[shopping tips] Where to buy GBA backlight mod 101?

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hello
I'm Italian and I would like to buy a GBA with mod backlighting 101,
much better than buying a original sp 101 on ebay with very high prices and less comfortable.

But where to buy it at a good price and with a guarantee at work?
(without customs costs)

thanks for your advice.
 

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But where to buy it at a good price and with a guarantee at work?
(without customs costs)
This is probably unrealistic.

The only other place that I know that sells the needed parts aside from china is kitsch-bent's shop. I don't have any shop's that listed in the EU that sells parts for the 101 mod.

kitsch-bent's site is in the US.
ribbon cable: http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/game-boy-advance-lcd-ribbon-cable-adapter
screen: http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/game-boy-advance-sp-backlit-lcd-screen

You can contact them and find out if it will be cheaper or better for you than getting it from china.
http://store.kitsch-bent.com/contact

Getting the ribbon cable requires knowing what type of ribbon cable your GBA uses. The description on the ribbon cable tells you how to determine what version you need.
 

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I don't know if I am allowed to post link to other websites...

Search for item 32853083564 on aliexpress.

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as long as it doesn't have roms or illegal shit, you can post links to whatever ya like, even other forums :D
 
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Have you considered the GBA SP? These came in two versions. The older type has front-lit LCD in response to the Afterburner lighting mod kit. The revised model came with true backlight.



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Edit - Nvm. I reread your post. You're not consider this model due to high cost. The GBA modified with Afterburner kits are almost that price, too. It'll be toss up depending what body style fits your hands better.
 
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electronic_convenient_4_you has the cheapest modded GBA 101s on ebay. Friend got one from him with no problems other than just having to give the potentiometer a tinker with.
 

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