You might want to fit a piece of stainless then have it polished. The chrome will eventually go to seed.......
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:23:31 EDT To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Firewall I would agree with Tim, or if chroming was too much $$ a nice gloss black sometimes looks like chrome if it is a nice finish. Harlan http://hometown.aol.com/harkem123/HarlanKemperAssociatesindex.html In a message dated 4/23/2008 10:13:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I like the idea of something bright....but I think diamond plate would look > tacky. When I think diamond plate, I think of tool boxes, trailers, garages, > etc. Not firewalls. The stuff would be really hard to keep clean. If you want > something bright.....here's what I would do. I'd get some sheet metal, and > fabricate a piece that will fit on the firewall. Making it bolt in, not > welded. Use the cowl vent holes, booster holes, heater holes, and your own > attachments as needed. After you get it to fit perfect, go have it chromed. > It will give you that bright look you're after....chrome just looks good, and > its easy to clean. You wont have to polish it, or polish all those little > bumps in diamond plate. > > All these are my ideas/opinions...not telling yah what to do. Just trying to > give yah something to think about. But let us know what you decide! > > > -Tim Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos <http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851> .
