Fake double Din faceplate

[bbrash1]

I would like to know if anyone has ever
made a fake faceplate for their double din nav radio for their LS. Can it be done. Are their any pic out there of a LS with one?

 

[NYC LS8]

Thought about using the face from my stock 6CD radio, but never got around to it.

 

[bbrash1]

That seem like it would be tough to do since the existing area is flat.

 

[SoonerLS]

The mounting bezel for the LS's factory Nav system is the off-the-shelf part people normally use for that. It is, IIRC, aluminum, and already has a finish that matches the center stack, so all you have to do is Dremel out the appropriately-sized hole in the middle.

 

[Alax7]

I dont get it.Why would you make a fake faceplate for your double din if there are benzels out there to fit double din installations. I dont get what you mean by fake either.

 

[bbrash1]

The fake face plate would be for theft prevention. Some people with double din nav units have made a faux radio cover from an old stock radio to cover their nav screens to prevent theft when they park their cars. I've seen them made for hondas and nissans, but I never seen one made for a ls. I think they can be bought on eBay. However the premanufactured one would probably look too fake since the ls radio's area is flat.

 

[LS4me]

The fake face plate would be for theft prevention. Some people with double din nav units have made a faux radio cover from an old stock radio to cover their nav screens to prevent theft when they park their cars. I've seen them made for hondas and nissans, but I never seen one made for a ls. I think they can be bought on eBay. However the premanufactured one would probably look too fake since the ls radio's area is flat.

A little overkill, don't you think? Hondas and Nissans are much higher targets than the LS is.

 

[Alax7]

ooooooooooooh. Fake to fool, I get it. I thought you meant fake as in not original or something along those lines.

 

[bbrash1]

Check out this link..this is what I was taking about.

http://www.dummyface.com/howitworks.html

 

[Alax7]

ah ok. I see. Thats pretty cool.

 

[bbrash1]

Here is another example of one...any ideas on making something like this work on an LS.

http://www.7thgenhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10283