I have the CarlinKit 5.0 and it works perfectly for my 2017 Sportage. I velcroed it under the overhang where the usb ports are. With cable wire tied to the unit and plugged into the CarPlay port, it is out of sight and the tray is empty.I use this for my Genesis:
CarlinKit 3.0 Mini Wireless CarPlay Adapter
it works pretty well, every once in a while the visual aspect of carplay won't show up but the audio works, very weird and I feel it is probably due to the car and not the adapter. I contacted customer support and they were very helpful. Unplugging it and trying again usually doesn't help, I just wait until the next time I drive and it works fine or I use my spare cable.
Looks great, I did something similar with my G80 to get the device out of the way of the wireless charger.I have the CarlinKit 5.0 and it works perfectly for my 2017 Sportage. I velcroed it under the overhang where the usb ports are. With cable wire tied to the unit and plugged into the CarPlay port, it is out of sight and the tray is empty.