Gaming GBA SP Front-light without LOCA?

[TheCrow32]

I'm restoring my old GBA SP on the cheap and I currently need to clean off the dried adhesive residue that's right at the center of the display. Would it be possible to hold the front-light with some clear tape on the edges before I get some LOCA later on? Getting an AGS-101 screen is not an option for me as there's no way for me to get the adapter kit where I live. The only ones available here are for the GBA with the single wire to solder.

 

[slaphappygamer]

yes, you can use tape. id use double sided tape and cut it to fit nice. i once used loca on a frontlight mod for the gameboy color. the loca distorted the picture a bit. tiny spotting in some areas of the screen. i set the loca on the wndow, but there was a screen is the window and the little holes. the little holes let the sunlight through. this created the spotting. i later set the gameboy on direct sunlight and the screen cured a bit more and the spotting wasnt as bad.. id go without loca, the nintendo intended.