Sidekick LX with green moodlighting
It hasn’t even been a week since the release of the Sidekick LX, and there are already hardware mods for it. Both the blue and brown Sidekick LXs come with blue moodlighting around the edges that flashes with alerts. A lot of people have complained and wished that there were different colors. Instead of whining, AcidAngel actually did something about it. He is now the owner of the only Sidekick LX with green LEDs in existence. All it took was a steady soldering hand and some patience. If you know how to solder, then you should be able to do the same. If you don’t know how to solder, you probably shouldn’t even bother attempting this. Needless to say, this totally voids your warranty but it’s pretty cool.
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:26 pm
oh c’mon lets us know how to solder, and btw can you change it back to the blue color
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:12 pm
its a complete hardware modification so you have to go back in and take out the green LED and put the blues back in. not just a “on/off” kind of thing.
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Oh I see
October 22nd, 2007 at 11:40 pm
I know my way around a soldering gun, so I was wondering about the specifics of the LEDs used. I don’t yet have an LX, so I can’t just crack it open to check. Can I use the ones that Sharp has used for the trackball and directional pad in the other sidekicks?
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:19 pm
yea thats cool to do. used to solder. but i love the blue it comes with already and if id have to say id choose the blue and red. yea red would look sickk. not much of a fan of the green moodlightingg.
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:00 pm
this is kind of off topic but im tired of searching through the crazy forum
but does anyone know how to make themes for the sklx for a mac?
i found the dimensions pictures need to be for the sk3 — would it be the same for sklx?
October 27th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Not sure, try sk3themes.com, they have LX themes too…?
July 30th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Hey I just heard from a tmobile rep that the side kick le is coming out soon maybe xmas kool huh
October 18th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Yeah I wished they had red mood lights. That would be the bomb. Only pure red though. So like how do solder.
November 6th, 2008 at 8:12 am
How do ? change the moodlightz on an sk lx woth a code?
May 15th, 2010 at 9:21 am
Can ii KnO the secret?
January 8th, 2011 at 1:54 pm
what kind of led’s does the sidekick use?