Has anyone found a good replacement brand? Looks like I waited a little too long to perform the mod 
I don't want to end up spending extra money on something that's just going to ruin a perfectly good GBC.
1 Jun 28, 2015 5:19 am
Re: Game Boy Color: Kitsch-bent front-light mod (63 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
2 Mar 5, 2014 11:01 am
Re: DMG backlight, snug fit? (11 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Well now I can't get the two halves to fit back together Not sure if I used too much wire for the hex-inverter or what...I used some PC ribbon cable for it, and grounded all the unused inputs (which a few people commented should be done). It doesn't look too bad, but there are a few wires occupying the same space as the ribbon cable that connects the two halves of the GB...
Radio Shack surprisingly didn't have any wire thinner than what you would use for car audio, so I guess I'll have to find some online I really wouldn't be surprised if they went out of business soon, almost every other part I was looking for was out-of-stock.
3 Feb 18, 2014 11:07 am
Re: DMG backlight, snug fit? (11 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Alright, thanks guys. I wasn't sure if it was normal or not, since I didn't see any other mention of it.
Just curious, does the Pocket have the same issue? I don't have a Pocket (yet?), just wondering.
Going to try to stop at Radio Shack today, if I have time and the weather permits. Can't wait to get this mod finished, it looks pretty awesome so far with the inverted polarizer, and I just happen to have a 74LS04 chip from a kit from one of my college electronics classes.
4 Feb 16, 2014 11:24 pm
Re: DMG backlight, snug fit? (11 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
12ianma wrote:
Cut the plastic screen surround out. it's how I do all of them
I thought about that, but I don't know what I would replace it with to keep the screen bits from bouncing around inside.
5 Feb 16, 2014 9:31 am
Re: DMG backlight, snug fit? (11 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Ah. The guides I looked at didn't mention that, the HHL one just says "DO NOT put too much pressure on the PCB and or the backlight."
I'll keep that in mind, thanks.
6 Feb 15, 2014 11:21 pm
Topic: DMG backlight, snug fit? (11 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Hello, I think this is the right forum to post this in?
I haven't finished my mod yet, I need to buy some more wire before I add the hex inverter chip, but I've got the backlight kit from Handheldlegend installed in a big fat DMG (original gray) and I'm not sure if I've done it correctly; I think the case is putting pressure on the screen. The case bulges ever-so-slightly, and the screen cover popped loose. I haven't had much luck trying to find solutions online, but I did find a different tutorial that showed that their white LCD ribbon was lying on top of the white plastic frame, while mine was half tucked underneath it (the way Nintendo had it). Changing that helped a lot, but it's still not quite fitting. Right now I just have the screws very loose and the unit unassembled until I figure out what to do.
Any help would be awesome.
Please excuse any crazy English I may have typed, I've been awake for about 26 hours =)