I explained a few posts back how this is possible, though of course not as the quick and preferred solution as getting the whole RSH package is. Most local machine shops have the ability for say $5-10 each to modify the tabs so that the faceplate can be flush-mounted over the face of your component if it is mounted on a standard shelf. If you do not already have shelves, or just a couple of them, then I doubt it would be worth your effort to try to circumvent it in this way.