Aluminum MacBook - Apple logo mod

dtran09 · Mar 29, 2009, 05:25 PM

I found this site called iColours.ca that sells the films that you can put in front of your Apple logo. I was just wondering if anybody has any detailed instructions on how to do this with an Aluminum MacBook. It seems as though they don't support the new line of MacBooks.

DeusInvictus7 · Mar 29, 2009, 05:32 PM

They don't support the new line of macbooks because it is extremely hard to take apart the display housing on them. The whole display is pretty much one piece, so taking it apart would result in the incapability of putting it back together...If I'm wrong someone please correct me.

smurfjammer · Mar 29, 2009, 05:35 PM

I've done it before on a old iBook I had but I wouldn't recommend trying it on a Aluminum MacBook cause once you crack open the case you can kiss your warranty goodbye...

dtran09 · Mar 29, 2009, 07:30 PM

Yeah I was kinda thinking the unibody design would prevent that (or make it too difficult for it to be worthwhile).

Thanks anyways

finnschi · Mar 29, 2009, 09:01 PM

I Did it .... but I had to glue it on the outside (looks the same)

1. buy printable adhesive transparent , and then print the apple logo colors on that...

2- put it on there

DeusInvictus7 · Mar 29, 2009, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finnschi

I Did it .... but I had to glue it on the outside (looks the same)

1. buy printable adhesive transparent , and then print the apple logo colors on that...

2- put it on there

care to post a pic of what it looks like?

finnschi · Mar 30, 2009, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeusInvictus7

care to post a pic of what it looks like?

I will when I get Home, you cant see the difference between this and the mod I dod for a friends macbook(white)

dtran09 · Apr 1, 2009, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finnschi

I will when I get Home, you cant see the difference between this and the mod I dod for a friends macbook(white)

Haha, you home yet? I'm beginning to get worried, since it's been a couple days.

I did a little research on these transparent adhesive printable sheets, but I didn't find anything anywhere close to cheap?
Do you know approx how much it costs for 1 sheet? Or how much it is for the least amount I could buy? If so, where?

Thanks so much.

skorpien · Apr 1, 2009, 06:35 PM

You can try SkinStyler. They offer a variety of colours (including an option to use your own picture), free shipping worldwide, and a satisfaction (read money back) guaranty.

Mar 29, 2009, 05:25 PM	#1
dtran09 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO	Aluminum MacBook - Apple logo mod I found this site called iColours.ca that sells the films that you can put in front of your Apple logo. I was just wondering if anybody has any detailed instructions on how to do this with an Aluminum MacBook. It seems as though they don't support the new line of MacBooks.
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Mar 29, 2009, 05:32 PM	#2
DeusInvictus7 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kitchener, Ontario	They don't support the new line of macbooks because it is extremely hard to take apart the display housing on them. The whole display is pretty much one piece, so taking it apart would result in the incapability of putting it back together...If I'm wrong someone please correct me. __________________ Nexus 4 - iPad mini - rMBP - TV - iPod Nano
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Mar 29, 2009, 05:35 PM	#3
smurfjammer macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	I've done it before on a old iBook I had but I wouldn't recommend trying it on a Aluminum MacBook cause once you crack open the case you can kiss your warranty goodbye... __________________ iPad 2 16GB ~ iPhone 4s 32GB ~ 27" 2.93 GHz i7 iMac ~ Apple TV2 ~ iPhone 8GB ~ 2.0GHz White MacBook ~ 20" 2.0 GHz G5 iMac
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Mar 29, 2009, 09:01 PM	#5
finnschi macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hamburg, Germany	I Did it .... but I had to glue it on the outside (looks the same) 1. buy printable adhesive transparent , and then print the apple logo colors on that... 2- put it on there __________________ Macbook Unibody 2,4Ghz 2Gbram 250Gb HD Powermac G4 iPhone 3G 16Gb
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Apr 1, 2009, 06:35 PM	#9
skorpien macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2008	You can try SkinStyler. They offer a variety of colours (including an option to use your own picture), free shipping worldwide, and a satisfaction (read money back) guaranty. __________________ 17" 2.6 GHz Penryn MBP Collector's Edition 2.4 GHz Alu MB Time Capsule 2TB (1st Gen); Apple TV 160GB; iPhone 4 32GB; iPod Video 30GB
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Mar 29, 2009, 07:30 PM	#4
dtran09 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO	Yeah I was kinda thinking the unibody design would prevent that (or make it too difficult for it to be worthwhile). Thanks anyways
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