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Thanks for the info. I think I'm gonna have to try it cause I think the results on your are Great!

I love the look also, but does it wear off easliy? I was thinking of doing the same with my door cups, but I know that I rub my fingers in the same place every time I pull on them, and don't want a spot of grey where aluminum should be.

Also, to all you guys with SVT's, or the gauges. Is your 'low fuel' light inside the fuel gauge, or on the lower 'idiot light' strip like it is in the non-SVT's?

[This message has been edited by Stevers (edited August 30, 2000).]

in the lower idiot light strip on mine.



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blake
98.5 E1 SVT #4910, silver frost
- KKM, SHOshop pulleys, borla exhaust
- 35% tint, momo shift knob, A6 sidemarkers, some audio improvements, 'advanced method' fog light fix
- yakima roof rack

Hehe...my stock shifter was that high??? I don't remember

Looks great! Hopefully it will look that good for a long time!

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aka dinanM3, black '99 SVT Contour with new goodies arriving all the time

What did you use to polish it with... something delicate enough not to rip it back off?

I put 2 coats of color on, let it dry overnight, polished it lightly with regular compound, and sprayed a coat of clear over it. No rubbing off yet, but it never really gets touched. I don't know if I would try it on a high-use area.

I tried to do this to the knobs on the middle panel for A/C once. Don't do it in an area that gets touched a lot. It rubbed off and was awful. I jsut had to buy new ones, and they are not as good as the ones that came on my car. They are cheaper looking.

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Daniel Allen
Daj363@aol.com
1996 Contour GL
Side Badges Added
Rear Badges Removed
All Interior Lights (GREEN)
Full Bra
Chrome Lip on Trunk Lid
Stainless Steel Rocker Panels
Removed "ding guards"
Mesh Grill