Apple Logo Color Changed!!!

[pianos101]

So I had to replace my 17" MBP's lcd yesterday (there was a big gash in it and since the lcd was super expensive i decided to take a stab at doing it myself--it was actually very easy) and since the whole top half of the computer was exposed i also decided to change the logo color! I was going for a deep shade of blue, and what look like that on a transparency appeared to be slightly purple, but still very awesome. It was very easy to get the panel off to get to the logo, so if it needs to go out for service it'll only take 20 min to remove my "warranty voider." :) Anyway, i just felt i should share my accomplishments... :D

http://pianos101.googlepages.com/applelogo.JPG

[CDailey]

Awesome! Does it still light up? How did you do it? How did you change the color?

[topgun072003]

That DOES look sweet. Does it light up?...and same questions as above.

[codo]

Oh my god! Pure excellence.

Well done.

[Viremia]

A picture in the dark showing it lit up would really be nice.

That looks awesome.

[phungy]

Very unique! I like it!

[SpookTheHamster]

Changing the Apple colour is my favourite Powerbook mod. I remember seeing one person who'd used several colours to create the old Apple rainbow logo.

[pianoman]

Changing the Apple colour is my favourite Powerbook mod. I remember seeing one person who'd used several colours to create the old Apple rainbow logo.

that was really cool looking. don't forget if you ever need to take/send it to Apple you need to undo that as they won't service it if they know you opened the case.

[haiggy]

Changing the Apple colour is my favourite Powerbook mod. I remember seeing one person who'd used several colours to create the old Apple rainbow logo.

www.icolours.ca

It's actually my cousin's business. :eek:

Check it out! You can get whatever you want pretty much, colours, designs, patterns........ the original Apple logo all for a reasonable price.

Also the light does shine through it so you can change the level of brightness.

[xJulianx]

Thats amazing, pics of it lit up??

[haiggy]

Thats amazing, pics of it lit up??

I think it is lit up..... it's just so dark you can't see the differences.

[xJulianx]

Well a picture of it in a dark environment then, so we can see it in it's true purple glory :D

[cynerjist]

These are vinyl decals and are very easy to apply and remove. I got mine on e-bay. The light does show through. I bought the lime-yellow one.

[Apple Corps]

Really nice looking mod :D

[pianos101]

Yeah it does light up. Couldn't get a good pic with my camera phone in the dark but i'll try to get a good one. It's obviously not as bright as the original white, but it's very distinguishable, esp in the dark. It was actually pretty simple...I just printed out a colored transparency (i've heard of icolors.ca but this was free :) ) and there's a little "slot" behind the logo that the gel fits perfectly into.

I know to remove it when I'm sending it in for service, but I already changed the LCD myself. From what I've heard as long as nothing else is broken the laptop's still under warranty (except my lcd, obviously). Anyone heard different (even though it's too late because the lcd's changed)?

[nitynate]

www.icolours.ca

It's actually my cousin's business. :eek:
$4 bucks. Sweet!

[OldSkoolNJ]

Changing the Apple colour is my favourite Powerbook mod. I remember seeing one person who'd used several colours to create the old Apple rainbow logo.

I am sure I am not the only one who has done this but maybe you saw mine when I posted.

Kevin

[poppe]

www.icolours.ca

It's actually my cousin's business. :eek:

Check it out! You can get whatever you want pretty much, colours, designs, patterns........ the original Apple logo all for a reasonable price.

Also the light does shine through it so you can change the level of brightness.

Gonna have to try this!!

[afornander]

i would love to see that done to a imac G5/intel;) to bad it wouldnt light up on an imac though:(

[phungy]

www.icolours.ca

It's actually my cousin's business. :eek:

Check it out! You can get whatever you want pretty much, colours, designs, patterns........ the original Apple logo all for a reasonable price.

Also the light does shine through it so you can change the level of brightness.


Any deals for MacRumor members if we decide to purchase? :D

[charlestrippy]

i actually bought the old school rainbow decal from you cousin (I guess you said) about a month or so ago but have been fearful of actually installing it because of the whole "warranty void" - is it really difficult to add/remove? ie) does the original white logo plastic apple have to be removed or so it sit right on that? thanks! maybe after hearing about what others have done i'll be more inclined to actually do it to mine since the decal has been sitting on a shelf for a month!

[haiggy]

i actually bought the old school rainbow decal from you cousin (I guess you said) about a month or so ago but have been fearful of actually installing it because of the whole "warranty void" - is it really difficult to add/remove? ie) does the original white logo plastic apple have to be removed or so it sit right on that? thanks! maybe after hearing about what others have done i'll be more inclined to actually do it to mine since the decal has been sitting on a shelf for a month!

As far as I know you leave the white logo part on. But if you ever need to send it in for repairs you can take it off so the warranty isn't voided. Hurry up and install it! :P
Also feel free to e-mail him (my cousin):
icolours at gmail dot com

[pianos101]

Yeah, at least in the MBP's, theres the translucent plastic that's actually part of the case, and there's another thicker plastic translucent white piece that's foam-glued to the case. You just peel back that foam, slip the gel in, and stick it back down. The only hard part (and delicate too) is actually snapping the casing off.

[wickedG35]

:) I prefer the original white Apple. It goes nicely with the white backlit keyboard

[tjcampbell]

Surely there's got to be one of these things that can go over the outside, rather than opening up the machine. A perfect-fitting electrostatic sort of colored gel (when I say gel I don't mean hair stuff I mean the material they used to alter light on film sets) that you slip over the logo.

Is that out there?

[alFR]

How about:

http://graphics.samsclub.com/images/products/0007170949498_LG.jpg

?

:)

[poppe]

Surely there's got to be one of these things that can go over the outside, rather than opening up the machine. A perfect-fitting electrostatic sort of colored gel (when I say gel I don't mean hair stuff I mean the material they used to alter light on film sets) that you slip over the logo.

Is that out there?

Hmm... I have some film gels now how to make it stick on and look sweet....

[R.R.Mac]

guys do you think you will be able to do this with a bit of thin plastic or do i have to order it all the way from america :(

[tjcampbell]

Hmm... I have some film gels now how to make it stick on and look sweet....

You could try some transparent double stick tape. Sounds silly, but get the stuff that people use for toupees. It doesn't leave a film on either end and it really sticks well. I used to use this stuff a lot when I worked in film.

Geez, now I'm wondering if have any gels kicking around! Fun stuff. Let me know if it works for you or if you think of another solution.

Cheers, tom

[mpw]

guys do you think you will be able to do this with a bit of thin plastic or do i have to order it all the way from america :(
Just use the wrapper from Quality Street or Roses, I have way too many red wrappers from hunting out all the Brazil Nut Roses a couple of nights ago:(

[R.R.Mac]

i could do that yes, but really i would prefer to buy the real thing because they have some great colours and i would really like the cool blue or the old apple sign because that is very cool!

[R.R.Mac]

guys also are their any disadvantages about having this on it?

[mpw]

guys also are their any disadvantages about having this on it?

It could look like you're trying too hard to be cool.

[pianos101]

I really wanted the original apple logo, but, as i've read from other people that have done this, i don't want to be sitting in a coffee shop or something with *that* color scheme showing. (not that there's anything wrong with that)

The only downside, i would say, is that you have to open it up if you need service. If you're careful then there's really no way for them to know you even openned the case.

If you want a design that the icolours site, but if you have access to transparencies (go to Kinko's if you don't) just print like a swatch on it and you'll be good to go. As for putting something on the front of the case, that might "take away" from the sleekness (though i could be wrong...)

[Rojo]

I really wanted the original apple logo, but, as i've read from other people that have done this, i don't want to be sitting in a coffee shop or something with *that* color scheme showing. (not that there's anything wrong with that)

That's precisely why *I* want to use the old Apple logo. :D

<--- out and proud

[miniguu]

guys do you think you will be able to do this with a bit of thin plastic or do i have to order it all the way from america :(

How about sending the good folks at Roscolux a request for their swatchbook? :)

http://www.rosco.com/uk/filters/swatchBookRequest.asp?type=roscolux

[Kardashian]

I wonder what mine would look like orange... :rolleyes:

[R.R.Mac]

they do post to England, for free as well! i will be getting the old apple logo, smily face:) and blue flames. i will also be getting the cool blue, aqua and pink.

I just wanted 6 becuase i wanted to be able to mix it around a bit ;).

I dont need to have a diffrent apple sign to be 'cool' :cool:

anyway thanks guys!:D

[freshS0LE]

http://www.icolours.ca/images/gallery/004.jpg

that definitely looks cool. id love to do that to my mbp but i know
some people are gonna misinterpret it for something else. but real
apple heads would know what it means. haha.

[Rojo]

http://www.icolours.ca/images/gallery/004.jpg

that definitely looks cool. id love to do that to my mbp but i know
some people are gonna misinterpret it for something else.

As long as you're comfortable in your sexuality, who cares what others think!

[poppe]

http://www.icolours.ca/images/gallery/004.jpg

that definitely looks cool. id love to do that to my mbp but i know
some people are gonna misinterpret it for something else. but real
apple heads would know what it means. haha.

see that's crazy I never ever thought of what you guys were thinking. I thought old apple logo... thats all.. very interesting.

[psychofreak]

mmm..purpely...

[R.R.Mac]

guys what do you think would be the nicest looking one to have?

[Elrond39]

Dark green, on a white MacBook (at least, it's what i'm seriously considering :D)

[poppe]

guys what do you think would be the nicest looking one to have?

Black Aluminum MBP with a Red apple... mmmm....

[R.R.Mac]

guys i am contemplating gettitng the old apple sign, cool blue, green,smily face:) , blue flames and a red one! for my iBook G4 the green looks so cool.


ok i wannna know all your opinions on the matter!:D :D

[TyPod]

I have seen many people do this with iBooks, but never with MacBooks, PowerBooks, or MacBook Pro's. The only thing you had to do for the iBook was unscrew the top lid, for the MacBooks, PowerBooks, and MacBook Pro's they don't have the screws (i think, i may be wrong) so they would be harder to pop the lid off. Congrats man, job well done!

[YS2003]

Surely there's got to be one of these things that can go over the outside, rather than opening up the machine. A perfect-fitting electrostatic sort of colored gel (when I say gel I don't mean hair stuff I mean the material they used to alter light on film sets) that you slip over the logo.

Is that out there?

I think that could be doable. I think the elastic vynil materials (such as screen protector for Palm and Pocket PC) can be used if they come in color (unfortunately they are transparent as they are supposed to be for the current application).
I am not comfortable opening up the LCD cover just for this type of cosmetic eye candy stuff (you cannot even see it while you are using Mac!).

[docss26]

my blackbook, the pics are kinda ****** cause i took them with my phone. The old school apple looks hot in black. Everyone and their mother at my univeristy has a macbook and i get a ******** of stares.

http://static.flickr.com/99/309541577_45602a68a5_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/131/318688842_251e84a925_o.jpg

[Maxwell Smart]

I also think these overlays are sweet, especially the original apple logo, but noone would get it and people would think it means something else :(. Damn you gays for stealing the rainbow! ;)

[jessica.]

I really wanted the original apple logo, but, as i've read from other people that have done this, i don't want to be sitting in a coffee shop or something with *that* color scheme showing. (not that there's anything wrong with that)


Here's the failed logic that I see and someone has to correct me if I am wrong. The colors aren't actually the pride colors. I thought pride colors had to be in order, not just a collection of said colors. Yes, at first glance it would appear as such, but anyone who is standing there judging should be comfortable with their knowledge in such things that they know that the colors aren't meant to be pride colors but rather colorful. If that makes sense.

All I am saying is that I have an old-school logo on my car and it's been hinted from time to time by passer-byers, but in all truth, I simply cannot seem to care too much about what they think because I know who or what I come home to each day. :)

***
my question however is if I do this with my powerbook can I undo it so that it is not noticeable that I did it? I have 2 years left of my apple care and I'd hate to f it all up on account of my inability to refrain from such beauty!

[Rojo]

I also think these overlays are sweet, especially the original apple logo, but noone would get it and people would think it means something else :(. Damn you gays for stealing the rainbow! ;)

FYI -- the rainblow flag (symbolizing gay pride) was already around for a few years when Apple introduced their rainbow logo (which wasn't their FIRST logo, by the way -- see below). The rainbow logo wasn't a "problem" then and it shouldn't be a "problem" now.

If you really like it, just go with it.

[R.R.Mac]

i never knew that anyway guys i think that the raindbow looks cool, not gay! I will be getting it even though some of my freinds think its a load of rubbish. I like the look of it so i will get my iBook and show them up!:D

[docss26]

i think only the younger generations who were not exposed to apples old logo will be confused by the rainbow. I could careless if people think im gay especially if i dont know them. theres no big deal.

this process is totally reversable which is why i did it. I intend to sell it when it comes time to upgrade.

[briantology]

i think only the younger generations who were not exposed to apples old logo will be confused by the rainbow. I could careless if people think im gay especially if i dont know them. theres no big deal.

this process is totally reversable which is why i did it. I intend to sell it when it comes time to upgrade.

Man, I remember back in elementary school when we had Apple II's and what-not when the logo was still colorful. Ah man, those were good-n-easy days...

[Pojo]

I remember the rainbow logo, we had those macs in school till I was 15. :P (16 now)

[poppe]

I wish they'd just come out with an LED mod that you can just change the colors right from an App... or have it changing like the Ambient TV out that'd be sweet. Not for the ambient against a wall but just for it to be changing randomly

Seems pretty damn simple! I read the PDF.. not to much to it. Not sure about the whole foam thing that sounds a little complicated and not to sure what they are talking (hard for me to visualize it)...

So can you put the old foam thing back or is it done with then forever?

[whipstitch]

see that's crazy I never ever thought of what you guys were thinking. I thought old apple logo... thats all.. very interesting.

How is this done? Quick - we need a How To Guide.

[R.R.Mac]

guys i am at school and I am 14 now and i remember it, we had them at our last school and my current college! (even though we have the crappy dells! but we have apples at the art schools) the old apple sign does not confuse my 8 year old brother, he thinks its pretty cool and from somewhere he knows that it is the old apple sign:).

Back to the foam. you dont remove it with the powerbook and iBook i believe but with the macbook and the MBP you can not put it back, sorry!

[Nicolasdec]

do you think if i took it to apple and asked them to install it whould the waranty be voided?

[mkrishnan]

see that's crazy I never ever thought of what you guys were thinking. I thought old apple logo... thats all.. very interesting.

LOL I'm familiar with the rainbow, but if anyone's hanging around people who are dumb-assed enough to see a rainbow Apple on a computer and say "OMG111111!!!!1111 U'R tEh GAYZZ0Rz" then you need better friends. :D

I personally like the solid colors, although I respect the rainbow gangsta'. :)

[poppe]

LOL I'm familiar with the rainbow, but if anyone's hanging around people who are dumb-assed enough to see a rainbow Apple on a computer and say "OMG111111!!!!1111 U'R tEh GAYZZ0Rz" then you need better friends. :D

I personally like the solid colors, although I respect the rainbow gangsta'. :)

I'm torn between the solid and the rainbow... oh man...

[R.R.Mac]

i know how you feel :(

[mccldwll]

As far as external application of apple shaped film, spray adhesive in art supply stores would be good way to go (can adjust bond from temporary to permanent depending on how applied). Also, while I haven't seen it in colors, you can buy clear peel-off adhesive backed contact paper, so I imagine colors are available (art supply, teacher supplies, or someplace like Michaels).

[islandman]

Wow this is pretty cool! I'm going to order a set.

[dextertangocci]

That looks cool!:D

[Phatpat]

Anyone done this on a plain Macbook? I'm just concerned about voiding my warranty by cutting out the white film supplied by Apple.

[compuwar]

Surely there's got to be one of these things that can go over the outside, rather than opening up the machine. A perfect-fitting electrostatic sort of colored gel (when I say gel I don't mean hair stuff I mean the material they used to alter light on film sets) that you slip over the logo.

Is that out there?

You might be able to exacto and tack adhesive these, I plan on looking at that option when mine arrives.

[flalaw]

that angle you have to unscrew from seems pretty tight. i can see being able to get the screws out, but how hard is it putting them back it?

[pianos101]

The screws go pretty much into the hole before the threads even engage. I used a small eyeglass screwdrive (flathead) on an angle and went about 1/2 turn at a time until it was tight. It's tought to find something that fits well, but once you do it goes quick.

[biturbomunkie]

i've been wanting to do this mod but am afraid of screwing things up... :(

[kill-your-tv]

i've been wanting to do this mod but am afraid of screwing things up... :( Same here. It would be a hassle if you had to send it in for repair. Also dont the screws have that blue gunk on them so apple can tell if you have opend your comp? I know the screw inside my battery bay has it. Maybe not on the screen? Anyone know?:cool:

[sushi]

I was going for a deep shade of blue, and what look like that on a transparency appeared to be slightly purple, but still very awesome.
That looks very nice! :)

[Xeem]

I wish the icolours site had more "after" pictures of different colors on the 'books themselves; I'm tempted to get a nice red apple on my iBook, but they don't have a picture of it after installation. The orange looks pretty sweet, though...

[compuwar]

Same here. It would be a hassle if you had to send it in for repair. Also dont the screws have that blue gunk on them so apple can tell if you have opend your comp? I know the screw inside my battery bay has it. Maybe not on the screen? Anyone know?:cool:

The only way to see the blue gunk on the screws is to unscrew them ;)

[tobefirst]

I just ordered a "green apple" for my MacBook...I'll be sure to post pictures when it comes and I get it installed.

[dllavaneras]

Awesome mod! I'd seen it before, but not the multicolor version :)

[Cassie]

Younger generation thinking it's gay?

The younger generation thinks Purple means gay.:rolleyes:

...*Notices color of words in own post...Oh well*

[dXTC]

Pardon the pointless pontification, but wouldn't it be cool if the Sky Blue color was the exact shade of blue used on the new nanos and shuffles?

That would be an interesting marketing point: "Color Coordinate your MacBook and your iPod!" :)

[tobefirst]

Well, I got it in today, and installed it. They say that the MacBook has the highest degree of difficulty, and while I haven't played around with the other models, this one wasn't too bad. I just took my time and was careful. The hardest part was cutting away the white area behind the screen. It took about 30 minutes or so for a complete n00b. I could likely do it in half that time now.

I decided that it looked better with the entire white part cut out (yielding a brighter green), but now there is a little bit of "light bleed" barely visible in the night pic. I may go back in sometime and fix it, but it's fine for now.

Sorry for the noisy phone cam pics.

[R.R.Mac]

I eventually got my iBook G4 one installed. It is extremly easy. I did it when replacing my screen (two lines across it) and used just coloured paper. Its really nice!:apple:

[Cybergypsy]

If you are lazy you can do the stickers.....http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/408179928_e3a619ea3a_o.jpg


Cost a whole 3 bucks .....you can get them on Ebay and the light looks so cool coming thru.....

[mashinhead]

If you are lazy you can do the stickers.....http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/408179928_e3a619ea3a_o.jpg


Cost a whole 3 bucks .....you can get them on Ebay and the light looks so cool coming thru.....

that one looks really good, i wish they had better images on their listings on ebay.

[Cybergypsy]

that one looks really good, i wish they had better images on their listings on ebay.

they are awesome....just pic a color :)

[SpookTheHamster]

Nestlé are including wildlife CDs with loads of their cereals right now, and the sleeves have coloured plastic on them which is fantastic for this.

So if you're planning on buying some cereal or happen to have £7 of cereal vouchers (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=285661), take advantage of this once in a lifetime event.

[Cult Follower]

:) I prefer the original white Apple. It goes nicely with the white backlit keyboard

I also prefer the white

If you are lazy you can do the stickers.....http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/408179928_e3a619ea3a_o.jpg


Cost a whole 3 bucks .....you can get them on Ebay and the light looks so cool coming thru.....

I guess that looks pretty cool.

[JDN]

How do you remove the top of the MBP? I would really like to do this, but i am worried about damaging something and voiding my apple care/warranty.

Is it really as easy as people say it is?

[Cybergypsy]

How do you remove the top of the MBP? I would really like to do this, but i am worried about damaging something and voiding my apple care/warranty.

Is it really as easy as people say it is?


its like peeling a price tag off and use achohol to wipe it off :) al least mine....no removing the case :)

or you can do what i did with my other macbookhttp://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/282515702_1ab2c2d4e8_o.jpg

[mashinhead]

its like peeling a price tag off and use achohol to wipe it off :) al least mine....no removing the case :)

or you can do what i did with my other macbookhttp://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/282515702_1ab2c2d4e8_o.jpg

hrm.. thats a little much for me, though the color is nice, i like the other macbook better. How many macbooks do you have?


anyway here's a mod i ran across for you guys to check out. I like the keys.


http://flickr.com/photos/jordanmerrick/sets/72157594586238554/

[JDN]

I got my green/blue/red plastic today and just wanted someones advice from someone who has installed these on a MBP.

The step i am most unclear about is removing the plastic that is already attached by the foam. Do you remove this completely or only partly? Also, how does the new plastic stay in place when the lid is vertical?

[pianos101]

I got my green/blue/red plastic today and just wanted someones advice from someone who has installed these on a MBP.

The step i am most unclear about is removing the plastic that is already attached by the foam. Do you remove this completely or only partly? Also, how does the new plastic stay in place when the lid is vertical?

I just peeled it back enough to slip the gel in there. I cut my gel to a tiny bit smaller than the plastic so the foam would stick back to the casing. once the lid is back on the back of the lcd will press up against the foam so it will stay on.

[JDN]

I just peeled it back enough to slip the gel in there. I cut my gel to a tiny bit smaller than the plastic so the foam would stick back to the casing. once the lid is back on the back of the lcd will press up against the foam so it will stay on.


Cheers. Did you notice the brightness of the logo affected? i.e. was it noticeably duller after the extra insert was in?

Ohh, one more quick question. Is it possible to change the brightness of the logo independently? Or is it just adjustable through the screen brightness?

[JDN]

So im trying to get the top case off my MBP ... it seems to be stuck fast. I have removed the two screws in the bottom corners, and am trying to separate the top case from the front bit. It is really hard. I have no idea how hard it should be, but i don't want to break anything. Can anyone help me/provide me with some reassurance?

cheers

[pianos101]

Cheers. Did you notice the brightness of the logo affected? i.e. was it noticeably duller after the extra insert was in?

Ohh, one more quick question. Is it possible to change the brightness of the logo independently? Or is it just adjustable through the screen brightness?

Yeah, obviously the brightness will be less, especially if the gel is pretty dark. It is not possible to independently change the brightness; the light comes from the lcd backlight, which is what you actually change when you adjust the brightness.

[pianos101]

So im trying to get the top case off my MBP ... it seems to be stuck fast. I have removed the two screws in the bottom corners, and am trying to separate the top case from the front bit. It is really hard. I have no idea how hard it should be, but i don't want to break anything. Can anyone help me/provide me with some reassurance?

cheers

It's pretty tough. I pulled the corners (near the screws) back with my fingers as much as i could, to expose a little gap between the sections. i then slipped in a small flathead screwdriver and rotated it 90 degrees to literally separate the sections. take care not to scratch the casing, but its better to start near the screws because if you do scratch it you'll never see it. :) Then slowly work your way up one side to the top, then do the other side and the middle-bottom, then the top (near isight) should snap off pretty easily. Once you get the first few clasps and the bottom-middle the rest should be easier. Good luck...

[excalibur313]

This is slightly unrelated but I went to replace an lcd in a macbook because my friend cracked it and it boots up perfectly but I can't get the keyboard to lay flat right near the hinges. (This means that I cannot screw the 2 screws on the back nearest the hinges because the hole doesn't line up) It looks like the metal curved piece on the underside of keyboard that sits on top of the hinge isn't sitting right. Did anyone else have issues like this and how did you fix it? Thanks a lot for your help!

[dtklamf]

did the poison powerbook mod using that clear coloured plastic adhesive book covering.worked like a treat.

[roker]

I've been wanting to do this ever since I got my SR MBP, & since it was outa Applecare in about July this year I decided now was a good time. I just hacked up a clear green plastic folder & taped it to the inside of the casing. I wanted to make it orange but I couldn't find any orange folders at the shop so bought green.

I kinda damaged my casing a bit in the process of removing the lid, & it took me more than half an hour- but I think it's worth it! :D