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Old May 4, 2004 | 12:51 PM
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I am about to order some hooker sidemount headers and sidepipes, and i was just double checking to see how the ceramic coating matched up with the chrome pipes finish wise. Does it look right? or are the shrome pipes brighter than the headers? Will it be noticeable? ANy other opinions are welcomed. I cannot afford chrome headers, so that idea is out. Thanks
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Old May 4, 2004 | 02:26 PM
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The ceramic coating is a dull silver, no where near like chrome. I bought the ceramic costed pipes as well as headers.
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Old May 4, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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Where would i get the ceramic coated pipes? I only saw the chrome ones on Jegs, and only black on summit. Thanks
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Old May 4, 2004 | 04:16 PM
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Jet Hot has an awesome coating that actually has a nice luster to it. The Hooker coating is crap.

Jet Hot has everything, headers and pipes. They buy the bare headers from Hooker and coat them.
http://www.jet-hot.com/
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Old May 4, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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"The Hooker coating is crap".....You got that right!!!

I have had a set of SS Hookers with Sidepipes for just over a year.
The coating is pealing off all around the area where the sides go into the collectors as well as on the underside of the headers.

I'm thinking about having them metal hot coated at a local shop.....jethot is too far away from where I am.

As soon as they start expanding and contracting the "CREST" (corrosion resistant steel or stanless steel) bubbles and then peels when you try to treat it with polish. :banghead:
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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:37 AM
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"The Hooker coating is crap".....You got that right!!! ....................
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Get 'em from Jet Hot- big difference!
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