I was going to do exactly what OP did for the same reason as he, and decided against it for the same reason as you. A this point I am back to putting them inside the cubby as I don't want the switch to get bumped by random stuff banging around. But that could happen in the cubby as well.You make some good points about possible damage.
I placed my 12 volt/USB ports on the inside of my added on LH cubby in order to still have the storage space unencumbered.
If placed on the outside cover it would make it difficult to remove the cover and the protrusion of the plugs with their wires would interfere with storage.
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