[David Brown]

I've had stainless steel knock-offs on my Hi-Tech car for nearly 10 years. They are tough and have held up to a lot of banging and hammering, especially when several galled. Subsequently I slathered all 4 with anti-seize and never had a removal problem.

A by-product of the stainless unit's hardness is the amount of grinding and buffing required to bring each knock-off to an acceptable level of lustre. I spent about 3 hours per unit.

I know several other Cobra owners with bent aluminum ears. I also know Cobra owners with aluminum knock-offs that are not bent.

David