This is true....the other possibility is get a piece of fitted sheetmetal like I talked about, and have it powdercoated silver or something. Not sure if thats bright enough for yah though....
-----Original Message----- From: Ed Riggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Chevelle Mailing List <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Sent: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:48 pm Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Firewall 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 <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:23:31 EDT To: <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> 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> .
