Wonderful tips guys, thank you.

Definitely practicing on some scrap chrome. Of course, being a perfectionist, I'll likely end up paying the stupid tax (VAT tax) and shipping from Germany to get these from the only supplier on earth still making these pieces in brushed aluminum.

Chrome ones are readily available, and much cheaper as well. But, with the pieces being so small, I'm thinking the chrome bits would "cheapen" the interior. No offense to those lovers of chrome, but I just don't want a gaudy look.

For those totally lost, I'm referencing the trim pieces/button surrounds for the console. CTD-Germany offers them, as does Pogiparts.de

AutoXclusive has the chrome ones, I've been speaking with James from there all morning in emails. He said there was a supplier issue bantering back and forth between chrome/brushed, and finally they deemed all brushed pieces obsolete and only stok chrome now.

To get the brushed pieces, you MUST order from Germany.

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