Rather than cut the faceplate, which looks liek it might be awkward sicne you have some round pegs and squares holes <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/drunk.gif" alt="" />, you might be able to get a sheet of thin plastic and just make your own plate. Then you could easily mount and position them whereever you'd like.

With 200+ Billion electrical parts, the world most complicated machine is inside your own skull.

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'89 Rnr DLX "SR4.5", 32s w/ 5.29 locked f/r blah blah