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09-29-2013, 12:13 AM | #1 |
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OEM Strut Bar powder coated to match
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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If we could find similar caps in the right size, that would be great. Otherwise, he was thinking of going with new nuts with a black coating.
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So it was a combination of my firewall braces been snug again and the strut brace.
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I've never seen generic versions of those tall nuts with the extensions. No idea what they're called if they do have a generic name.
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West Coast Powder Coating in SSF, Ca
http://www.yelp.com/biz/west-coast-p...-san-francisco Fast turn around. Total cost was well under $100.
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You can see from the earlier pics what it looked like with the OEM silver nuts attached to the silver studs.
I ordered new nuts that are black and extra tall. They do a good job of covering the existing stud and making the whole install look cleaner.
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Did you PC the firewall braces too or strut bar only (which happened to be a match to the other 2 braces)?
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Just the strut brace. Tried to match the color of the factory black firewall braces.
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Sorry one other (stupid) question, how did they powdercoat the dome strut plate without effecting the studs?
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If I ever work with them again (might poowdercoat some pedals), I'll see what they say.
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Looks nice black
I went the other route and had the firewall braces powder coated the exact same color as the strut bar Gives the engine a "caged" look TBH I like both
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