security fab up cover

**redbeauty2012** · 11-03-2009, 10:50 PM

has anyone made anything that covered their screen while not in use so it looks like belongs there and keeps peering eyes away?

**nobb** · 11-03-2009, 11:46 PM

Yup, I did. Piece of cardboard spray painted black, then glued on the plastic faceplate of an old cassette stereo with half of a cassette tape sticking out for effect. Put it on top of my lcd screen everytime I park in public. Every single person who first sits in my car thinks it is my actual radio, until I pull it off =)

**VmtSquad** · 11-03-2009, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by nobb

Yup, I did. Piece of cardboard spray painted black, then glued on the plastic faceplate of an old cassette stereo with half of a cassette tape sticking out for effect. Put it on top of my lcd screen everytime I park in public. Every single person who first sits in my car thinks it is my actual radio, until I pull it off =)

Nice ! Can we see a pic of that ??

**nobb** · 11-04-2009, 12:18 AM

Some pics I took a while ago. Probably shouldn't cheap out like me and use spray painted cardboard, because the edges are starting to peel off. Looks too ghetto. Trying to find a plastic sheet to use instead.

**justchat_1** · 11-04-2009, 12:41 AM

GREAT IDEA!! I'm gonna have to give this a try...

**vijainair** · 11-04-2009, 12:08 PM

This was actually discussed a couple of years ago:

LCD camouflage anti-theft mod

Still, that's an awesome idea for older cars. I doubt thieves would believe that you replaced a CD player for a tape deck in newer cars (maybe use the same concept for a CD?)

**soundman98** · 11-04-2009, 01:28 PM

actually, i like the cardboard effect with cheap tape deck-- it looks too cheap to even think of taking..

**nobb** · 11-04-2009, 01:33 PM

Well most theives are dumb anyways, but having a radio faceplate that looks 10 years older than the car...kind of suspicious as to what the owner is hiding behind there for the expert thief. I would have used my stock radio if I hadnt lost it.

**Nexson** · 11-04-2009, 05:38 PM

THAT is the coolest/smartest thing I have ever saw hahahahahahahah!

**ARN1382** · 11-04-2009, 06:04 PM

Wow such a funny idea, great!
Maybe just using the same idea but 2 1DIN faceplates glued together that looks like "nothing here because I am changing my radio".