today i did a few test with rings and a box to try to hide the leds, didn't like it, i finally came back to the first version.
i removed the small strip of wood at the bottom of nasa and made the hole/rectangle half a inch bigger.
to make it stronger i made 4 holes in the bottom of the metal bracket (under nasa) holes just big enough to have my screws flush.
stainless steel panel is installed, it won't move this is almost final, all i have to do is install the new speakers (have to go get it) and hide the top part of the metal in the 2 circles at the same time and maybe a very thine piece of plexiglass behind the nasa to prevent dust and all.
behind the nasa i used a white 1/4 inch cardboard about a inch away, the nasa look thicker, brighter, almost 3d.
hard to capture with a camera but in person... damn!
here's the pics.
speaker_panel_test.jpg
Speaker_panel_leds_installed.jpg
speaker_panel_leds_final2.jpg
speaker_panel_leds_final.jpg
speaker_panel_nasa.jpg