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Yeah, but from what I've seen of aluminum, it gets ugly. I'll be looking for the stainless if I can determine if they're 304 or 316... L would be even better. Raul 68 Square Pleasant Hill, CA www.typ3kultur.com -----Original Message----- From: Jim Adney [mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 10:52 PM To: kguarnotta@usa.net Subject: RE: [T3] chrome trim strips On 28 Feb 2004 at 20:11, Kevin Guarnotta wrote: > Weren't the original aluminum? Aluminum doesn't rust, and steel even > stainless steel will eventually rust... The originals were Al. Stainless will never rust if they pick the right alloy, but they have to chose one that is okay in salt environments. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org