Aside from a screwdriver, all you need is a couple sheets of red transparency (available at Kinko’s) and the courage to remove the plastic that surrounds the face of the lcd. Apparently, there’s already a white filter in behind the lcd screen that helps illuminate the Apple logo, and once you have access to it, you can slip in your own color!

The guy who applied this magic to his own Macbook claims that, after removing the screws from the inside of the lcd and resting it gently on the keyboard, you can basically remove the white filter and replace it with your own color transparency cut outs (two red sheets are needed unless you are looking for a feminine, pinkish tint).

Although it seems simple, this mod does not come without words of warning to the kids, and he outlines a couple things to look out for:

There’s a magnet on the left of the screen which isn’t attached to anything really. There’s a spot in the display housing for it. Make sure it doesn’t fall out and you lose it. I looked online and it’s the magnet that activates the lcd off/sleep function when you close the lcd.

The plastic surrounding the lcd is attached with double stick foam on the bottom left and right corners, and also where the mic is located. Just slowly peel it away and it’ll come off.

The screws are soft so you don’t need to use much torque or you will strip them.The right size screwdriver is key.

In the forum, where I originally saw the post, a couple of the members were also quick to point out that there might be warranty issues if you remove the lcd screen and add a pretty light. I wonder if it’d be possible to simply remove the filter before you sent it in for repair to avoid a hassle? Well, I would never suggest such a thing, but damn, that’s a sweet looking red apple!

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