studderin

iTrader: (28)

Got my hood and a bunch of stuff painted, new SOM is no nice

I bought these orange rivits a while back for this, and not sure to use them or raw alum ones? With a set of new gold cadmium dzuses, took some pics to think about it???



orange

raw alum.


2 alum and 2 orange

5_LTR_ETR

orange.. even though they dont match, they still look good and shows a little more attention to detail
very nice hood btw

studderin

iTrader: (28)

I was hoping the gold cadium would be darker orange. I want it to blend so think the raw alum looks better

PontiacFan

iTrader: (104)

What's the rest of the theme on the car?
Aluminum or gold cadmium plated?
Pick a color theme & stick with it.

Mr. Trick

iTrader: (19)

The gold cadmium ones look better cause they blend in to the dzus fasteners.

studderin

iTrader: (28)

?? thats he plating on the dzus, not asking about them. The rivet colors are ones raw alum. the others are painted orange,

Dirty Vegas

iTrader: (12)

I vote raw aluminum, and pray you never need to get the hood off in a hurry.

studderin

iTrader: (28)

haha everyone thinks its some big deal or somthing then dose not have this setup. But for me and everyone that has it, takes about 8-10 secs. Same speed you walk around the front of the car. If you wanted and rushed you could do it faster

Shockwave179

iTrader: (7)

I've helped him take it off before it really doesn't take long at all.

I still vote orange. Like the first person said it doesn't match exactly but its still looks good especially from a distance.

southpaw0314

iTrader: (5)

raw aluminum gets my vote

Dirty Vegas

iTrader: (12)

Yeah, you think that, til the first time you have an engine fire. Really makes you appreciate 2 pins rather quickly. Not trying to **** on your parade, just really surprised sanctioning bodies (NHRA/IHRA) haven't banned them yet.

Mr. Trick

iTrader: (19)

Could't tell the rivets were raw from the pictures, I thought they were plated, my mistake. I noticed one set of rivets were orange and the others were not. In my opinion they look better raw because they dont stand out.

BADD SS

iTrader: (4)

litterally takes 6 seconds..... I have the same setup. I like the raw alum.

9WhiteCamaro9

My vote is the for orange to give it a little character to the pins.

98_TA_EMLC

the orange looks like varnished aluminum...I vote raw

strokerblackhawk

iTrader: (4)

if they matched id say the orange but since its two different color oranges id say the raw ones they match the dzus fasteners

Swiat34

iTrader: (9)

Maybe use touch-up paint on whatever ones you use so they match the paint.

Duffster

iTrader: (103)

OR spray paint the dzus's before installing them. I might even recommend powder coating. I painted mine and about the 3rd or 4th time I pulled the hood, the paint started flaking....but I didn't clear coat them...

LPE 403

iTrader: (6)

Favorite fbody hood (camaro) ever. BUT......any reason why not a convential hood open/close arrangement?

Either way...raw. Anodized rivets will fade and look bad after some time. Raw...

studderin

iTrader: (28)

I took a few alum ones apart and scuffed them, and fit them with some SOM in a spray bomb I have. They looked really good test fitting them. but when you "pop" the rivit on the gun in hits and will chip them. I just used the raw alum rivits already.