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Old 29-Aug-2006, 19:57
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Blimey that is a very expensive way of manufacturing them !!!!

He must have the aluminium swarf mountain of europe !!!
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 20:08
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If it was milled from billet....you think he would of made it thicker ie stronger! (i heard a cynic say its just a machined std cover thats anodised!)
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 20:13
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If it was milled from billet....you think he would of made it thicker ie stronger! (i heard a cynic say its just a machined std cover thats anodised!)

If it was from billet, they cost normally a lot more than that.


Just looked, billet ones normally £100 ish upwards
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 20:21
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If it was milled from billet....you think he would of made it thicker ie stronger! (i heard a cynic say its just a machined std cover thats anodised!)

Thought standard ones were pressed steel ... if so steel can not be anodised.

If it anodised it must be ally.

There was a guy selling standard covers with holes cut in them as a cheap version of a cut-a-way cover.
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 20:25
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My standard one is steel. Were aluminium ones just fitted to certain years/models?
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 20:35
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My standard one is steel. Were aluminium ones just fitted to certain years/models?

I thought ally ones were aftermarket items only, hence why I think the one on e-bay can not be a standard cover that has been cut.
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 20:42
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Guess I'll find out soon.
Cant imagine the 'from solid' but hey ho lets find out.
£4 postage is also very cheap.
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 20:50
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 21:09
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Guess I'll find out soon.
Cant imagine the 'from solid' but hey ho lets find out.
£4 postage is also very cheap.
Watch this space


If when you get it, the surface of the metal looks porous rather than a smooth machined metal surface then it could be a cut Die Cast one, as the metal surface is not fine.
This is why you also see cheap ones on the market they are powder coated to hide the porous surface.
Would still be interested in you posting you findings when it arrives in the post.
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