Agree...
I had mine in a black placcy enclosure with an O ring seal (Jaycar, DSE or similar) and used cable glands for the wiring entry.
It was behind one of the rack mount feet against a cross bar so looked factory if you even noticed it
Works great.
If you use relays then no need for wacking great 7 core trailer wire either.
I used data cable, flat or round doesn't matter.