Steve1969LS1

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Well its been a week or so it MUST be time for a new mod

I bought these billet AC Vents at the Pomona Super Chevy.. I liked them but there was too much silver since the exterior of the vents were polished and the insides of the vents were satin silver (milled alum).. but what to do?



I took the vents down to my coatings shop and then glass beeded (important) and then annodized the vents black. I then had the black re-polished off the exterior areas. this gave me a nice subtle look without overloading the dash with silver. Since I like my various areas of the car (engine, interior, exterior) to tie together I've been looking for ways to introduce some polished bilet into the cabin area.. I think this will look good.. Interior pics tomorrow when its light outside

Oh, and anytime I get rid of plastic on my SS its a good thing

Raptor99

Sounds like a good mod Steve. I'm not a fan of shiny stuff in the interior, but as long as it stays out of the light (reflections) it's all good!

Blu Beast

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Well hell........you KNOW I like em'!.......

is there something that goes in the insert to direct the air flow like the stock plastic ones?....and more important,........is it shiny too?..... )

Steve1969LS1

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Nope.. the billet vents use the factory slide levers and air diverters.. I have them installed in the car now and they look good. Remember that you actually see very little of the vents so its just a touch of shiny bling. Goes well with my shiny CF interior parts.. subtle

Dragaholic

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Do the stock plastic vents come completely out? I was looking at the billet ones and I dont see how they mount in there. I know what the vents look like and how they stay in there, but the sides arent designed as the factory ones are. They have little cirles on the sid of the vent that snap into the half cirlce slots. Thanks and by the way, where did you get those at?

Ling_650vette

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damn, those will look good Steve

Steve1969LS1

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The factory vents are made of three pieces.. the outer vent, the directional vanes and the vane bezel (that the vanes pivot in).. the vane bezel is retained and that is what have the half circle slots that allow the vents to pivot up and down. these are EXACT replicas of the outer vent OEM part. install took about 15 minutes..

I have to find the flyer of who I got them from.. maybe they will pipe in here. Not cheap (I got a deal) at about $250 a set but they are pretty darn complicated to make. I also spent about another $60 in annodizing and re-polishing them.. Hey, its only money right ..

BIGBOS

Wow, need to wear sunglasses at all times around this car...

Thats going to look nice on the inside...

bernieblackbird

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Steve looks good. Been gone for awhile just got to see how the engine bay has turned out. Needless to say great job . I started back on finishing up some mods on mine and seem to have found a hole bunch more to get into. I will post pics of the finished product in a few weeks. I was wondering have you found someone to make your pcm cover yet? I am still trying to get them made at our shop and even tried to get mba to make them. Also did you use the zoop seal? If so how does it work I dont remember you posting on what you thought of the product.

Again great job

y2k_ta

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Do they make these for 'birds too?

unit213

Don't forget one of those lead shields you put on when you get an x-ray. That much bling is sure to put out some radiation.

WICKED SS

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Looks good.
Are you going to post some pictures of them installed?

SSG-Z28

I'd like to see them anodized black, or even red.. I think that would look killer.. Polished stuff on the interior is just a bit much imo...

JonSS

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They turned out nice Steve! I'm still holding on to my flyer too, definitely going to do this one when the $$ is available.

Cool AirZ28

ould someone send me their number/web address. I was just talking to MBA about their billet vents. They are in the process of working on them, but i need a set NOW. Thanks guys.

2002_TAWS6

hey steve are we going to see a pic of them installed anytime soon?

make sure you talk some from different angles.

Do they have those for Firebirds as well?

Diesel

Ooohhh purdy! Anodized black (as mentioned above) would look nice too!

Steve1969LS1

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The all black look just like stock.. so why bother?

I will have a pic up tomorrow of them installed.. been working my butt off..

Thanks for the comments..