Custom Transparent iPod Classic 5th Gen - 256GB SSD & "Nokia Battery life"
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The "protective film" you removed was meant to be there, you needed to remove the centre bit, leaving the surround foam to protect the LCD and also to stop dust getting between the outer screen and the LCD.
Exactly.
He is not a tech guy. Thats why.
Can't speak about the protective film cause I didn't get a new screen, but the foam absolutely needs to be removed completely on the new faceplates. The old faceplates do not have this foam, and when I left it in while taking the center out, it leaves a gap visable from looking at the screen through the face plate window that the original doesn't have.
@@ableite I'm sorry Tech god that makes no mistakes, we don't deserve to coexist in your presence
@@ableite hes not a fucking iPod guy
dankpods would be proud of this thicc boi
Not quite: he didn't put Shrek on it
Thicc shrek pod
My BOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Dankpods puts hipster music on for the most time.
1 grit
7:28 thank you so much for including this in the video. I'd been considering picking up an iPod partly to install an SSD and use it as an external drive for backups, but seeing these numbers (coupled with the explanation that the ZIF is the bottleneck) made it clear that it simply wouldn't be worthwhile for those purposes.
What a cool idea!
Just add a 1tb of storage and it is the most personalized Shrek experience
No. DankPods managed to get 2 "terrybytes" on his 7th gen iPod Classic.
@@Hi-ix5bb you cant put 1tb or 2tb on a 5th gen
4:27 pretty sure the border was meant to stay. That why it left adhesive behind
Looks like it was meant to give the screen a black border
That black adhesive border was meant to stay ....it makes a seal between the screen and the front faceplate to ensure dust doesn't get in-between them
exactly
Yep I did this exact mod on an ipod classic a few months ago
Don't give that man a Samsung fold!
@4:19 the outer padding is to protect the screen, the iPod classic screens are pretty fragile
You should customize the „80 GB“ text on the back to „256 GB“
J S good idea
With a BLACK rear case! I have a 5.5 gen 30 gb with a black rear case and clear faceplate, a 3000 mAh battery and 128 SSD, running on Rockbox. I bought one of those leather Griffin case and it looks INSANELY beautiful!
Good idea
Yes, they make these. I modded mine with 512GB SD card and I was able to find a black custom back with 512GB on the back. Of course the serial number doesn't match any more.
@@thomasshepsky2253 drop some photoes
I see some dankpods coming on (edit: yay gier, yay Craig, yay 1 grit, yay sexy speaker)
@waffeltek Geir!!!
@@edstar83 GEIR! GEIR! GEIR! GEIR!
GEIRR!
What about the sexy speaker
@@e.n85784 i forgot
I'd try to avoid the mSATA drives if possible, they can cause some unexpected power issues on classics, especially when your battery starts to get low. Other then that and removing the gasket from the faceplate, fantastic video!
Edit: Oh, and flip the battery over, you installed it upside down and that is why the cable was getting pinched
The 5th gen was my favourite ipod, with the black plastic case. I was perfected after many years. Guessing the 30GB version wouldn't take such a big battery, but it is probably a nicer form factor due to it being a lot thinner. Would be great if apple create such a device, they would sell many, although many people don't have mp3's anymore.
What do they have instead of mp3s?
@@adamkane7513.ogg files streamed directly from Spotify I guess
they could make a version with streaming apps /music apps/youtube
@@adamkane7513 people mostly stream. but i have a flac/mp3 collection still so i can change the tempo of songs for working out
Oi we need shrek on it and then you will summon the ultimate DankPods
Blox The Shrek Pod
nah fam since this is clear, it's the naked shrek pods
paper2222 it’s already naked
Awesome mod! Thank you so much for sharing. My 5gen 80gb died about 6 months ago. I replaced the battery about a year before that but this time the hardrive crapped out. I know now what I want to do with it, thanks to you.
Hey Hugh, great job as always and I hope you have great luck like this in the future. I was wondering if you could show us how you store all if your parts, screws, dead devices because I would also like to do stuff like this in the future. Love your videos!
Hope he sees This coment
I think he already done that tho
@@SamAdamsGaming96 111vhhnhhwfw
Seen the transparent phones and all... but this is my absolute favorite project you have done! I wish i'd have such an amazing iPod. you do good content. Keep it up!
Fantastic video Hugh. I've recently upgraded my iPod Classic 120gb with a similar card, replacing the hard drive and the battery as well. It all works great! Unfortunately I bent up the case a bit during the repairs. I now want a new front plate and back case. I'm thinking of designing and 3D printing my own. I am inspired by your vids and may give it a shot. There is genuinely something about these iPods. They just sound better to me than a phone or other computer. I'm a bit of an audiophile and have built my own tube amplifier that I run my iPod through into some old JBL speakers. It sounds warm and fat and wonderful. I'm glad that you are able to get parts and keep iPods running. Thanks again for sharing your experience mate. Cheers from USA.🇦🇺🍻🇺🇸
Did you ever get a case printed ?
@@HighFidelityFox I tried but never got the tolerances close enough to suit me. I gave up in aggravation lol. I "massaged" the original case back into shape and it's all working fine. Thanks for asking.
*DANKPODS WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*
*It's shrek movie time now*
Jk. Keep up the magnificent content. Love your videos. This was a magnificent project. You deserve 10 milliom+ subscribers. Happy to be subscribed 👍
🤑🤑🤑
@@Doomsday509 👌
@waffeltek ok and?
What you mean with "it's shreck movie time now"? 🤔🤔🤔
@@techgirl517 If you were a DankPod viewer you would understand
"Someone's been in here" Cit.
Dankness
I ordered a 128g version of this, 3000mah bat tree, same transparent front plate, black button and click wheel, except with a black backplate instead of silver... and I obviously got the thiccboi model. Elite Obsolete, he's amazing. The 5.5 is by far the best model and best one to mod. I'm hoping one day he will start to do Bluetooth mods as well, so I can send mine back in and have it put in. But just having this chonkster in my hands with all my listening pleasures in it just feels so right. I love that I have a dedicated jam box with no calls or texts, no worry about wifi or lack of, and I don't drain my data when driving like I did when I used my phone. I'm so happy with mine. I wish I capable and handy enough to have done the mods myself... but I'm still here watching and trying to learn, so that's gotta count for something, right?
That's @dankpod and @jerryrigeverything hit with with one shot.. noice!
How can anyone of sane mind dislike this video? Probably my favorite custom that you've done.
i disliked because i feel crapple sucks
i hate the icrap
Wow, really like the transparent cover along with the black wheel.
I’ve made a few custom upgraded iPod classics. Usually I only keep the motherboard and screen. Both the front and back plates are better off being replaced with brand new parts. I even went with a 4x MicroSD setup and made one a 1TB iPod. Then flash Rockbox OS on there to play FLAC files.
i like that amazing video
It is going to be
10 days! Beautiful results! Thanks for another great video.
Just a Pro Tip when doing the storage mods, if you have a 30gb 5g iPod dont plan on putting more then around 20,000 songs on there, the logic board does not have enough RAM to load more songs into the library, even if you have enough storage. the thicc 60 and 80GB 5g versions have enough for around 50,000 songs. Also all the 6 and 7th gen. classics, exept for the 7th gen 160gb have a limit of 128gb using the iPod OS, you need to use rockbox if you want to use more storage with those.
Hugh from a fellow Aussie, i love your channel. Seriously amazing stuff man. Please keep the video coming
Thanks so much!
Hugh Jeffreys We love your videos!
This is the best digital detox device. If someone would sell me this, I'd buy it.
I’m late here but someone *will* sell you this. There are some really good eBay stores like Elite Obsolete that sell custom upgraded iPods with tons of combinations of components, faceplates, and backplates. Check it out if you’re still interested.
That ipod turned out beautiful and actually a really useable, useful device. I'm happy and it wasn't cheap but it looks so worth it.
6:08 Just do it the apple way, remove the hedphone jack🤣
Dankpods Bluetooth ipod classic
Honesty I’ve been off and on thinking over the past few years of a custom 7th gen and that’s not a bad idea 🤷♂️ I mean all I run is wireless earbuds so I could rip out the jack and figure out a way to make it Bluetooth compatible. Their is the little Bluetooth thing I use in my 6th gen nano to make it work but I wanna do something else with the charge port... so that won’t work.
The only space is basically what the new battery leaves. And it has to natively take in the signal. I've seen some dingles barely bigger than a USB port, so size wise that should be possible.
The other question is, how to tell the iPod how to pair? Sure, it could keep the antenna always-on, but there still needs to be some command to let it look for something to pair with. Maybe a small button on the hole where the plug used to be, that might work.
I miss the old intro 😢
Yep
Agreed.
Yh it was better
The old one was better
Yus
The battery cable is very bent, there might have been a different orientation to instal all it.
Found this by accident, and this video fascinating. I myself used to mod the iPod 4 and 5 to better battery, SSD, and that same face plate. The problem I found was that I installed a duel boot iTunes and Rockbox. The Rockbox is my usual IOS, since it is far more flexible and easier to use than iTunes.
I found that every once in a while, the SSD upon bootup would automatically erase the Rockbox, so I would have to re-install it (basically it was just copying over the .Rockbox directory). Overall that adapter for the SSD was a bit flimsy, granted that I used not an expensive adapter.
My solution was the iPod Mini (2, bit the Mini 1 is also fine). No adapter needed. I just clip in an SSD used in standard cameras. Never, and not even once a problem. Rockbox and iTunes install perfectly. Sound is AMAZING. The iPod Mini is super easy to repair. I have only put in a 64 GB SSD max. I read that you can put in something larger if you wish, but you have to modify the Rockbox wares. I will look into it if / when I need a larger drive.
I would love to find ways to further modify the iPod Mini. The case is a hunk of metal, and it feels GREAT in your hands. It's strong, well made. Only weakness in the device is the clip (ribbon) from the SSD to the MB can be flimsy, lots of pins, and the slightest bend can mean hours, HOURS trying to find and straighten it. And then, of course the pins bend / break. Finding new ones is not easy. Batteries are around, granted mine only last about 8 hours.
Sorry for my rambling. Subscribed.
WHY ISN'T THIS VIDEO BLOWING UP ALREADY?!!! D:
i cried, arghhh (!!!) so much nostalgia omg
great job on the video as usual! thank you so much for uploading this. c:
4:23 I don"t think you were supposed to peel that outer ring off. it was supposed to make for a cleaner finish, and was made to stay (hence the glue)
I never clicked on a notification that fast
Love you hugh
Hugh jefferys: opening an ipod is very hard
Dankpods: 5th gen, easy peasy
Being a fairly experienced iPod technician it pains me to watch how you opened it. Get a pry tool that can fit in between the sides and disable each clip.
ReubenK hello, can you givе a link or something for that exact tool? I want to get it before i disassemble mine devices
Leee Eeee Just go to the website: www.iflash.xyz they sell them there it is called the flexible pry tool
I also appreciate customized devices. Never settle for off the shelf.
*dankpods* *wants* *to* *know* *your* *location*
One of the few devices I'm always going to be nostalgic about. Back when streaming musing over LTE wasn't feasible, this was the best thing for carrying music around
Hey, I really really REALLY want to do this, can we have a list of the parts in the description with the links you used?
Balancatraca go onto eBay, there are hundreds of sellers selling various ipod video parts.
i loved my ipod classic back in high school =D that was 15 years ago i still miss it
Looks awesome. Thinking of giving my awful condition 6th gen the u2 housing
So beautiful. Well done.
Thanks for all the great videos! Love your channel, bruv. Cheers 🥂
That Dankpods Love is just so warm and fuzzy, Lol.
you got to get that clear click wheel to make it fully transparent
The menu icon on the ring is slightly off
REEEEEE
Hugh Jeffreys, your very terrific in handeling all that great devices, thanks for showing and kind regards.
4:26 that was dampening gasket, for LCD protection. You must watch out for that screen now.
Woah! That’s the coolest iPod I’ve ever seen, and it is because it was down by Hugh Jefferys
Hi! I also changed my iPod Classic 6th Gen shell for a transparent one, the same that you use in the video. I have the slim version of this marvelous device but i struggled pretty hard to remove the old shell. The new one fits pretty well, except for the top pin (i think mine was a bit damaged) and the touch wheel. When you touchs the wheel you can feel the edges of the plastic case, there are a noticieable gap between the wheel and the case and although it works well, it is pretty annoying also.
I am wondering if the slim version has also an thinner touchwheel, i really dont know. Also i have not removed the black frame of plastic protection that you peel of at 4:20, i only removed the central square. Maybe it add some thickness to this shell and is contributing to the gap, that is also more noticeable in the top side of the wheel (Menu button) than in the bottom side (Play/Pause). I Dont remove it because some people don't remove it, but i really don't know if it was suppose to be peeled off.
So, i found really helpful your video. What do you think about this issues.
Thanks a lot!.
Why hasn't he reached 10 million subs yet? Your videos are so entertaining man, I learn so much since I'm a tech fanatic myself
You should've posted this video like 2 weeks ago, when I was trying to upgrade an ebay iPod lmao
@@luminumlx2604 I'm amused by the improper grammar even after you edited it lol, but no I didn't. I tried to upgrade the battery but couldn't get it to fit, so all I did was upgrade the storage. I also kinda messed it up a little cuz the buttons don't work as well anymore after trying to open it up.
@@HearMeLearn My native language is not English, so i apologize. I accidentally wrote "When you was" then i tried to correct to "When you were" but then i noticed were was incorrect
@@luminumlx2604 no worries
that was not a protective film. That was the foam the screen sets against to act as a seal, preventing dust from getting between the actual lcd panel and the clear lens on the case.
“10 days battery life" dang.....
“No-ones been in here”
It's so beautiful 😍😍.
Like seriously. U made it look so sick.
Dankpod should watch this
Okay, that's a great pod and it has a lot of amazing improvements. But, you opened it in the worse was possible XD
Imagine owning this ipod when it came out
That's a pretty nice upgrade. Well done. Just one question, don't you get in trouble with the heat generated from the SSD hitting the massive Battery. Bye
Hey! Early gang here. anyone early?
I'm never early 😂😉
I was here since Jesus born
Ohgod the way you opened it gave me whiplash
Thats a bat tree - dankpods
I still remember putting movies on my iPod and watching them on that little screen.
same but I used an ytmp4
This is something similar DankPods did.
Juan Gonzalez For a second I thought you had Shrek as your profile pic...
Fantastic upgraded. It was very exciting to see how you solved the issues, one at a time
when r u going to do a giveaway?
This reminds me of my fully custom Nokia 5190 back in the late 90's which had an all transparent housing, custom blue back-lit LCD and keypad, LED antenna and RGB transparent battery which lit up during calls.
Is this the one with WM DAC? As long as you don't have high impedance earphones this seems like a very decent device. It sounded always pretty nice and had surprisingly good UI at the time, which if we exclude some expensive top of the line android babsed players is still a rarity. 256 GB even tho most likely far from enough for whole collection, especially lossless, is more than anyone needs in the pocket.
Quick note, When using iFlash adapters you do not need to keep the rubber bumpers at the bottom the iPod. The foam pads that come with the adapters will keep it in place.
thats a great mod there. always have a thing for transparent
did a transparent case mod for my old psp2000 in the past. feel so special as i'm the one with among my group of friends
About to do this mod for myself once the parts arrive! So excited! 😄😄😄
If you want to streamline the opening process, get three iSesamo tools and maybe a cheap used face plate so that you can see where the clips are located. This generation of iPod are the easiest to open. Takes less than a minute. Don't slide a tool around the entire perimeter. Avoid starting from the bottom first. I usually go side, then top, then other side and then and only after all those clips are disengaged, I go for the bottom two. iPod videos and classics really aren't hard to open if you plan your attack and have the right tools. There will be less risk of damage.
This is cool. I just restore a 5th gen iPod Classic too, and a 3rd gen iPod Classic, and don’t know what it is, but I love ‘em!!
I have never owned an iPod before, do not see much use in it but it was good to see the amount of customization that this device supported.
Why on earth wouldn’t you replace the back shell after all that effort.
Very interesting. It made me want to put my ipod U2 edition back on track, as it keeps rebooting every 10 seconds...
New Year, New Hugh Jeffreys Intro.
May u release another restoration 2 iPod classic 7th gens vid at January 25th we want to see the restoration of iPod classics
Or a collection video
These are the easiest Apple devices to work on IF you can get them open! I have a 5th gen iPod Classic myself with a borked front plastic face, and i've replaced the pitiful 30gb HDD once already, so this gives me ideas. The screen on mine had lines through it just like yours, but lately the LCD seems to be working just fine. Weird...
Damn I dont know why I find these videos so entertaining but I'm loving it
Imagine living in a world that this kind of thing becomes ordinary making our lifes better!
Let's make this a thing and spread the word! Kudos!
Y'all opened it the wrong way. Gotta go down to unclip the clips mate. But honestly it wasn't so bad. Very very good. I've been intending to get one of these and slotting in a big battery and an SD card for my weekly music needs.
I finally got one. Actually, I got two lol.
But I'm going to be putting a thin back plate on mine and using a 2000maH battery on it instead.
The other one I got can have a thick back I guess.
The result looks sickly awesome!
Yes!!! I feel my suggestion was seen/heard. But then again you could of already had this project in mind. :)
Just a tip for you, to open a classic iPod you need one of those thin metal tools and stick them down into the iPod
Gotta say that your backcover is in pretty fine shape
It has been opened cause you can see the white plastic surrounding the charging port, if I’m not mistaken that means that the color’s been switched.
I love your content Hugh, I really do, but god watching the removal of the front plate was painful
I do this often as well, find old iPods and bring them back to life with all new parts and a Micro SD drive.
iFlash is the best option, the other ones are cheap for a reason.
Looks like I need to get one for myself , cause back during the day these device is so expensive and can't afford
this is rad dude! great job
This videos comments be like:
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0% Bots
10% Compliments
100% DankPods
I keep hoping someone with the 3000 mAh battery upgrade would do an actual battery life test video, with time lapse video. There are lots of videos on how to install the upgrades but no real proof of the performance other than verbal testimonial. A time lapse bench test of the performance would be fantastic!
firstly, the black surround on the new faceplate is designed to stay, not be removed, that's why it had that adhesive you had to clean off. Secondly, you installed the battery the wrong way up which is why the connection for the battery was in the wrong place and you had to do what you did to make it work.
For those interested in this conversion, please ignore this guy and watch another video on here for reference, also use the iFlash memory card boards instead which give better results both in access and battery life.
Wow! I sure hope that i could customized my ipod like that. Mine is a 160 gb ipod and up to now it is still working but unfortunately my battery still ok, around 2hrs Its a good thing that your video inspire me to keep my ipod. for further upgrading :-)
This is awesome on so many levels!! Nice job bro.
Hi, I've build myself a modded ipod classic 5G with the cheap adapter, the trick is, to use a pice of the antistatic foil below the flex cable (to make the "plug" thicker) and only put in the cable about half the plug. If you insert it to much it won't work.
Very quick and well put together vid! I subbed. Have you ever thought to try and buff the back casing and clear coat it? I think that'd look amazing on this or a different rebuild.