_snitch]

I did this to mine (blue) when i first got it a year ago. But it became cheesy very fast and I took it out.

But if you cut the piece of white paper out of the middle that further diffuses the white light, it makes the apple glow about 200% brighter!

Looks best as a big vibrant white apple IMO. Esp contrasted against the Black Paint :shifty:

[+StevoFC MVC]

i'm thinking i am gonna take mine apart again and throw the classic apple logo in with the different colors...or i may make something completely different. not sure yet.

i have some cool ideas of stuff to do.

[emo]

wow, some of these look really cool.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Gotta say, for a simple mod, the result is great!

[Southern Patriot]

just did mine tonight...  really pleased with the results!

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Looks good. That USB cable in the background sure looks familiar, Sony digital camera cable maybe? Looks exactly like the one that came with my DSC-P32.

[mFC_]

Looks good.  That USB cable in the background sure looks familiar, Sony digital camera cable maybe?  Looks exactly like the one that came with my DSC-P32.

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yup you guessed right :D

[Southern Patriot]

yup you guessed right :D

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Which model do you have? How much memory? I have the DSC-P32 with the original 16MB card, a 128MB card and a 1GB card. I don't use the 16MB card anymore for anything, and I have the 128MB card in a USB reader as a makeshift thumb drive. The 1GB card is sweet, I run down my batteries long before I could fill it, even doing video with it. The thing is basically a micro camcorder now that I have that card. It will hold about 45 minutes of MPEG-1 video at 640x480.

[crazzy88ss]

I have a 1.2ghz G4 iBook, the one right before the 1.33ghz. I tried doing this, but couldn't get the back off. I took out the 4 hex screws and expected it to be a breeze from there, but it wasn't. There's somethign extra holding the back onto the screen. Any ideas/suggestions?

[Jonny Wake]

Check out: http://www.macmine.com/more.php?id=123_0_4_0_C

You might need to loosen the back with a putty knife.

[crazzy88ss]

WOOT thanks guys. I used the putty knife and it worked instantly. I did the green leave/red apple one :)

It doesn't quite glow as bright as I hoped, any suggestions?

[SFNE Freak]

After finding a guide on removing the cover on PB 12's, I went ahead and did this with the supplies I had on-hand (transparent colored notebook dividers). It doesn't look nearly as good as the iBooks, probably due to the contrast between the white and red. I'm gonna go ahead and pick up some stuff at a craft store tomorrow. What am I looking for? Wax paper?

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