By the way, I feel like it is my responsibility to throw out a "caution" before anyone decides to get creative.
When designing this product we looked at our options of materials and chose to use 304 stainless steel rather than a lesser grade and less expensive material because we did not want to have any tolerances changed by the plating thickness and/or vehicle tolerances. This area is so critical that we actually include eight 3 mm shims in case you find that your car requires additional clearance due to vehicle tolerances. Because of this, we decided to keep them non-coated and go with the 304 stainless steel.
So the caution is, on the hub backing plates, I would not suggest having these coated. In regards to the front inlets, the tolerances aren't critical with those so painting them or having them coated will make no difference. The only reason we didnt is because it would add significant cost and we wanted to keep these under $300.00. At the end of the day, once they're installed, very few people will actually see them.
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