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Default Change Trackball LED Color - 01-29-2008, 08:35 AM
Hey, i saw someone in the mall with a blackberry with a green trackball LED instead of white. Does anyone here know how to do that? Thanks
   
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Default 01-29-2008, 08:36 AM
You cannot change the trackball color via it's LEDs on the 8800.

You can on the 8100.

You can use a sharpie... others have.
   
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Default 01-29-2008, 08:45 AM
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I still want to try and transplant color leds from a pearl 8100 into an 8800. But don't have the nerve to attempt it

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Default 01-29-2008, 01:11 PM
does anyone make colored track balls? also i just got a black body for my 8830 and wow it looks so good.
   
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Default 01-29-2008, 01:40 PM
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does anyone make colored track balls? also i just got a black body for my 8830 and wow it looks so good.
Thats actually a neat idea! I am willing to bet that we will see them and I'll bet sales will be good!

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Default 01-29-2008, 03:11 PM
Does anyone know if you can change the body of the 8320 to black? Not with a skin etc.. but the actual casing.

Thanks
   
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shakes my friggen head = super moderator's forum humor! <--good one!

Knowing EZ he will transplant the led's and they will work!
   
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Default 01-29-2008, 03:35 PM
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And I would be the envy of the 8800 BB world. Muhaha evil laugh

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Default 01-29-2008, 04:57 PM
hmmm. sounds like a business plan in the offing! We design and set up for color trac balls and sell em!

"hey baby, look at my green blackberry ball!"


Mood trac balls! instant sales! Blue is mellow red is angry-or you have a message I can never remember...

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Default 01-29-2008, 07:07 PM
well it was my idea lol so i want the first one made.
   
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Default 01-29-2008, 07:19 PM
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This would be a pretty darn good product

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Default 01-29-2008, 07:57 PM
[quote=Helmdawg;815481]Does anyone know if you can change the body of the 8320 to black? Not with a skin etc.. but the actual casing.

Thanks[/QUOT

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Default 01-30-2008, 04:05 PM
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Does anyone know if you can change the body of the 8320 to black? Not with a skin etc.. but the actual casing.

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Nope. But I have heard of people priming and painting their berries with auto body paints. A search on this site will show how it's done -- with pics if I remember correctly.

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Default 01-31-2008, 07:03 AM
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Hey, i saw someone in the mall with a blackberry with a green trackball LED instead of white. Does anyone here know how to do that? Thanks
The easist way to hack a BB8800 trackball light is simply to glue a coloured filter over the LED

Coloured sweet wrappers make good filters just glue a small square of it over the LED using a clear glue (a small dab of spray adhesive would probably work quite well)
or at a push you could just colour in the LED with a coloured marker but this is likley to reduce the light output somewhat
   
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Default 01-31-2008, 10:14 AM
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Nope. But I have heard of people priming and painting their berries with auto body paints. A search on this site will show how it's done -- with pics if I remember correctly.
Thanks, I would never do that.. The black skin will have to do
   
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