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View Poll Results: What style billet aluminum caps would you like?
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Polished
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Chamfered Top Corner
25.00%
Rounded Top Corner
20.00%
Knurled Side
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Smooth Side
17.50%
Anodized Black
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Billet F-Body Caps... Finally! Need Opinions

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Old 09-24-2008, 12:17 AM
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heres what i want for my car. that i cant come across.I know they make some of this stuff,but its overpriced.


polished/billet Ac *****
these are for stangs. i know they make them for fbodies.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UPR-B...mZ120305607299

fbody billet/polish window switches
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UPR-9...=p4506.c0.m245

polish/billet camaro steering wheel stereo buttons

if you make these I'll buy them!
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+1 on the window switches. MIne are crapping out on me. Most of them are cracking in half.
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Originally Posted by 02gtp4now
knurled sides would be nice
X2! And I would ask to get them anodized black. I think I can speak for the majority that under our hood is usualy dusty. Altough once a month or before a show we clean it. Therefor, I would prefer caps that do not look out of place rather if under the hood is dirty or clean. This is why I would prefer a knurled side or machine finish.
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Updated the thread with some pics...
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Originally Posted by 01SOMSS!
heres what i want for my car. that i cant come across.I know they make some of this stuff,but its overpriced.


polished/billet Ac *****
these are for stangs. i know they make them for fbodies.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UPR-B...mZ120305607299

fbody billet/polish window switches
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UPR-9...=p4506.c0.m245

polish/billet camaro steering wheel stereo buttons

if you make these I'll buy them!
switches would be real nice, along with the controls for ac/heat and headlights
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Switches are not going to happen any time soon. ***** for the interior might...
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can you etch things that arent flat? if so, how about some shift ***** too.
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I say how about a gas cap/bezel/door like on the concept:

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Originally Posted by toofazt
Switches are not going to happen any time soon. ***** for the interior might...
well get on Steve!lol! let me know.
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Originally Posted by stealth355tpi
can you etch things that arent flat? if so, how about some shift ***** too.
It's a possibility... Whenever I have free time I R&D new products, so you'll just have to wait and see

Originally Posted by 6LITEREATER
I say how about a gas cap/bezel/door like on the concept:
That would be cool but would be impossible to keep the price down with all the time and money that would go into designing something like that...

Thank you
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Polished looks great!!!
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Would be interested in dipstick and caps
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Those look nice!
The polished gets my vote. I need caps for my ps & master cyl., and the polished version would be perfect!!
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The Polished and Machine finish will be available for purchase by Friday

Thank you, Specialized Stainless.
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Anodized Black with knurled sides. I will buy as soon as it is made .
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hope the prices are kept pretty decent 'cos the MBA stuff was kinda pricey ... http://thunderracing.com/catalog/?ac...p&vid=3&pcid=9 ... that doesn't show half the stuff they had 'cos they're out of business now and Thunder is only getting rid of their stock
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Originally Posted by Mean Green z28
hope the prices are kept pretty decent 'cos the MBA stuff was kinda pricey...
The reason billet parts are "pricey" is because a lot of money goes into machinery, tooling, time, & design. As of now, the price looks like it will be $30 a cap. IMO, that's more than fair pricing

Thank you
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Originally Posted by SPECIALIZEDSTAINLESS
The reason billet parts are "pricey" is because a lot of money goes into machinery, tooling, time, & design. As of now, the price looks like it will be $30 a cap. IMO, that's more than fair pricing
Thank you
Oh, I know how production is. I've designed many parts for myself but getting it CNC'd on a limited (well, 1) production wasn't very affordable 'cos it was just me and nobody else showed interest at the time ... I'll just stick to designing machinery 'cos atleast then, someone other than me is paying to build what I design ... lol

I'll be def. hitting ya'll up for some of the caps in machined/satin finish
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Had a loooong work day; I'm posting from the shop! Machine finish and Polished Machine finish should be available by tomorrow Show Polished and Black Anodized should be available a week later.

Here's some of the completed caps:


Thank you, Specialized Stainless.
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Can you guys do etching on those caps with the same stuff the factory ones have on them. That would be really sweet.


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