Kane,
If I were you, try doing skins first before going for replacing the faceplate.
I for one bought two schtickers from LapSchtickers (
:: Schtickers.com - Product Info) and they were awesome!!!
And going by your sig, you may want to check out
http://www.mactelchat.com/gallery/sh...oto/72/cat/502 and get yourself a
Matrix skin 