Either you or sed6 ought to start a modders thread. Both of you have done really sweet customizations.
I used to belong to a guitar modders forum. So many great ideas came out of that. Please get this going
P.S. It is more than a sub 1k bike. Many eBikes are price pointed based on things like added fenders, disc brakes, light setup etc. So your "upgrades" did exactly that. As an addendum to that, don't waste a lick of your attention worrying about what others think or say, unless its complimentary lol