You don't even need to remove the battery plate. I have done this. It looks cool but, you look like your trying to hard. Better if the plastic chrome was a lityle bit darker to match the metal in the middle. Over time it will dull a bit, but not as much. I'm talking about all the ones that are sold, probably out of one mold in China. I'm holding my key as I type this and it's a bit too light of a color still. -FYI