I just think that current facia with grey buttons looks kind of cheap

I have never seen an empeg player in real life, so I can't judge.

But this could also be considered a practical feature. Every potential thief (who doesn't know the empeg player) simply won't bother ever breaking into your car to steal it.

Have you read Sven's (aka smu) story about when he left his empeg player in the car secured with a notebook lock I believe. Someone broke into his car, took out another head unit, but left the empeg, even writing a note, asking why he would ever put something this cheap on a chain.

Georg