Modifying Apple Logo Color

BethanyLieb · BethanyLieb #1 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 03:46 PM

I came across iColours.ca and instantly started picking out what I wanted to buy... then I stumbled across the FAQ section and found out replacing your apple logo voids your warranty. I have the APP so I definitely don't want to do this. Is there a seal that is broken so Apple will be able to tell? I want to replace mine... and if I had a problem later down the road and had to take in my computer to be fixed I figured I'd just put the original back in. Does anyone know much about this? The instructions of how to do it are on the site. It seems simple enough... I just don't want to risk totally messing up my computer.

Just in case you were wondering... I want orange.

To match my sweet lap top case.

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BethanyLieb

I came across iColours.ca and instantly started picking out what I wanted to buy... then I stumbled across the FAQ section and found out replacing your apple logo voids your warranty. I have the APP so I definitely don't want to do this. Is there a seal that is broken so Apple will be able to tell? I want to replace mine... and if I had a problem later down the road and had to take in my computer to be fixed I figured I'd just put the original back in. Does anyone know much about this? The instructions of how to do it are on the site. It seems simple enough... I just don't want to risk totally messing up my computer.

Just in case you were wondering... I want orange.

To match my sweet lap top case.

I have also read that there is some sort of tamper-evident seal on Mac portables.

Typically these kinds of seals are placed in a very conspicuous way so as to deter the user from opening the case. I did open my MacBook Pro shortly after I got it, just because I'm a geek like that and I wanted to see the placement of the components.

As an IT professional, I've opened literally hundreds of laptops, so I am very careful and always focused on the details to make sure that my work is done well. With that said, I noticed no tamper-evident seals anywhere within my MBP. This may be because mine was a refurbished machine to begin with, but I highly doubt it.

In my opinion, rumors of such a seal are urban legend. That doesn't mean there isn't one - but if there is - it must be very well hidden.

YMMV, of course - but do consider it carefully before you pull the trigger and keep in mind that you would need to remove the overlay if you ever had to send the machine in for service.

RiDE · RiDE #3 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 04:12 PM

Do this instead... (CLICK!)

moss918 · moss918 #4 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 08:01 PM

I used to have what Ride suggested above and it's definitely the safer choice. Mine didn't fit very well (Poorly made, not poorly applied) so I removed it after a month. The internal ones do look better in my opinion but it's just not worth the hassle unless you have lots of cash or you're already out of your warranty.

MMMII · MMMII #5 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 10:10 PM

Where did you get that laptop case Bethany? I know someone that would really like it.

Thanks!

flilow06 · flilow06 #6 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MMMII

Where did you get that laptop case Bethany? I know someone that would really like it.

Thanks!

http://www.barrysfarm.net/

They have some other funky ones too!

bryphotoguy · bryphotoguy #7 (**permalink**)

05-18-2007, 07:10 AM

That's crap. With G4 iBooks you remove 4 screws and the back case pops off. From start to finish its a 5 minute job. It's about as easy as adding or removing RAM and equally as non-destructive. No wires to disconnect or anything, just the four screws.
I saw BOO to Apple.
Bryan

chrisgrieve · chrisgrieve #8 (**permalink**)

05-18-2007, 04:09 PM

i agree with the above post, i done this to my ibook today, took all of 5 minutes, and it doesn't cost anything either.

BethanyLieb · BethanyLieb #9 (**permalink**)

05-19-2007, 02:13 PM

Yeah but the macbook pro is significantly more complicated to deconstruct. i emailed the owner of the site and he said there's no seal so i'm goin for it. i want orange. i want it bad.

OSURico112 · OSURico112 #10 (**permalink**)

05-19-2007, 02:35 PM

that is a sweet laptop case and good luck with the mod.
Oh and I see you're from dublin, cool, i went to Pickerington

BethanyLieb · BethanyLieb #11 (**permalink**)

05-19-2007, 03:09 PM

yeah i go to osu too... are you still a student or a graduate?

OSURico112 · OSURico112 #12 (**permalink**)

05-19-2007, 04:04 PM

still a student, i've switched my major about 4x

Computer Engineering > Architecture > Finance > Film Studies. I should be done next spring or so.

BethanyLieb · BethanyLieb #13 (**permalink**)

05-19-2007, 06:51 PM

gotcha.. i've switched once.

journalism>pre-med minoring in spanish. should be interesting. i just finished my first year so i have plenty of time to change my mind.

OSURico112 · OSURico112 #14 (**permalink**)

05-20-2007, 02:20 AM

yeah, you'll have that. 4 years have gone by fast.

BethanyLieb #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 10, 2007 Posts: 85 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro, 16g iPhone 3g, 30g iPod classic	05-17-2007, 03:46 PM I came across iColours.ca and instantly started picking out what I wanted to buy... then I stumbled across the FAQ section and found out replacing your apple logo voids your warranty. I have the APP so I definitely don't want to do this. Is there a seal that is broken so Apple will be able to tell? I want to replace mine... and if I had a problem later down the road and had to take in my computer to be fixed I figured I'd just put the original back in. Does anyone know much about this? The instructions of how to do it are on the site. It seems simple enough... I just don't want to risk totally messing up my computer. Just in case you were wondering... I want orange. To match my sweet lap top case. Bethany
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MMMII #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 14, 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 93 Mac Specs: 15" MB 2.6 Ghz, 4 GB ram	05-17-2007, 10:10 PM Where did you get that laptop case Bethany? I know someone that would really like it. Thanks! http://www.mmmii.com Home: 15" 2.6GHz MPB; 160gig TV; 16gig White 3G iPhone; 80gig 5.5 iPod; Gen 2 shuffle. Work: 17" 2.5 GHz MPB
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bryphotoguy #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 02, 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,978 Mac Specs: Quad 2.8GHz Mac Pro, Edge iPhone	05-18-2007, 07:10 AM That's crap. With G4 iBooks you remove 4 screws and the back case pops off. From start to finish its a 5 minute job. It's about as easy as adding or removing RAM and equally as non-destructive. No wires to disconnect or anything, just the four screws. I saw BOO to Apple. Bryan January 2008 Member of the Month
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chrisgrieve #8 (permalink)
Member Since: May 11, 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 132 Mac Specs: iBook 12" G4 (tiger) 24" iMac 2.4Ghz, 1Gb Ram, 320Gb Hard Drive, (leopard)	05-18-2007, 04:09 PM i agree with the above post, i done this to my ibook today, took all of 5 minutes, and it doesn't cost anything either. http://www.chris.grievedesign.co.uk/
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BethanyLieb #9 (permalink)
Member Since: May 10, 2007 Posts: 85 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro, 16g iPhone 3g, 30g iPod classic	05-19-2007, 02:13 PM Yeah but the macbook pro is significantly more complicated to deconstruct. i emailed the owner of the site and he said there's no seal so i'm goin for it. i want orange. i want it bad. Bethany
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moss918 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: UK Posts: 709 Mac Specs: iMac 2.93C2D 4GB	05-17-2007, 08:01 PM I used to have what Ride suggested above and it's definitely the safer choice. Mine didn't fit very well (Poorly made, not poorly applied) so I removed it after a month. The internal ones do look better in my opinion but it's just not worth the hassle unless you have lots of cash or you're already out of your warranty.
	QUOTE Thanks

OSURico112 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 139 Mac Specs: Black Macbook 2ghz C2D, 2gig Ram, 120gig HD / 60gig Black Ipod Video / 2nd Gen Ipod Shuffle	05-19-2007, 02:35 PM that is a sweet laptop case and good luck with the mod. Oh and I see you're from dublin, cool, i went to Pickerington CPU 2ghz C2D Black Mackbook/2gigs Ram/120gigHDD Camera Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D) Lenses Canon 18mm-55mm/100mm Macro/75-300mm/70-200f/4L/10-22 UWA Check Out My Work Last edited by OSURico112; 05-19-2007 at 02:43 PM.
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BethanyLieb #11 (permalink)
Member Since: May 10, 2007 Posts: 85 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro, 16g iPhone 3g, 30g iPod classic	05-19-2007, 03:09 PM yeah i go to osu too... are you still a student or a graduate? Bethany
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OSURico112 #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 139 Mac Specs: Black Macbook 2ghz C2D, 2gig Ram, 120gig HD / 60gig Black Ipod Video / 2nd Gen Ipod Shuffle	05-19-2007, 04:04 PM still a student, i've switched my major about 4x Computer Engineering > Architecture > Finance > Film Studies. I should be done next spring or so. CPU 2ghz C2D Black Mackbook/2gigs Ram/120gigHDD Camera Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D) Lenses Canon 18mm-55mm/100mm Macro/75-300mm/70-200f/4L/10-22 UWA Check Out My Work
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BethanyLieb #13 (permalink)
Member Since: May 10, 2007 Posts: 85 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro, 16g iPhone 3g, 30g iPod classic	05-19-2007, 06:51 PM gotcha.. i've switched once. journalism>pre-med minoring in spanish. should be interesting. i just finished my first year so i have plenty of time to change my mind. Bethany
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OSURico112 #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 139 Mac Specs: Black Macbook 2ghz C2D, 2gig Ram, 120gig HD / 60gig Black Ipod Video / 2nd Gen Ipod Shuffle	05-20-2007, 02:20 AM yeah, you'll have that. 4 years have gone by fast. CPU 2ghz C2D Black Mackbook/2gigs Ram/120gigHDD Camera Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D) Lenses Canon 18mm-55mm/100mm Macro/75-300mm/70-200f/4L/10-22 UWA Check Out My Work
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