I see your point, but I don't think mine looks like a flip-around. The orange words in my post should link you to a photo of it. I doubt that would get mistaken for a flip-around. Look at the picture, I think you'll agree.

You're right that if it did look like a flip-around, I might be at risk. But I think the risk is also relatively high to leave the empty hole, since they might break your windows looking for the pullout under the seat.

Some folks have modified plastic cubby-hole pockets so that they fit into the sled bay. These are nice and I don't think they'd have the drawbacks you cited. Tricky to get them looking right, though.

The "leave some dangling wires" is a cute trick, too, but that just looks plain ugly. Part of the reason I like my cover plate so much is because it's attractive and has that "stock" look. I didn't buy a brand new car just to make it look like crap whenever it's parked.