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NYCamOwner 04-25-2015 09:16 AM

What interesting things have you done with the strut tower brace
 
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Just wondering what to do with it? By default it is a grey metal look, and I would like to do something to make it "pop"!

Post any pics or ideas please!!!

Bowtie-Bri 04-25-2015 11:44 AM

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I smoothed out the cast textured finish on the ends and painted them gloss black. I wet sanded the center section with 320 and 600 paper and followed it up with mothers aluminum polish to a chrome like finish. Do a search in the cosmetic and lighting section under strut tower brace. You'll find a thread with lots of pictures.

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Whoomba 04-25-2015 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowtie-Bri (Post 8383428)
I smoothed out the cast textured finish on the ends and painted them gloss black. I wet sanded the center section with 320 and 600 paper and followed it up with mothers aluminum polish to a chrome like finish. Do a search in the cosmetic and lighting section under strut tower brace. You'll find a thread with lots of pictures.

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Just added this to my list.

hawk02 04-25-2015 02:02 PM

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I had mine painted victory red with black ends and the phrase "Sinful Heaven" placed across the top. Chevy used that phrase in the 2013 ZL1 pamphlet to describe the convertible. Thought it was a "spot on" description.

SS PANTHER 04-25-2015 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowtie-Bri (Post 8383428)
I smoothed out the cast textured finish on the ends and painted them gloss black. I wet sanded the center section with 320 and 600 paper and followed it up with mothers aluminum polish to a chrome like finish. Do a search in the cosmetic and lighting section under strut tower brace. You'll find a thread with lots of pictures.

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Awesome looking engine compartment and a great idea on the brace.

NYCamOwner 04-25-2015 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hawk02 (Post 8383626)
I had mine painted victory red with black ends and the phrase "Sinful Heaven" placed across the top. Chevy used that phrase in the 2013 ZL1 pamphlet to describe the convertible. Thought it was a "spot on" description.

The red and black look awesome together... Nice job.

NYCamOwner 04-25-2015 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowtie-Bri (Post 8383428)
I smoothed out the cast textured finish on the ends and painted them gloss black. I wet sanded the center section with 320 and 600 paper and followed it up with mothers aluminum polish to a chrome like finish. Do a search in the cosmetic and lighting section under strut tower brace. You'll find a thread with lots of pictures.

I will have to look there.. What you did to it looks great, definitely an idea..

Bowtie-Bri 04-25-2015 07:16 PM

Thanks Guys! It's a cheap mod anyone can do. All it takes is alot of "Elbow grease". ;)

NYCamOwner 04-26-2015 06:02 AM

Those 2 look awesome, but with my car being black, and I am a little loss of what to do with it. I have stuck with pretty much black in the engine compartment, so I am not sure if this will look good black also, or if another color would work. The Silver is an interesting choice though...

Smokin19 04-26-2015 06:20 AM

All the pics look awesome. Nothing like having some more ideas.

NYCamOwner 04-26-2015 06:39 AM

I searched through the cosmetic and lighting section and found some good ideas, but nothing that really stood out to me. It makes it somewhat easier when you have a car other than black, but I really didn't see any ideas for black cars?

zandron263 04-26-2015 08:02 AM

Try picking a secondary color like red, or blue for the engine bay. Then you can paint the engine and fuse box covers and the strut tower ends in that color to give the bay a little pop.

Beast6162 04-26-2015 10:06 AM

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I had it painted to match the stripes on the car. Hennessey did a great job of matching the inferno orange. I have since painted the top of the bolts for the mounts black to match.

txthunder 04-26-2015 11:28 AM

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The choices are endless. Just try something. If you do not like it, try something else.


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