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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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Has anyone installed these stainless steel bolts for more bling bling in the engine bay?

http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan...Code=SSPOL-Z33
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 04:40 PM
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You could easily go to Lowes or Home Depot for BLING BLING nuts and bolts.
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 04:41 PM
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Yes, I just installed a set. They're nice but not exactly what I was looking for. I was looking more for the true chrome shiny bolts like you'd see on a harley or a show car. Unfortunately, short of getting some custom ones done they aren't easy to find, especially in metric. The DO look better than the green bolts from the factory.
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 05:04 PM
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I have them for sale....PM me if interested

SS bolts from courtesy
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 07:10 PM
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Originally posted by Mike Wazowski
You could easily go to Lowes or Home Depot for BLING BLING nuts and bolts.
Not even close. First of all, places like that don't carry much in the way of metric bolts, much less polished ones. I tried a local supplier (largest in town) of metric bolts and he would have had to special order everything and that would have been in lots of 100.

Search the internet and you'll find places that sell metric bolts, but you'd have to hit about 4 or 5 different ones just to find all the various sizes that you'd need. Then you have the problem of polishing them or finding somebody to do it. I searched around for a couple of months and gave up because unless you plan on buying them in bulk and reselling kits, it's not worth it.
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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Originally posted by DavesZ#3
Yes, I just installed a set. They're nice but not exactly what I was looking for. I was looking more for the true chrome shiny bolts like you'd see on a harley or a show car. Unfortunately, short of getting some custom ones done they aren't easy to find, especially in metric. The DO look better than the green bolts from the factory.
i am actually thinking about ordering these too, did you get brushed or polished?
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 07:54 PM
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Not for $99 bucks Dayum.. am I getting cheap? $20 Max ..
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Originally posted by ghost11
i am actually thinking about ordering these too, did you get brushed or polished?
I got Polished. The brushed probably look like standard SS finish that you'd get from a hardware.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 04:12 AM
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Not for $99 bucks Dayum.. am I getting cheap? $20 Max ..
You obviously haven't priced SS hardware. Bolts can typically run from $1 to $5 apiece depending on the size. And that's not polished. The places that sell polished stuff usually charge $1 per part to polish them.
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i like that kit! does it come with a diagram of where all 10 thousand of those bolts go?
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 05:24 AM
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not bad... Thats definately something that I am going to look into when I start redoing my engine bay. First, I gotta finish my interior though.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 05:47 AM
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Originally posted by mdacko
i like that kit! does it come with a diagram of where all 10 thousand of those bolts go?
it looks like it come with detailed intructions with pictures.

Looks like well put together kit.
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It's actually put together very well, Warren does a good job with them. Everything is grouped into small bags based on where they go on the car. The instructions has pictures showing the location of each bag's replacements. I had a few minor problems with it, contacted Warren and he mailed out some new/replacement bolts the next day.

The only "bad" thing I can say about them is my original comment about not being exactly what I was looking for. For true show, I would have preferred to have all the bolt markings ground off first then the bolts polished to a mirror shine.
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Originally posted by DavesZ#3
It's actually put together very well, Warren does a good job with them. Everything is grouped into small bags based on where they go on the car. The instructions has pictures showing the location of each bag's replacements. I had a few minor problems with it, contacted Warren and he mailed out some new/replacement bolts the next day.

The only "bad" thing I can say about them is my original comment about not being exactly what I was looking for. For true show, I would have preferred to have all the bolt markings ground off first then the bolts polished to a mirror shine.
Yeah, from the pictures they look cheesy. Not a REAL CHROME look, more like just polished Made IN CHINA (MIC). I wonder how they compare in strength to OEM ones? Like I said, from the picture they look really poor and specially for $99.00, like others stated it looks like HOME DEPOT kit. I could be wrong?
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 02:51 PM
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anyone have a pic of this kit actually installed?
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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Originally posted by mdacko
anyone have a pic of this kit actually installed?
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NOpe.. But I do have a Dremmel tool and polishing kit... ... damn I'm a cheap bastard.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 04:28 PM
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I used anodized blue bolt covers/caps. You can find them on Ebay in red and blue. They are also available in chrome.
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There are a couple of shots on the Z Enterprises website:

http://www.maxground.com/ssbolt.htm

I'll try to take some pictures this weekend if the weather clears up.

They are definitely not Chrome, they are only polished SS. The pictures don't do them justice, they appear to be high quality bolts. BTW, if you ever look at Homey Despot and check out their SS bolts, they are very high quality too. Not like packaged cheap zinc plated steel bolts you find at Wally world where you can get a bag of 100 for $5.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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yes pls post a pic if youve installed this, id love to see it
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