machined and brushed satin?

[snowman23]

Generally speaking, are machined and brushed satin finished billet parts the same finish, in other words, should they theoretically match? I DO NOT want polished and am finishing up some ordering from more than one site and want to make sure they should match.

 

[mazen189]

Thats a good question. I had the same problem too when buying my interior parts.

 

[N8Dogg98]

no. Machined has kind of a shiny look similar to the way wheels cut on a CNC machine look right after they are hosed off, while satin has more of a uniform dull look. All of my interior parts have been satin. I really dislike the look of machined aluminum.

I much prefer satin to machined.

here's a machined piece of aluminum

here's a satin piece of aluminum

 

[01GT eibach]

machined = polished shiny
satin = not shiny

 

[N8Dogg98]

machined = polished shiny
satin = not shiny

Machined is not polished shiny... it is shiny yes, but definitely not polished shiny

 

[snowman23]

N8Dogg- your description / pics are on the money.

I got the machined steeda door sills and will be using some blue magic and elbow grease to make them look how I envisioned them, which is what apparently is called a satin finish. I will then be ordering some a/c knobs, etc in satin.
On a related side note, I had the steeda a/c knobs but returned them because they lit up clear, which meant the yellowish back light shined through and looked terrible with the rest of the green instrumentation. I am now looking at MGW and / or UPR pieces...

 

[N8Dogg98]

Thanks snowman.... I have some satin MGW pieces in my car and they are f'n awesome

 

[snowman23]

Thanks snowman.... I have some satin MGW pieces in my car and they are f'n awesome

You are not the first person to tell me that, I will most likely be going that route since steeda did not work out for me. Thanks again. Once I have everything in, I will (try to) post pics.

 

[N8Dogg98]

Just don't go overboard with that stuff man. I've seen many cars get out of hand with blingy chit everywhere. To me the e-brake handle, bullitt pedals, turn signal/tilt steering pieces, door lock pins, HVAC knobs, and the cup holder parts is all you need to really make the interior stand out.

I personally don't really like when people do the window switches, defrost button, headlight switch, etc... just gets way too over the top for me. I even think the hvac knobs look like a little much sometimes but you know what they say, opinions are like a** holes...

 

[snowman23]

Just don't go overboard with that stuff man. I've seen many cars get out of hand with blingy chit everywhere. To me the e-brake handle, bullitt pedals, turn signal/tilt steering pieces, door lock pins, HVAC knobs, and the cup holder parts is all you need to really make the interior stand out.

I personally don't really like when people do the window switches, defrost button, headlight switch, etc... just gets way too over the top for me. I even think the hvac knobs look like a little much sometimes but you know what they say, opinions are like a** holes...

I agree that it is very easy to go overboard and end up with a tacky look. I have the steeda door sills, the ford interior upgrade package (which is the "billet" pedals, door lock pins, shifter ring, and silver painted console trim) and a coin holder delete (that I am debating whether or not I like b/c it seems "stuck there" to me at times rather than clean looking).

I plan to add the hvac knobs and cig lighter from either upr or most likely mgw. The other piece I was considering is the headlight knob so that all the knobs would match.

I decided against the cup holder trim and door switches for the reason of not wanting to go overboard. I figure with the cig ligher and hvac along with what I have already, I will be done up, but not done too much.