G4 screen on an ibook g3?

Hey everyone. I have a strange question. I own A iBook G3 (800mhz) The screen finally died on it. I was wondering if there is any possiable way to take a iBook G4 (1.25ghz)screen and color match the wires to make the G4 screen work with my G3? sorry for the confusion, its the best way I can discribe it. Thanks guys

Hey jh,
Well off the top of my head I'm likely to agree with Rhonda on this one. Just looking at the cables the LVDS cable actually looks identical. If that was different it would be very difficult to color match that cable. It's a ribbon type and the connector would be nearly impossible to mod.
The inverter cable connector looks very different however. Not sure about matching colors however since these don't usually translate from G3 to G4.
Now more importantly what exactly failed in your iBook G3?
So it boots and works via an external display?
If the display fails it's usually the inverter or inverter cable. The display is dark? Check w/ a flashlight, usually through the Apple in the back. See anything?
Yes? Inverter cable or inverter board.
No? LVDS cable, GPU.
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