Sidekick LX with green moodlighting

Sidekick LX with Green LEDs

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.

Video of the Sidekick LX with Green LEDs

12 Responses to “Sidekick LX with green moodlighting”

  1. LTL485 Says:

    oh c’mon lets us know how to solder, and btw can you change it back to the blue color

  2. Ryan Yo Says:

    LTL485 on October 22, 2007 at 7:26 pm said:

    oh c’mon lets us know how to solder, and btw can you change it back to the blue color

    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.

  3. LTL485 Says:

    Ryan Yo on October 22, 2007 at 9:12 pm said:

    LTL485 on October 22, 2007 at 7:26 pm said:

    oh c’mon lets us know how to solder, and btw can you change it back to the blue color

    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.

    Oh I see

  4. thatsoup Says:

    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?

  5. OlDSkOOlSONN.NYC Says:

    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.

  6. evester Says:

    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?

  7. karen Says:

    Not sure, try sk3themes.com, they have LX themes too…?

  8. jessica Says:

    Hey I just heard from a tmobile rep that the side kick le is coming out soon maybe xmas kool huh

  9. Shadow Says:

    Yeah I wished they had red mood lights. That would be the bomb. Only pure red though. So like how do solder.

  10. robert Says:

    How do ? change the moodlightz on an sk lx woth a code?

  11. MRKash Says:

    Can ii KnO the secret?

  12. Alan Says:

    what kind of led’s does the sidekick use?



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