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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 04:39 PM
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Custom Oil filter housing

Seems someone would offer a polished or anodized housing for dress up. Haven't been able to find anything other than stock.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 05:11 PM
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Wouldn't be hard to find a spare and have it powder coated I would think. But you would chip the paint off the hex part after a few oil changes I would think. Polishing shouldnt be to hard.
 

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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 01:23 PM
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kind of a buried item for bling IMO

but I see you are in Palm Beach, just down the road. It would be pretty easy to take a stock one and spend a lil time on a buff wheel and make it shine . . . I happen to have such a wheel . . . I think previous post meant to say Polishing shouldn't be too hard.




buy one and send it to me ... I'll polish it for you. No charge. PM if interested
 

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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 03:45 PM
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Indeed I did mean should not. My autocorrect has been all kinds of dumb lately.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2016 | 01:26 PM
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Next time I change the oil I'll try a little polish.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 07:22 AM
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+1 polish out the stock cap, great idea.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 08:37 AM
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I don't think you'll have much success hand polishing, but you can buy a wheel to chuck in a drill ... and that in a vice or stand can work . . . .

$4 .... http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece...kit-43657.html


 
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take a long time to hand polish
 
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ECSTuning
+1 polish out the stock cap, great idea.

I already polished my stainless overflow tank (which I still haven't installed) with great results. I was hoping to find one in red, but since I can't polish is the way I will go next oil change. Wished I thought about this before I changed my oil last week.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 02:44 PM
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they are NOT the same!!!!!!

but don't respond until you've next changed the oil and seen the filter cover vs a stainless tank ........

i tried .... i really did . . . . I even offered to polish his .....
 
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Originally Posted by Capt_bj
they are NOT the same!!!!!!

but don't respond until you've next changed the oil and seen the filter cover vs a stainless tank ........

i tried .... i really did . . . . I even offered to polish his .....
Not sure understand your apparent frustration.
 
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