Just wondering if anyone has done this?
Recently there was a post concerning the rechroming of wheels. Did the author get it done? how much was it? and how did they turn out?
Silver

Dont forget thay have to be cut apart to be chromed.

yeah I Know that, but how much? is it worth it or should I just get some more,they are Mangels

Or I might get them de Chromed and then Painted I am considering my options.

Silver,

I just had my 356 wheels dechromed by Astor Metal Finishers in Fairfield. 2 wheels for $100. Mr Clean in padstow will blast and powdercoat for about $35 a wheel.

I would of liked to rechrome my 356 wheels but stripping cutting chroming rewelding them would of cost me half what the cars worth, and 356's had painted wheels as standard anyway.

Cheers

Steve

Thank's Steve the more I think about the more i am leaning toward painted ones I drive through padstow nearly every day so that couldn't be handier
S

Yeah I agree
I was quoted abt $250 ea to convert 5.5 Mangels to 4.5" & re-chrome; nearly had a heart attack

where did u get that quote from, i cant find anyone who will do it

ghianut I have someone with 2 Lemmertz 4.5' wheels for you. Check your U2U

The quote was verbal over the phone here on Sunshine Coast... I think he was just trying to scare me off.
But one of the forum sponsors:
Custom Street & Offroad will do it

Last time I got a quote for chroming wheels it was $170 (or $175?) at a place in Melbourne.

so where r these places u guys hav been to? do u hav a number for them?

Custom street & Offroad
07 3356 4356
they do the welding, chrome done elsewhere

thanks ghia appreciate it

Will get back to you when I find their card, but I think it was Ajax wheels in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne...

there's a bloke at Giraween (Sydney)
Chrome 4 Cruisin
(02) 9769 1991
Quoted 160.00 each
that was to seperate & rechrome

thats an awesome price
thanks for that, i'll get onto that right away

Hey Retro

Were they made of Carbon Fibre???

No Chroming Fibre

lol Blue

It is expensive though, I was quoted more than that, from memory, which is why I never got the wheels I wanted

So, let me get this straight.

If I want to get my VW std steel wheels chromed, do they have to be split?

I thought I could just take them to a chromer (in Lismore) and get them stripped and chromed.

:jesus

Yes you need to take the centres out fo your wheels get them chromed then weld them back into some new chrome rims

Please explain why??

i looked at getting rims done in qld top end and was told that they could not do them to large or something like that .i rang a few places and was told that they knew of no one who does them.
:cussing

Just got off the phone to Winkler & Patrick in Lismore.

They said they have the wheels split as well, because there are some spots on wheels that after chroming as a complete wheel will start to rust over time. They used to do wheels complete a while ago but have since found out about the problem.

$160 for ea rim to split on a lathe, strip and chrome, and re-weld from behind.

That sound fine I paid $170 per wheel but I got brand new rims 7x15 and 8x15 I dont think you well get them any cheaper.