I was wondering if anyone out there knows what the originals looked like...
...were the covers in the engine bay [one for the idler arm if I remember correctly and the other for the master brake cylinder] originally galvanised or perhaps some other electro-plating?
I'm talking about these bad boys =>
As you can see they're in satin black at the moment but - hey I do have a can of fake galvanised spray and some Primocon...