They work, they work! I'm just in the research phase...don't want to get caught in the "did a 747 just fly 200 feet over my car, or was that metal on metal?" phase. Very bad. I figure when it's time to replace them, I might as well upgrade.

Yes, paint - very nice. Stupid, stupid rocks! The car was repainted after the previous owner had a couple of unfortunate incidents involving a deer and a theif...not at the same time.

Didn't paint the engine bay to save $$, but the paint job itself was pretty meticulous. Stupid, stupid rocks!