I'm almost thinking some type of bowl would be usable, cut the center to fit over the magnet - just might work!!!

Check the local dollar stores.

Heck, I'll buy one - good to have a backup. Let me know when it's available.......

Hey Swinks, it might be nice to do the dish in grey with a stipled effect (if that's possible) - the white is just so "in your face!"

-Nate

Swinks, no no not a waste of time at all! As I say, if you could offer a grey color I think that would look excellent, using stark white was not a good idea artistically speaking! Go ahead and print up a dish, I'll take one.

-Nate

Umm, guys, it's hysterical you going on about using plastic what-cha-ma-holders when Swinks already has the thing made?!?!?!

Just sayin'...........

Guys, this turned out incredibly nice! It looks sooooo much better than the original, I think if you can hunt down some black screws that would also add to the complete look!

I do want to mention that everyone's magnet core is going to be different, mine is *really* mushroomed out, so I had to take a sharp knife and gently carve out the center of the dish (we're only talking by a few millimeters.....) before it would seat itself over the magnet. Some people might not have to do as much "carving" but some of that *will* be involved.......I just don't want Swinks getting any attitudes from anyone who purchases it thinking it'll pop on in a couple of seconds - it's not a design flaw......it's dealing with a magnet core hammered to death and flattened at the edges, if you made the center cut-out larger, it would not sit snugly around the center of the magnet core (the part NOT mushroomed out).

Also, that magnet core will slide back and forth if you release some of the tension behind it via that huge nut that tightens the magnet to the mounting bracket. Pushing the magnet core outwards, away from the plastic disk sitting behind it will help the new satellite dish "bite" around the perimeter of the magnet like it should - my magnet core needed this as it was practically flush to the surface and didn't offer much surface for the new dish to fit over.

Swinks great job!!!

Looking forwards to seeing the new dishes installed - post pics!

Zizzle, that's a great idea, doing a silver wash over the surface.

I also though it would be cool to mount some blue led's around the perimeter so that they'd come on when the dish is activated!!