Need False Faceplate tips

Trying to construct a false faceplate (using old doubl-din VW stock deck) for my 2002 Golf. I have managed to perfectly shave off just the plastic face of the old deck and glue the buttons on accordingly, etc. That part is done. It's about .2 inches thick. I need a way to suspend it over the new deck (Eclipse 8455) to hide it. Some kind of bracket, etc to come forward about .8" to cover it up is needed. I tried going to a plastic manufacturer, but they said to do a custom cut like that would be at least $300!! Anybody have any suggestions how to go about this? Thanks!!

Are you trying to make it just a blank faceplate or a "fake" radio?~The Rookie~

Rookie of the year that is...

Don't let the smoke out of your equiptment..it doesn't go back in.

Im not sure what you need help with. But I have seen this done before except it was a single din radio. They cut out a piece of plastic(same size as the faceplate) and they removed the old buttons from the old radio and glued the buttons on the plastic piece. The "fake" faceplate doesnt necessarily have to lock in place like a real faceplate would, but rather just sit in place so burgulars wouldnt even bother stealing an "old" radio.

see if you can find brackets off an old eclipse cd player on ebay that's blown or something, and take it so the factory one would clip on to the detachable clips of your new cd player,, Bad Boys Customs

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If you use it. Suport it. Donate to the 12 volt!

I have my old radio's (VW stock) double-din face cut off from it's base and ready to be mounted. I just want to mount it over the new head unit so it hides it. I'll try finding a old bracket and see if that can hold it into place.

yea i get that,,, i was trying to say if you find an eclipse one, then when you snap off ur face plate, you'd just snap on the cover basicallyBad Boys Customs

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If you use it. Suport it. Donate to the 12 volt!

That would make it easy, but the face of the new CD8455 does not come off. It uses the ESN network for security.

I've made those before... Velcro Tell the Snap-On guy I'm not here!

Look at this install Tim baillie did in a sunfire, where he made a faceplate out of the factory radio. http://www.hzemall.com/our_gallery/installs_misc/sunfire_dash/sunfire.htm