Yes I saw that; I would consider the screw holes to be an appropriate indicator of the upgrade, so probably wouldn't cover them up.
Can you tell me how the cartridge gets connected to the Origin arm? The Rega/Sota arm has the tiny brass clips soldered on the ends of the wiring, and I was reading the Origin website material about the importance of connections and not using brass etc. Also those solder joints are extremely hard on the wires and they tend to break every time a cartridge is removed and replaced.