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Your painted console looks awesome! The only minor drawback to the painted filler plate I could see, would the potential for scratches from pulling the parking brake over time or putting things on the filler plate that may slide around. Nice compliment to your RS!
I'd think the bare plastic would be more prone to scratching than the painted equivalent.