[justinplouffe]

I’m in the middle of a project exactly like this one. I purchased a used 5th generation iPod video from eBay and I’m in the process of replacing every external facing part on it. The hard drive is also getting swapped for an sd card and the battery upgraded to a ridiculous 3000mAh which is supposed to give it 150+ hours of music playback on a charge. The aftermarket parts are so good that you can get a back case with 128/256/512gb engraved on it instead of the original sizes.

[Answerawake]

Can you give me some more info on where to find these parts or more info on what I can mod? I have an iPod Classic 4th gen. I have replaced the hdd with an aftermarket adapter. I also got a new battery from ifixit and it barely holds a charge for 5 hours. Also the case is pretty scuffed up so i'd like to replace that as well. Do you know when I can find a super battery for this as well as replacement case parts? Are there any upgrades I can do to the screen?

[patrickk]

Check out the resources I posted in another comment. I got all the replacement parts from Aliexpress, takes ages but worked just fine. Message the sellers to make sure you get the correct parts for your 4th gen.

[phyalow]

I did the same thing a few years ago and still use it daily: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ultimate-ipod-classic-7... - basically it became the one infinite loop version of the ship of Theseus.