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[TEGBOY]

Hi all, has anyone had experience with changing the button colour on the Alpine double din screens? Currently mine is blue, however my car dash illumination is green. I have spoken with Alpine Australia and they were not interested with providing advice on how to remove the front tilting screen to access the buttons.

I know they are SMD's so they shouldn't prove too hard to replace its just more a question to see if anyone has tried this modification.

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Please note this isn't my headunit, just an example shot of the unit. I want to change the bottom row of buttons from blue to green. The display I can change to a green background which is fine.

Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.

[sean]

Haven't pulled an Alpine apart before Clint but if you can't find find someone to replace the LEDs maybe try using a yellow or amber filter between the button and the smd's - you can use those translucent A4 folders they sell in newsagents or sand a piece of perspex down wafer thin.

[MADTRAV]

Years ago Clint i had Alpine Australia convert my IVAW200E to green but when i got my 502 they werent interested either. its not an easy job at all mate. i know now that i work for Clarion i get asked for it regularly and the Techs gringe every time i mention it. Good Luck!

[Pulse-R]

Madtrav OMG, you're still alive?? hahaha

Not hard to do Clint, you just need some small screw drivers, a steady hand, and no interruptions.
That gets it apart... then you do the soldering, and re-assemble.

the trick is to make sure you don't lose the alignment of the screen mechanism during the mechanical phase of the operation.