My touch pro mod - L.E.Ds

[GhettoBSD]

Originally Posted by Ktk

Now, make your keyboard light up in a rainbow.

oh snap! i am gonna try to do it in blue and see what it looks like! thanks for the idea :P

i haven't done anything yet, been kinda fooked up lately but i'll get around to it.

what special screw driver do i need for the tp?

[TheDoctor1971]

The lcd side is tiny phillips head, the keyboard side uses torx T6 sized.

[[sammich]]

Yup, you need a Torx 6 [I think its a 6 from memory] to get the back cover off.

You can pick one up at your local home depot [I recommend the Husky mini-torx set, it stores the other 6 heads inside the barrel and is very comfortable to hold]

Here's a pic of what I have

[TheDoctor1971]

I wanted to double check the cables on my keyboard so I went ahead and dug into it to see how hard it is to get to the LED's on the d-pad. What a pain! The only color sharpie I had on hand was blue or black so my d-pad circle is snazzy blue now. I think I could disassemble this phone in my sleep now!

[chronster]

Originally Posted by TheDoctor1971

I wanted to double check the cables on my keyboard so I went ahead and dug into it to see how hard it is to get to the LED's on the d-pad. What a pain! The only color sharpie I had on hand was blue or black so my d-pad circle is snazzy blue now. I think I could disassemble this phone in my sleep now!

i really wouldn't mind having blue. I'm starting to get the balls to try this uh oh! lol

[TheDoctor1971]

The hardest part is getting the case to separate on the lcd side. There's 2 spots on top and bottom where it snaps on. Once you release those it comes off easily enough. The rest is all phillip head screws and a couple of cables you have to unplug. If I have a moment of true boredom again I'll add pics to my keyboard thread of the rest of the disassembly.

[BLawicki]

Originally Posted by saumaun

Holy MOTHER****ING ****!

OMG OMG OMG OMG! That is SO COOL!!

You HAVE to post pics! PLEASE! And the exact type of LED's you used, how you soldered them, INFO!

How did you access the front panel? Do I have to disassemble?

I'm gonna do the green/red phone buttons and a blue ring!

Notice the DENT above the back button

DENT FAIL.

[BLawicki]

Originally Posted by ruskiyab

I think it looks better in a single color instead of lighting up like a Christmas tree... but I'm also the guy that runs the stock GSM manila theme and likes thigs to be plain and simple. Just thinks it's more "classy" all white.

Mod looks great though, I don't have the balls to do it and I've done my fair share of soldering

+1

but still a good read

[gimme5]

Originally Posted by BLawicki

Notice the DENT above the back button

DENT FAIL.

True, dent fail indeed. Poor TP never saw it coming.

[GhettoBSD]

thanks guys!