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Old 04-01-2010, 08:31 PM
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Fuel door options

I am holding in my hand the polished fuel door made by SRmotorsports, machined from billet aluminum.

It's a nice piece of hardware, solid, heavy, although the degree of polish could be a tad higher, IMO.

Here's the reason for my post.

I have several options:

1. I can add a bit more polish to it, clear-coat it to keep it from oxidizing, and stick it on the car.

2. I can leave my stock fuel door on there.

3. I can paint the billet door to match the car color. I can't say that I've seen a machined fuel door paint-matched before and it might look neat. I could even paint the central portion and leave the outer ring, with the dimples, polished metal. A 2-tone fuel door.

I do like shiny bling since the car is SS and I have several plated or buffed metal accessories on there already, including the factory emblems and lettering. To my eye, it works aesthetically.

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Old 04-01-2010, 08:36 PM
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hmmm... I'm not for leaving the fuel door completely billett aluminum, but you come up some interesting options. The only 8 I would put any billett aluminum would be an SS.

I'd leave it either stock, or I would go for option 3 painting the center portion.
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Originally Posted by c0ldf1ame
anodized?
I hadn't thought of that...I'm wondering about the color spectrum available, though. No colors or black; it's got to be either polished metal or paint matched. I suppose I could anodize it clear, yes?
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