Dawg One

There is a local Firehawk that has genuine chrome underhood bolts that are a real knockout. I'd like to do the same for car shows bling, but I have not been able to find anyone or anywhere that can do this for a 2002 Firehawk Trans Am.
Mr. Gasket used to make a replacement kit a few years back, but it's out of production.
I don't want to bling out the whole underhood area, I just want to replace the common black bolts with chrome or at least very highly polished stainless steel.
Any ideas?

MY02REDWS6TA

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I am in the process of replacing some of my underhood bolts with chrome and or stainless too. I havent been able to find a 'kit' so I just removed some of the bolts that I want to upgrade to chrome and took them to my local ACE hardware store. They have a really good selection of chrome hardware. It can get expensive real quick for chrome bolts, etc. In my first 'round' at the store I walked out with a $68 bill for a small bag of chrome bolts but I feel that it will be worth it. Spectre makes chrome bolt 'caps' too. I did read on here that some company use to make a underhood chrome bolt kit for F bodys but I dont think it is available anymore. If it still is available I would like to know the contact info.

99-FLvette

Talk to ~Joshua

I think he might have a kit.

azvforce

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I replaced probably 40 bolts under the hood with stainless allen head bolts. What I do is take off a hand full of bolts and go down to this industrial hardware place and find matches for all of them. A place like ACE is gonna be pretty limited on sizes, especially in chrome. Chrome on a bolt head will flake off, I think stainless is better.

Gives the engine bay a more "engineered", purpose built with high quality parts look.

blaSSt

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Hillco sells kits. I have them in my engine bay.

Dawg One

blaSSt,
I found the Hillco website, but Jesus, they have a 274 page catalog and I have no clue what I'm looking at???
Do you have the package they came in / the part number / a better description that I can use to search the catalog?
Their catalog is amazing. Finally, after several years of frustration, you pointed me to the right place.
I just need to find out what to buy.
Thanks for the help.

Steve1969LS1

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Just call them.. it's easier

I used chrome bow-tie bolts on the front of my engine bay. Looked great but they don't come in metric so I had to tap them to the US equivelant, it was easy.

y2k_ta

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Definitely!

The Hillco kit doesn't come with every bolt, so I purchased additional bolts from Scootworks.

superchargedbandit

Check Ebay

98redM6

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I've just started to do this. I've replaced the 4 air box bolts with M6 x 1.0 40 mm bolts and with 3/16 x 1" washers. I'm planning on doing anything else that I can get to. My car will finally be coming around this summer.

Should've just got the SS.

presto_z

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anybody have pics of the hilco bolts uninstalled... or close ups of everything it includes installed???

Mike00ss

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TTT for some pics?

JAXFLSS

Hillco for sure. Definitely not every bolt and washer that I have installed, but kinda gives you an idea.

Dawg One

Thank You For The Photo.
Can You Please Advise As To The Proper Part Numbers Or Sizes Etc.?
They Sure Look Familiar So I Know You're On The Money.
But Don't Know Exact Sizes Etc.
Thanks In Advance For Your Help.

chaman

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To people interested in a cheaper route heres what I did. I bought those bolt caps that you can find at your local PepBoys. These are made in stainless steel. I dont use the plastic base that you are supposed to insert in the bolt. Instead I glue the cap over the bolt with clear silicone adhesive. Enough to hold it there. When I need to do some work a little force makes them fall of easily. The adhesive is soft enough as to not interfere with bolts threads. The overall look is very clean and easier to do.

Bird Man

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I went to my parts man--got the correct bolts and took them to the chrome shop---#30 bucks.

Dawg One

I finally got a full printout of the Trans Am schematic and all applicable part numbers.
All I have to do is match up the quantity and part numbers and I'll be set.
Where there's a will, there's a way...
Stay tuned for even more exciting underhood bling from your favorite Firehawk

CHEVYXTREME_00

JAX did you buy your bolts with the SS on them or did you add that?

JAXFLSS

I bought them from hillco that way. I think they got them from somewhere else, but they took care of it for me.

navymitch12

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about how much are you guys paying for the whole set from hillco?

i love the look of the ss emblems on the bolts.

you just called them and told them you had an camaro and wanted to dress up the engine bay?