Anyone looking for a pair of (fugly) aftermarket gold hood rockets?
Anyone looking for a pair of (fugly) aftermarket gold hood rockets?
Why are they gold?Originally Posted by warren57
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Someone must have thought it would be cool to match the other gold trim on a 57 Bel Air, like the grille, hood V, Chevy emblem, louver trim.
It would be cooler if it was shiny though.
Who knows, but (to me) they are not a pretty sight! Judging from the back side and over all quality, they were manufactured by someone. These weren't hand painted with the backs masked off. They look like a production piece. They are actually very smooth and shines. A little to shiney. Just a poor color match in my opinion.
I bought a set of chrome rockets at the swap meet this past weekend, they look SOOO much better (to me).��
Plated or painted
I think most likely paint, although awfully even coating for paint. The finish just looks more like paint than a plated finish and there is no signs of plating on the back side. The back is raw pot metal.
how much you want for them? ......................... just kidding.
ARMY NAM VET, very proud!
56 210 4dr
drive and enjoy them while you work on them, life is to short.
What is their condition, surface finish under unknown gold color? Are they RePops? I have a 57 in process presently and the client is undecided on final look but his original rockets look like they were in the ocean for the last 50 years. So the question is, can, with great sucsess, they be plated?
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