(Bill Hale) wrote in message

What you should do... slide it in and be happy. You are far overestimating
the ability of anyone to figure out that it doesn't quite belong. There is
negligible wt & balance change. It's not unsafe.

True enough. Odds are if you're doing something so invasive that it
could change the W&B meaningfully you're having a real avionics shop
do a full panel overhaul.

I've been learning slowly that a significant part of ownership is
learning the difference between what is technically the way things get
done according to the book, and the way they actually get done on the
planet known as "reality."

Best,
-cwk.