My first "mod"

[chaksq]

+rep for great write up!

[squilliam]

Still one more question and I shall be out of your hair.
How exactly did you deal with the Apple logo?

[luciusad2004]

I don't remember exactly what i used to get the apple logo to pop off. I did this a couple of months ago. However, I think it may have had something to do with bashing it out with the blunt end of a screw driver... I think i left this out because i wouldn't recommend hitting your laptop with a screw driver. You should be able to just push it out with your thumbs though. It will take a lot of work and it will give a lovely cracking sound when it finally pops off. The part is glued in their so once your ready to put it back in you'll have to find some sort of plastics glue. I used super glue and lots of scotch tape (i was having trouble keeping it in.) If you look at the picture were my laptop is clear you can see a nice mess all around the apple logo. That is from the glue.

Personally i wouldn't do it more than i have to just because i see it a very easy part to break. Just be careful, and if you see it cracking or starting to break try to find another way to get it off.

As far as dyeing the apple logo, I tried to throw it in for a little bit to give it a smoked or tinted look but the damn thing wouldn't take the dye. I'm not sure what would happen if you left it in for a long time though.

Feel free to ask any more questions.
Hope that helps

[squilliam]

My G3 case is actually the desktop version
I am quite scared of breaking it. wish me luck

:Edit:Wooooo for punches!!! (not physical punching, but rather the tool)

[luciusad2004]

Ah, good luck with that and be sure to post up pictures. Im afraid i don't really know anything about them, so id love to see it.

[samcat]

Looks very nice, you say it came out smokey at first? Would have been cool to have it stay slightly translucent, just tinted.

[luciusad2004]

Looks very nice, you say it came out smokey at first? Would have been cool to have it stay slightly translucent, just tinted.

I thought about it but the inside of it just isnt that interesting. All you can see is metal.

I was thinking of trying to wire up some sort of lighting system in the bottom to give it sort of an under-glow but decided against it due to the fact that i have no electrical know how and i would have had to find some sort of power source to splice in to. I wouldn't have been able to do it properly. Thanks for the Compliments