I would powdercoat them. If the new ones are cadmium/zinc plated like many of the other brackets on the car, they too will rust after the coating diminishes. You may even be able to salvage the ones that you have, providing that you can sandblast them without putting holes in them. Matt #1604 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "usndmc" <usndmc@xxxx> wrote: > I am in the process of replacing my front fascia, a1nd when I got the > black headlight buckets out, I saw that the metal bracket pieces > (that the other end of the spring attaches to) on each side were > quite rusted. I decided to go ahead and order new ones from DMCH to > put in, but I was curious to any opinions on what to do to keep > these ones from rusting like that as well. Is there something I can > coat them with, or perhaps have them powder coated (avoiding the > spring) or something? Thanks for the advice! > > Dave > #5968 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/