There is no aluminum plate.
The alternative to the plastic plate is a piece of tape over the hole or maybe some rolled up tissue paper stuffed in the hole like with a new pair of shoes?
Which would you rather have?
No one ever anticipated that block off plate to be a collectors item or a significant part of the interior decor.
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