Originally these were alloy (aluminum). They are actually dead simple to make from sheet aluminum. You really only have to cut them out by hand and flange them for mounting. No forming, such as with an English wheel, is reauired. If you do not have flanging equipment, you can do the job by hammering over the edge of a work bench. Stainless is a lot more difficult to work than aluminum, and you can polish the aluminum to look as good as stainless.

These need to be made with your car sitting in the shop, as no two cars are similar enough to trust dimensions from another car.

If you are located anywhere near Cincinnati, the buys in my shop can do the work for you – but you will save a lot of money by doing it yourself.

E. Dean Butler