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I've had no direct experience and it will open up some visibility into areas that they *might* not otherwise be able to see.
However, if the gun is in the glove box, it's not going to give them legal right to open the center console... IE - it doesn't grant consent to search the entire vehicle.
You are giving up area *around* the location of the firearm.

There are certainly disadvantages in traffic stops to having a CHL.

harrycallahan wrote: However, I would unload the gun before handing it over.

I have not been disarmed either, but my plan, if asked to hand the gun over:

"Officer, with respect, I'm not going to touch that weapon. I will absolutely be cooperative and compliant with your demands, but for my own safety I will not at any time reach toward that weapon.... You are welcome to take it from me, ask me to get out of the vehicle and remove it from me, or any other option that you choose, but under no circumstances will I reach toward it...."

It's just too easy to get shot for "reaching" for a gun.

The first thing I do in a traffic stop is turn on the recording device on my phone and lock the screen. One of these days, I'm going to get a small automatic video camera in the car... I've had too many run-ins that were not caught on tape.