If you have a problem with the engine cover hinges there are three things that you can do: (1) don't park the car outside where they could get wet (2) remove and repaint the hinges when they rust (3) call rob grady and get powder-coated hinges (they look real nice) David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, delorean31@xxxx wrote: > I have seen the German site offering the Stainless Steel louvers as mentioned > here recently. Obviously the louvers rusting is not a problem since they are > not metal. Of course they suffer from their own faults, or more common the > lack of gentleness some use when lowering them down, which causes them to > crack or break. However I still know of no one who has reproduced the engine > cover hinge in stainless, or any other metal for that matter. The hinges are > prone to rust and more common, is that the bolts tack welded to the hinges > break off if you try to tighten them. My hinge had no signs of weather, and > still looked new, but the bolt studs often rust in area where you dont see, > until you try to adjust them. It is the weld that corrodes away in most > cases before the hinge itself shows signs of weathering. So be careful if > your engine cover starts to loosen and you want to tighten the hinge. The > studs are attached in a fairly weak manner to say the least. > > Gary Gore > Activities Director > DeLorean Mid Atlantic > VIN 3360 > > << Hey guys, the Delorean steel products company is, apparently, a German > company. I stumbled upon it by accident. I simply typed in the web site > address that they provided. I saved it in my favorite files and will > forward > it to you if I can. Again, the company does offer a stainless steel louver > panel for Deloreans. >>