Quote Originally Posted by mook View Post
The headlight surrounds, are they bright anodized or satin?
The compete aluminium unit is simply clear/bright anodised and "inserts" painted over the top. They are not unprotected plain aluminium.
Without the anodising the alloy would tarnish in no time flat. Anodising is very thin. Think of a old style saucepan or aluminium cup from an old style picnic set. Scratches pretty easily, but protects very well.