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What's the best looking/quality aluminum window loyvers out there for my 84 Firebird T/A?

VortecZ

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https://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...maro/year/1987

I just received one of these from Summit. It is pretty nice and fits really well. My only complaint is that it has a fairly coarse texture to the plastic. I feel it would look nice on any color car except black and I bought it for my black 91 Z28. I think I"m going to sand/prime/paint to match the car better. I'll post pics when its done.

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VortecZ

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I'm not super impressed with how they turned out but not bad. It is very difficult to sand the primer smooth in all the little creases. You also have to do a good job with the clear coat because this would be very difficult to wet-sand and buff. I didn't spend a ton of time on this one because it is just a daily driver.

Confuzed1

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Wow....those look really nice in the pic!! You sanded, painted and clear coated them? I would be concerned that they would start cracking....the flats tend to flex a lot. I placed a few foam blocks under mine in strategic places that kept them from rattling around so much. I've had mine on the car for at least 6 years now.

Confuzed1

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I have this style too....a set of old "Shadow" 3 - piece, but even though they were aluminum, I didn't care for the look...

VortecZ

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Yeah mine are sanded/primed/sanded/primed/sanded/base/clear. I am a little worried about them cracking but it really isn't much different than any other plastic part on a car. Mine seem to be pretty stable. Yesterday was really windy while i was driving so I watched them pretty close and didn't notice too much movement.

I would still prefer aluminum ones but I'm not a fan of those shadow style either. I'd love to find some good OEM louvers some day.

Confuzed1

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I hear ya! But factory ones are hard to find, and on the rare occasion you do, the flats are usually bent or the mounting hardware is missing - or both.

85GoldEdition

Did you ever find an oem louver?

VortecZ

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No, not yet.

85GoldEdition

Haven't listed it for sale yet, Still rounding up what im going to part with.

VortecZ

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Awesome. I'm absolutely interested. Let me know when you are ready.

Randy_M

If VortecZ passes, please let me know. I should have made a firm decision by then.

85GoldEdition

Vortec, Are you still interested? Ready to go

VortecZ

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Yes I'm still interested. I just sent you a PM.

sshoureas

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the best louvers are the factory OEM louvers. They are getting tougher to find but I found a set in California recently for my car that came off an 8,000 mile 1985 IROC. Cost me $88 on greyhound freight to get them to Cleveland, Ohio from LA