[Android Themes] XDA.AGM:
it success in a xperia rom , I don't know if other roms have these layouts ..... but i try to explain :p

basically all the steps in your guide....... I use just as you told me the default Expanded_header of JB & add buttonburst inside . then define dimens for layouts for no overlap......well my english is really bad...jeje.....if you want also i can share original and modified APK for you see exact the changes ;)

StatusBar_Expanded.xml Original

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/notification_panel" android:background="@drawable/notification_panel_bg" android:paddingTop="@dimen/notification_panel_padding_top" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/notification_panel_margin_left"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network" android:gravity="center" android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:id="@id/carrier_label" android:visibility="invisible" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/carrier_label_height" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_height" />
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_underlap">
<include android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/notification_panel_header_height" layout="@layout/status_bar_expanded_header" />
<include layout="@layout/brightness" />
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network.EmergencyOnly" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/emergency_calls_only" android:paddingBottom="4.0dip" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<ScrollView android:id="@id/scroll" android:fadingEdge="none" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:overScrollMode="ifContentScrolls">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/latestItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/notification_row_min_height" />
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/close" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/close_handle_height">
<ImageView android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/close_handle_height" android:src="@drawable/status_bar_close" android:scaleType="fitXY" />
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle>
</FrameLayout>

StatusBar_Expanded.xml Modified

RED - Add BLUE - moved

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout android:id="@id/notification_panel" android:background="@drawable/notification_panel_bg" android:paddingTop="@dimen/notification_panel_padding_top" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/notification_panel_margin_left"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
[COLOR="Blue"]<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_underlap">
<include android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/notification_panel_header_height" layout="@layout/status_bar_expanded_header" />
</LinearLayout>[/COLOR]
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network" android:gravity="center" android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:id="@id/carrier_label" android:visibility="invisible" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/carrier_label_height" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_height" />
[COLOR="red"]<com.spacecaker.SpaceLayOut android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<include layout="@layout/quickpanel_quick_settings_space" />
</LinearLayout>[/COLOR]
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" [COLOR="red"]android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_header_height"[/COLOR] android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_underlap">
<TextView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Network.EmergencyOnly" android:gravity="center" android:id="@id/emergency_calls_only" android:paddingBottom="4.0dip" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<ScrollView android:id="@id/scroll" android:fadingEdge="none" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:overScrollMode="ifContentScrolls">
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.NotificationRowLayout android:id="@id/latestItems" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" systemui:rowHeight="@dimen/notification_row_min_height" />
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>
[COLOR="red"]</com.spacecaker.SpaceLayOut>[/COLOR]
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/close" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/close_handle_height">
<ImageView android:layout_gravity="bottom" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/close_handle_height" android:src="@drawable/status_bar_close" android:scaleType="fitXY" />
</com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.CloseDragHandle>
</FrameLayout>

StatusBar_Expanded_Header.xml - Modified

RED - Add BLUE - moved

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:background="@drawable/notification_header_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:systemui="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.systemui">
<LinearLayout android:id="@id/tools" android:background="@drawable/statusbar_tools_button_frame" android:paddingTop="1.0dip" android:paddingBottom="1.0dip" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="57.0dip" />
<View android:background="@drawable/status_bar_hr" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="2.0dip" android:visibility="gone" />
<LinearLayout android:gravity="center_vertical" android:orientation="horizontal" android:background="@drawable/notification_header_bg" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="52.0dip" android:baselineAligned="false">
<ImageView android:id="@id/quickpanelsettings_button" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:paddingRight="5.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/ic_notify_quickpanelsettings" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
<ImageView android:id="@id/quicksettings_button" android:paddingLeft="5.0dip" android:paddingRight="1.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:src="@drawable/ic_notify_quicksettings" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.Clock android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Clock" android:id="@id/clock_expanded" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="8.0dip" android:singleLine="true" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.DateView android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Expanded.Date" android:textColor="@com.sonyericsson.uxp:color/semc_theme_accent_color" android:id="@id/date" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="8.0dip" android:layout_marginRight="8.0dip" />
<com.android.systemui.statusbar.RotationToggle android:id="@id/rotation_lock_button" android:clickable="true" android:layout_width="32.0dip" android:layout_height="32.0dip" android:layout_margin="8.0dip" android:button="@drawable/ic_notify_rotation" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_rotation_lock_off" />
<ImageView android:id="@id/settings_button" android:layout_width="48.0dip" android:layout_height="48.0dip" android:src="@drawable/ic_notify_quicksettings" android:scaleType="center" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_settings_button" />
<Space android:layout_width="0.0dip" android:layout_height="0.0dip" android:layout_weight="1.0" />
<com.spacecaker.ButtonBurst android:id="@id/spacebuttonburst" android:layout_width="40.0dip" android:layout_height="40.0dip" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
[COLOR="red"]<Button android:id="@id/clear_all_button" android:paddingLeft="8.0dip" android:paddingRight="8.0dip" android:layout_width="80.0dip" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/status_bar_clear_all_button" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:contentDescription="@string/accessibility_clear_all" /> [/COLOR]
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Dimens.xml

Change this :
<dimen name="notification_panel_header_height">111.0dip</dimen>

TO
<dimen name="notification_panel_header_height">52.0dip</dimen>

quickpanel_quick_settings_space.xml

I removed all for use lidroid & my brigtness slider ............

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/notification_panel_header_height" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/close_handle_underlap">
<com.lidroid.systemui.quickpanel.PowerWidget android:id="@id/power_widget" android:paddingTop="0.0dip" android:paddingBottom="0.0dip" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<include layout="@layout/brightness" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>