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Originally Posted by Devious21
Picked up an OEM strut bar and was a little taken aback that it was bright aluminum when the firewall braces are black. Pic here for reference.
I called up a shop to powder coat them flat black. After I had them look at the firewall braces, we decided on 40% gloss (flat black would have looked really out of place). The gloss actually gives it a much more finished looking appearance.
Attached some iPhone pics of the results. Maybe it will help out someone else.
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Fantastic custom, but factory looking setup! Great decision on the powdercoat.