Thanks everyone!!
Zimm; I have not noticed any difference in sq, and no rattles due to the stiff material
Adrian; its sexy high gloss cherry
RickF; I will get some better pics with the 80's
Fredk; Funny you should mention that because that is where I got the idea
found the perforated metal online and it has 79% open area. as for the trim i would like to find somthing that worked better and came in black.. this was white which had to be primed and painted...(pain)
If i could find better trim for the application I could possible make more