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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 01:10 AM
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Default MBA Pontiac Rear insert ?

What one would be better to have on a NBM 02 WS6 with silver overlays on the front and sides...
-Electorpolished? or
-High (hand) polished [$20 more]

P.S. where can i get the silver overlays from other then afterthoughtsauto.com...not ebay...possibly cheaper or jsut where i can get the Pontiac Headlight overlay

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-Adam
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 07:42 AM
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IMO, the hand polished ones look much better, since the electropolished ones have swirl marks all over them.
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 08:36 AM
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I was the first person to get the MBA letters in Pontiac. I was their "sample" car and I love them! I got the polished version because they practically look like chrome.
There is NOTHING wrong with this...
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 09:55 AM
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Dawg one! Nice looking *** on her! I would add the CETA panel if I was you!! I have seen them on the SOM and they look
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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NICE GMMG....those are the hand polished right?
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 11:06 AM
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Posted bu ulySSes:
since the electropolished ones have swirl marks all over them.
Actually, the Electropolished have a Very uniform Horizontal grain to them.
The Electropolishing brings out the natural grain in the 304 stainless steel we use and we make sure to have the letters made with the grain going horizontal.

Hope ths helps.

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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 11:20 AM
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Yeah, I have the hand polished ones myself, they are flawless!

Much better than the crappy stickers...IMO
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by VoodooWS6
Yeah, I have the hand polished ones myself, they are flawless!

Much better than the crappy stickers...IMO
Oh come on Voodoo... Stickers are fine for us poor folks... hahaha.
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 02:38 PM
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i useda have the stickers...previous owner idd it
Boy did i not notice it right away...camnt wait to get the new stuff
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by black02TA
Oh come on Voodoo... Stickers are fine for us poor folks... hahaha.

Yes, VERY true!...J/K!
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by proz
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Actually, the Electropolished have a Very uniform Horizontal grain to them.
The Electropolishing brings out the natural grain in the 304 stainless steel we use and we make sure to have the letters made with the grain going horizontal.

Hope ths helps.

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*hint* Its very hard to find all the ls1 products on your webpage *hint*
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Old Apr 17, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Dawg One
I was the first person to get the MBA letters in Pontiac. I was their "sample" car and I love them! I got the polished version because they practically look like chrome.
There is NOTHING wrong with this...
where did u get those exhaust tips they look awsome.

what is the ceta plate thingy ?
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Old Apr 17, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesse
where did u get those exhaust tips they look awsome.

what is the ceta plate thingy ?
The oval exhaust tips are part of the GMMG exhaust system. The tips are not sold separately.

CETA = Collector's Edition Trans Am. Here is a good web site: http://www.collectorfbody.com/. If you click on their "downloads" link and scroll toward the bottom you can see the rear panel people are talking about. It is the part between the tail light assemblies with the "bird" but instead of the color red it is the color silver instead.
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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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I have the high polished MBA and they look great, thanks Dog One!!
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