$.fn.DistLocatorStateSelect = function(selectedState) {
  // define defaults and override with options, if available
  // by extending the default settings, we don't modify the argument
 return this.each(function() {  
 obj = $(this);  
obj.after("<div class=\"selectoptions\"> </div>");
obj.find('option').each(function(i){ 
  $(".selectoptions").append("<div id=\"" + $(this).attr("value") + "\" class=\"selectitems\"><span>" + $(this).html() + "</span></div>");
});
obj.before("<input  type=\"hidden\" value =\"\" name=\"" + this.name + "\" class=\"customselect\" /><div class=\"iconselect\">" + this.title + "</div><div class=\"iconselectholder\"> </div>")
.remove();

if (selectedState != "")
{
    $(".customselect").val(selectedState);
	$(".iconselect").html(selectedState);
}

$(".iconselect").click(function(){
$(".iconselectholder").toggle("slow");});
	$(".iconselectholder").append( $(".selectoptions")[0] );
$(".selectitems").mouseover(function(){
	$(this).addClass("hoverclass");
});
	$(".selectitems").mouseout(function(){
	$(this).removeClass("hoverclass");
	});
	$(".selectitems").click(function(){
	$(".selectedclass").removeClass("selectedclass");
	$(this).addClass("selectedclass");
	var thisselection = $(this).html();
$(".customselect").val(this.id);
	$(".iconselect").html(thisselection);
	$(".iconselectholder").toggle("slow")
	});
    });  
  // do the rest of the plugin, using url and settings
}