+2. The "bezel-free" look is the bomb-diggety.
As I mentioned privately, dealing with the wiring in the "D" panel is not all that big of a handicap, but having the meter in the painted faring panel is a good idea. It's not like you are going to ever want to remove the thing. They are just too damn handy. The Datels are also about as reliable as a brick, so you should never have to replace it.
I have come to the conclusion that having the meter direct wired to the battery through a manually operated switch (like "G" did) is the better way to go. I presently have my Datel fed via my 12V (key-switched) accessory relay, which in addition to the Datel meter, also provides power to heated grips, the FF50 Aux light's relay (yes I have one relay controlling another relay ( :blink: ), and my AVCC. My intention was to automatically switch off the meter to prevent draining the battery down if some dumb ass (that would be me) forgets to turn it off.
But I am now convinced that, with the low current drain that these meters draw, this would be a moot point. If I left it on by mistake I believe it would take weeks before the battery would be substatially drained down. (No, I never got around to doing that experiment last winter...)
Having the meter wired directly through the switch on dedicated (non-shared) wiring back to the battery will provide superior diagnostic accuracy of the battery and charging system, which after all is the point of having the meter on-board. Being able to see the battery voltage
before turning the key switch on and subsequently placing a load on it will be valuable information.
I'm thinking about rewiring mine like Skooter's real soon. Of course I'll be leaving mine in the D panel though...