How To: Turn your old, broken iPod into a portable stash spot!

Falc · 05-23-2008, 10:18 PM

How to turn your old, broken iPod into a portable stash spot.

Meterials I used: Tiny screw driver, tweezers, scissors, and super glue.

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Start with your broken, old iPod.

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Now, one of the hardest parts. Get it open. The method I used was taking a pair of small scissors and prying it open. If you can find an easier way, good job, I couldn't.

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Here is what you will have.

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Now, take this thing out. I took a pair of tweezers and just ripped it out. You don't need to be careful, pretty much everything is coming out.

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Here is what you should have now.

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See these black screws? Find whatever you can and unscrew them. There should be either 4 or 6, I don't remember. All the screws on this side of the iPod need to come out. Toss the screws into the trash, you don't need them anymore.

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Take out all this green motherboard crap and throw it away. It should all come out in one or two pieces.

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Here is what you have now. Rip out that orange thing and throw it away.

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The LCD screen is going to come off. You need to glue it in place. Go light on the glue or else you will see it on the outside. Not a big deal, just depends on how careful you want to be.

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Now, the other half of the iPod.

See these screws? DO NOT TAKE THEM OUT, LEAVE THIS PIECE IN OR ELSE YOU WILL HAVE HOLES WHERE THE HEADPHONE JACK IS.

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Take the hard drive disc and glue it onto the bottom here. This is optional. By glueing in the hard drive disc, you will lose a lot of space, but, it will weigh like normal so if someone picks it up, it will feel normal. The hard drive disc weighs 90g. I went to a hobby shop to get deadweights that weigh 90g, but they were bigger than the hard drive disc, so it isn't worth it.

If you are going to glue it in, do it like this.

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There you go. You have a little bit of space to put any small contraband items that you may have. It isn't that much space, but if you are super paranoid it is totally worth it.

The only downside is that it is a pain in the ass to open, but hey, nobody will ever think to rip apart an iPod to check for contraband if they are searching you. Especially if you have some headphones wrapped around it.

Enjoy! If anyone finds an easy way to pry it open, let's hear it!

Because this is such a pain in the ass to open, I suggest not shutting it all the way until *you have to*. It takes a good push to snap it shut all the way, so if you leave it half closed in your pocket, it shouldn't close by itself. If you actually do this, you will see what I mean.

Pinkfloyd · 05-23-2008, 10:31 PM

I am definitely gunna break my ipod and try this. Thanks falc

djwolford · 05-23-2008, 10:44 PM

I have one that didn't work at all straight out of the box, and that is what I'm going to do with it. +rep

Falc · 05-24-2008, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinkfloyd

I am definitely gunna break my ipod and try this. Thanks falc

Are you being serious? You can find a broken iPod from someone for like $10, I got mine from someone online for $20 shipped.

m4k · 05-24-2008, 03:58 PM

Why would you even pay $10 for a broken ipod lol. You go up to people and you say hey, do you have a broken ipod?

nawdeeah · 05-24-2008, 05:32 PM

Haha, this is pretty cool and a great idea, I doubt anyone would ever look for anything in ipod unless of course they have seen this thread, lol.

Fliptastic · 05-24-2008, 06:44 PM

iPods have lots of good technology in them. You could always get it fixed, or even sell some of the components inside. It's not worth it to waste a good £150 worth of technology. It's a good idea though, if your iPod is completely mashed.

Flip

MadHatter · 05-24-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Fliptastic

iPods have lots of good technology in them. You could always get it fixed, or even sell some of the components inside. It's not worth it to waste a good £150 worth of technology. It's a good idea though, if your iPod is completely mashed.

Flip

Honestly, do you know anyone who would just buy iPod guts? I sure don't.

Great thread Falc. If I had a broken iPod I would do this without a doubt. I think I know someone with a broken one so I might be able to score it from them.

Falc · 05-24-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by nawdeeah

Haha, this is pretty cool and a great idea, I doubt anyone would ever look for anything in ipod unless of course they have seen this thread, lol.

Yeah and if someone tried to rip apart an mp3 player while searching you, you could go ape shit and threaten them that they will have to pay for it.

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Originally Posted by Fliptastic

iPods have lots of good technology in them. You could always get it fixed, or even sell some of the components inside. It's not worth it to waste a good £150 worth of technology. It's a good idea though, if your iPod is completely mashed.

Flip

This is using the old iPods that are not only so outdated, but broken already. There's no point in trying to sell one so someone can fix it, when they can only sell a repaired old ipod with a lot of physical damage for only a couple bucks, maybe 20, so you won't be getting more than $5.

Pinkfloyd · 05-24-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcon0r

Are you being serious? You can find a broken iPod from someone for like $10, I got mine from someone online for $20 shipped.

Haha no im not serious. But i do no a few people with like broken 30 and 60 gigs and shit. Maybe ill try and get ahold of them. Ipod seems like a good hard drug holder.

rosamumstarbreeze · 05-25-2008, 09:02 AM

http://www.rapidrepair.com/shop/ipod-parts.html

nuff said

Tweaker · 05-26-2008, 06:39 AM

Awesome, I will have to check this out. I did this with a CD player back in the day.

05-23-2008, 10:18 PM	#1
Falc GroundHog Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,954	How To: Turn your old, broken iPod into a portable stash spot! How to turn your old, broken iPod into a portable stash spot. Meterials I used: Tiny screw driver, tweezers, scissors, and super glue. Spoiler for image: Start with your broken, old iPod. Spoiler for Image: Now, one of the hardest parts. Get it open. The method I used was taking a pair of small scissors and prying it open. If you can find an easier way, good job, I couldn't. Spoiler for image: Here is what you will have. Spoiler for image: Now, take this thing out. I took a pair of tweezers and just ripped it out. You don't need to be careful, pretty much everything is coming out. Spoiler for image: Here is what you should have now. Spoiler for image: See these black screws? Find whatever you can and unscrew them. There should be either 4 or 6, I don't remember. All the screws on this side of the iPod need to come out. Toss the screws into the trash, you don't need them anymore. Spoiler for image: Take out all this green motherboard crap and throw it away. It should all come out in one or two pieces. Spoiler for image: Here is what you have now. Rip out that orange thing and throw it away. Spoiler for image: The LCD screen is going to come off. You need to glue it in place. Go light on the glue or else you will see it on the outside. Not a big deal, just depends on how careful you want to be. Spoiler for image: Now, the other half of the iPod. See these screws? DO NOT TAKE THEM OUT, LEAVE THIS PIECE IN OR ELSE YOU WILL HAVE HOLES WHERE THE HEADPHONE JACK IS. Spoiler for image: Take the hard drive disc and glue it onto the bottom here. This is optional. By glueing in the hard drive disc, you will lose a lot of space, but, it will weigh like normal so if someone picks it up, it will feel normal. The hard drive disc weighs 90g. I went to a hobby shop to get deadweights that weigh 90g, but they were bigger than the hard drive disc, so it isn't worth it. If you are going to glue it in, do it like this. Spoiler for image: There you go. You have a little bit of space to put any small contraband items that you may have. It isn't that much space, but if you are super paranoid it is totally worth it. The only downside is that it is a pain in the ass to open, but hey, nobody will ever think to rip apart an iPod to check for contraband if they are searching you. Especially if you have some headphones wrapped around it. Enjoy! If anyone finds an easy way to pry it open, let's hear it! Because this is such a pain in the ass to open, I suggest not shutting it all the way until you have to. It takes a good push to snap it shut all the way, so if you leave it half closed in your pocket, it shouldn't close by itself. If you actually do this, you will see what I mean. __________________ Having accepted that the reality presented to us cannot possibility continue in its own manner, we hereby invite the unknown. Having realized that, divorcing all notions of our peers and oppressors, all that can remain is that which would seem surreal. Here now we admit the death of our former sanity. -Ikonoclast, Sanity's Requiem. Last edited by Falc : 05-23-2008 at 10:21 PM.

05-23-2008, 10:44 PM	#3
djwolford brb fappin' to y2j Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Addison, AL Posts: 720	I have one that didn't work at all straight out of the box, and that is what I'm going to do with it. +rep __________________ Disclaimer-djwolford generally gives terrible advice. Unless otherwise noted, listening to his advice could cause a wide variety of problems including but not limited to:Physical and/or mental harm, incarceration, unwanted children, death, and/or hiv(the virus that causes aids.). Really.

05-24-2008, 03:58 PM	#5
m4k Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,628	Why would you even pay $10 for a broken ipod lol. You go up to people and you say hey, do you have a broken ipod? __________________ You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son. Bonded by greed, united by loyalty, supplying the need.

05-24-2008, 06:44 PM	#7
Fliptastic Fo' Real! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom Posts: 331	iPods have lots of good technology in them. You could always get it fixed, or even sell some of the components inside. It's not worth it to waste a good £150 worth of technology. It's a good idea though, if your iPod is completely mashed. Flip __________________ "It's better to live 100 days as a lion than a thousand years as a lamb." -Mussolini

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05-24-2008, 05:32 PM	#6
nawdeeah Bawls Bawls Bawls Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey Shore! Posts: 31	Haha, this is pretty cool and a great idea, I doubt anyone would ever look for anything in ipod unless of course they have seen this thread, lol.

05-25-2008, 09:02 AM	#11
rosamumstarbreeze Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 82	http://www.rapidrepair.com/shop/ipod-parts.html nuff said