loren: It wasn't SO bad, but the more it broke, the more I got impatient and wrecked it more and more. I threw it out probably 6 months ago when I was disassembling the radio to make the faceplate. But using a cracked one is a nice idea!

genixia: Oh so THAT'S how I can do it. Cool. I used to see this kinda LCD on EBay all the time years ago. Now "LCD" just gives me offers for "Ch3ap LCD Monit0r! L@@K!!"

cushman: Thanks, I'm checking now.

skunk#1: Hm, not enough junk stores around me. I'll find some if I get in a bind though.

g_attrill: Good point. I can recreate the color, but not the glint. After staring at the LCD on my unhacked stock radio, I realized, it's not a solid color. It's got a definitive glitter, showing green, white, light, dark, etc. I worry that a poorly recreated LCD might actually catch a thief's eye, and make them want to break into my oh-so-stock-looking dirty stripped down family station wagon. But I'll hit up my local cell phone store for a dummy LCD if all else fails.