soundguydave Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Anybody tried stripping off the pioneer logo or the formats it plays? In an effort to make the unit look more OEM, I think this would help. Also could help deter thieves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
necro Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 The only thing that's going to deter thieves is to cover up that big ol' LCD screen with something. I saw a pic posted on here of a car that had a built in lid that covered the radio. Pretty slick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundguydave Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I was trying to figure out how to fabricate a rolling cover, but I am not sure. My thought was that if it didn't say pioneer, it'd look OEM and less attractive to a thief, since they get much less money for those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fenguin Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I'm building a fake radio front with a crappy double-din radio from a thrift store. I've got the front taken off with the buttons superglued on, I'm just working on how to fit it over the Avic now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundguydave Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I can't tell if you're joking..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
idbl_fanatic Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I'm building a fake radio front with a crappy double-din radio from a thrift store. I've got the front taken off with the buttons superglued on, I'm just working on how to fit it over the Avic now. Pressure fit it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lseguy1 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I can't tell if you're joking..... He isnt joking. Several folks on this forum have done it..do a search. You'lll see pics as well. Best way to "mount" the fake front, is to glue a very thin, very short "L" bracket to the backside of the fake faceplate. This "L" will ever so slightly go into the CD slot, and hold the fake faceplate in place when you park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
idbl_fanatic Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I can't tell if you're joking..... He isnt joking. Several folks on this forum have done it..do a search. You'lll see pics as well. Best way to "mount" the fake front, is to glue a very thin, very short "L" bracket to the backside of the fake faceplate. This "L" will ever so slightly go into the CD slot, and hold the fake faceplate in place when you park. OHHH Now THERE is a great idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundguydave Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I can't tell if you're joking..... He isnt joking. Several folks on this forum have done it..do a search. You'lll see pics as well. Best way to "mount" the fake front, is to glue a very thin, very short "L" bracket to the backside of the fake faceplate. This "L" will ever so slightly go into the CD slot, and hold the fake faceplate in place when you park. OHHH Now THERE is a great idea. Where? i can't find any pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fenguin Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I can't tell if you're joking..... It's only a once-in-a-while thing for when I have to park downtown. For my setup, I can easily pop the trim ring off and use the aformentioned l-bracket to put it over the unit. I just have to build some 'sides' to it so that it doesn't just look like a front hanging over a D2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lseguy1 Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 I can't tell if you're joking..... He isnt joking. Several folks on this forum have done it..do a search. You'lll see pics as well. Best way to "mount" the fake front, is to glue a very thin, very short "L" bracket to the backside of the fake faceplate. This "L" will ever so slightly go into the CD slot, and hold the fake faceplate in place when you park. OHHH Now THERE is a great idea. Where? i can't find any pics http://avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php? ... ght=velcro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundguydave Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 brilliant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
noreaga0221 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Popular science had a feature a couple months ago where they showed that sugar cubes were effective in removing logos from cell phones. If you are brave, try a paper towel with some acetone on it. That may be able to remove the logos and won't damage the screen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oly884 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 I wouldn't use acetone, that stuff really likes to dissolve a fair amount of plastics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
noreaga0221 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 I wouldn't use acetone, that stuff really likes to dissolve a fair amount of plastics. I work with alot of solvents at work. Acetone evaporates too fast to do any damage. I've used it on my phone to clean some spray paint (got spray paint on my fingers than used my phone) off my keys. It did not do any damage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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