Originally Posted by ta_man

I've owned 8ights from 1.0 to 3.0. I suppose I might have missed something, but on the race kits, I don't remember any aluminum kit part or upgrade part that was not already anodized from the factory. If you choose to have the existing anodizing stripped and re-done be aware that you may affect the fit of certain parts. The thickness of the anodizing is accounted for in the manufacture of these items. Probably won't make much difference on the chassis, though.

The RTRs are different - some of those have come with parts that weren't anodized.