No, its def. Ricerish, im sorry you dont agree (ricerish: adding mods that offer NO performance gain (in this case, even a loss of some functionality), for appearance sake.). You CAN say you like em better, that's absolutely your opinion. You CANNOT argue that you didnt loose usable visability.. you did. You dont have to like that fact, but its true.
All I can really say is.. you are also allowed to have your opinion (hell its your forum, you have the ultimate opinion here!), but in this case.. your opinion is based on feelings, mines based on fact.
Beyond sorry if im coming across wrong, and again, its a beautiful car, your work is amazing as always, much respect for your talent!