Thanks, Steven
This is quickly becoming the majority opinion. Even several people who
initially reported no magnetism tried it again with a bigger magnet and found
some slight attraction. This says "stainless steel" to me... presumably
triple-plated, with the copper layer responsible for the brassy look in spots
where the chrome wears off.
Mystery solved?
-Nick
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Steven Newell <steven@newellboys.net> wrote:
>1. How about that? I have a set of the early trim pieces and they're mildly
>magnetic. A weak fridge magnet I have didn't stick but a stronger bulletin-
>board magnet did when I held the piece upside down.
>2. They appear to be identical stampings. The aluminum pieces should be
>slightly tweaked from kids climbing in and out of the bench seat. On mine, at
>least. :) The aluminum looks slightly yellowey-er to me, but really not much.
>3. My CT5018LO has aluminum trim pieces all around.
>4. Depends on if it's on eBay or not. :) Since it's only "correct" on a small
>number of cars, it's worth either very little or very much.
>Steven
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