FunkyBeat007 wrote:That's cool. Thanks for that link! 
Yeah, I agree they should have included the grey buttons, knobs and faders too. I wonder why they didn't?
Was it hard to install the black kit? Did it come with instructions?
At first they didn't have the display lense when the hosuing kit was available. So Akai is slow with parts. That was about a year ago, and they still never shipped the knobs and sliders to the states yet.
As soon as they do, I'll buy them from VST.
There were no instructions available. But I didn't need them since I've opened this unit a million times to fix the pads.
The pics in the link below show you how to remove the housing.
Just be careful not to damage the buttons when securing the top housing.
The display lense needs to be glued to the housing.
If I remember correctly, I used some silicone adhesive that i was using to glue the pads for that. Go sparingly, so you don't have to clean up a mess.
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