They charged you $45 for a din pocket???!!!!?
Best option is to get a pocket that fits or a double din head unit.

There is a few decent looking Double Din's on eBay for $200-250. The Pioneer doesn't look too bad.

Or you could MCM it with a piece of aluminium, paint it black... stick an STI sticker on it rofl.

Other than that I dunno I am quite pleased with the stock stereo, has a great sound and mine even has a Clarion stacker installed. I might get an FM thingy for an iPod to listen to digital tunes though.

http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?rt=nc&am … 86.c0.m283

Lol really? The ones from the known brands look ok for the money..

But yeah he asked for cheap fixes... Cheapest I could come up with, other than the painted panel

i had the same problem just go to autobarn and get a universal one, i think a nissan one fit in mine, Just take the car with you and ask them if you can test it to see if it will fit.

Just thought id throw in my 2cents.
Like others have said 1/ get a double din headunit 2/ get a single din draw (can buy these from alot of places autobarn, supercheap, car audio shops, websites, ebay etc).
Previous owner of my car seemed to have the same dilemma as you and they made up a blanking plate using a block of wood and stapling leather over the face of it. Looks pretty good and im sure it cost next to nothing. (pretty much the same suggestion as "tsg" mentioned just using different materials.