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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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im looking into the pontiac stainless steel inserts from mbaproducts and ssinserts. ive seen pics and they both look good. the thing is that mba has either electropolished(for$59) or high hand polish (for an extra $20). ssinserts only has one type for sale for $63. im not going to buy the high hand polished ones because $80 is to much. so regarding the mba $59 electropolished inserts or the ssinserts $63 inserts which is a better quality product? i really want to order these already but i need to know where to get them from. thanks!
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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I buy many items from MBA, but I have the SSinserts lettering on the back of my TA. It looks like chrome and the finish is awesome. I am very pleased with the quality from both companies.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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its going to go on my black 99 ws6. i think im going to go with the ssinserts unless somebody says otherwise. i saw pics of the ssinserts ones and they were very impressive
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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I have the MBA hi-polished ones look just like chrome. I am going to give ssinserts a shot for my wifes Camaro.

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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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$80 seemed to much for me. i just purchased the ssinserts one. i hope they are as shiny as i hear.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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I bought the hand-polished ones from MBA, and they look great!
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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I got the set from Afterthoughts Auto looks really good, stainless steel and only $69
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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just buy some metal polish and polish it by hand yourself, I bet thats all the difference is
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I have the SS inserts...although I haven't installed them yet, they look like chrome in the plastic bag...
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I have the SSI inserts on my Camaro's tail panel. They're as shiny as chrome and I've had them for almost 2 years now. I wish my Magnaflows could stay as shiny!
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