Translucent iBook Battery

Hello Eveyone,
My MacBook was fine, but I needed soneting a little more portable. When I was at a Computer Flea in Boston, I picked up a 500Mhz iBook Dual USB with a DVD Drive for $25.
Well, of course, you don't get much for $25, so as a project, I am going to fix it up and upgrade it. All of the components are in working order, but the case parts are pretty shot. I will be getting them from PowerBook Tech, so I'm pretty much set there.
But, the battery in it is dead and damaged, so I need to replace that. But, the battey is the original and is a translucent plastic one. Apple doesn't produce the translucent batteries anymore to my knowledge, they are all opaque.
So my question is, where am I able to find a translucent plastic iBook battery? It can be in any condition, any amount of life left, it doesn't matter. I know the opaque batteries do the same thing, but the opaque battery doesn't fit in with the rest of the computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
-Brian

You know...
Since you have to replace the case anyway you might want to change the color too! It’s really easy to do:
1) Soak the case (and battery cover) in rubbing alcohol then wipe off the white paint. Some spots will be stubborn so soak a paper towel in alcohol to get those spots.
2) Carefully pry off the white bracket piece on the top. This is the piece that goes around the display. Use lots of alcohol here too. It helps dissolve the glue.
3) When you are down to clear plastic wash the case in warm soapy water and let dry overnight.
4) Mask off the front with paper and masking tape. You don’t want paint on the outside. Then spray several light coats of Krylon spray paint for plastics. They make lots of colors.
*You can even mask off shapes inside the case. When the paint is dry remove them and you now have windows in your case where you can place your favorite photos! It ends up looking like those laptop skins – only your photos are on the INSIDE!
Here is a photo of one I did in red:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6719/redbookya5.jpg
Whatever you decide to do – good luck!
M

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