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Well, you initially stated it as a fact, but it seems to be an opinion. I'm just trying to provide a distinction between the two.
I can fully appreciate that.
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Why call out a list of specific parts where those coatings cannot be used, but not include other parts ? "You can't paint your front porch green" doesn't mean that I can't paint my back porch green.
Oh boy, I think that's dangerous ground. That's saying "if it doesn't say I can't I can." We all know that is not how the rule book works.
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The real test is "What would the SOM's think, and then on appeal, what would a Nat'l Court think ?". Until someone can cite an example of a Nat'l Court finding, this is all just opinion.
Again, I couldn't agree more.
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I probably have more 'appearances before the SOM' than you have 'race starts' (not sure whether that's good or bad...).
I'm sure that's true. We all know you're just a bad boy. http://Forum.ImprovedTouring.com/it/wink.gif Seriously, I am sure you are correct here.
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My opinion is that I could convince an SOM Court that it's legal. I have no idea as to how it would fare at the appeal level, if it got there.
But it's an interesting question.
No doubt. And the SOMs and COA are not always predictable.
I'll go back to the fact that I cannot find anything in the CGR or ITCS that would allow for BBE coatings on brake calipers. You may convince a SOM or COA that it's paint and have them rule OK, but that still doesn't mean it's legal because the claim would be fraudulent. The Swain BBE coating looks like flat black paint (I had it on my turbo G20 intercooler) so it would be hard to tell what it really is.
That said, I don't see anything allowing for painting calipers that are not painted from the factory.
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