Changing Component colors

[SystemsEternal]

Does anyone know how to change component colours?

I'm looking to make a specialized ship that I want to have its weapons, shields and engines match the colour of the ship and be tied to only that ship (much like the Astrid engine and weapons, or destroyer main batteries)

Is there a way to easily change the colour of, for example a mining laser to be white instead of yellow?
and what is needed to tied a component to a specific ship?

Basicly my idea is to take the Kukri and turn it into a specialised scout by giving it a single engine it can equip(no mk 2 or 3 or race specific), a laser that can switch to a repair laser or a minimal damage laser for lockboxes ( esentially a laser that has ammo like a missile launcher) and 2 damage weapons.