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 silver
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| posted on December 7th, 2003 at 06:58 PM |
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Re Chroming Wheels
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?
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| posted on December 7th, 2003 at 07:17 PM |
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Dont forget thay have to be cut apart to be chromed.
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| posted on December 7th, 2003 at 08:55 PM |
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yeah I Know that, but how much? is it worth it or should I just get some more,they are Mangels
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| posted on December 7th, 2003 at 08:59 PM |
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Or I might get them de Chromed and then Painted I am considering my options.
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| posted on December 7th, 2003 at 09:09 PM |
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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.
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| posted on December 8th, 2003 at 11:53 AM |
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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
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| posted on December 8th, 2003 at 02:02 PM |
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Yeah I agree
I was quoted abt $250 ea to convert 5.5 Mangels to 4.5" & re-chrome; nearly had a heart attack
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| posted on December 8th, 2003 at 06:01 PM |
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where did u get that quote from, i cant find anyone who will do it
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| posted on December 8th, 2003 at 07:23 PM |
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ghianut I have someone with 2 Lemmertz 4.5' wheels for you. Check your U2U
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| posted on December 9th, 2003 at 07:09 AM |
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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
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| posted on December 9th, 2003 at 05:49 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by matara
Silver,
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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.
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at three hundred dollars a wheel, thats 1200 dollars, so your 356 cost you 2400. I'll double your money and give you $5000 for it. and a slab of
beer
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| posted on December 9th, 2003 at 08:17 PM |
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Last time I got a quote for chroming wheels it was $170 (or $175?) at a place in Melbourne.
Kruizin Kol
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| posted on December 9th, 2003 at 08:41 PM |
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so where r these places u guys hav been to? do u hav a number for them?
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| posted on December 9th, 2003 at 09:41 PM |
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Custom street & Offroad
07 3356 4356
they do the welding, chrome done elsewhere
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| posted on December 10th, 2003 at 01:02 AM |
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thanks ghia appreciate it
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| posted on December 10th, 2003 at 10:34 PM |
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Will get back to you when I find their card, but I think it was Ajax wheels in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne...
Kruizin Kol
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| posted on December 11th, 2003 at 08:19 PM |
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there's a bloke at Giraween (Sydney)
Chrome 4 Cruisin
(02) 9769 1991
Quoted 160.00 each
that was to seperate & rechrome
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| posted on December 12th, 2003 at 10:35 AM |
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thats an awesome price
thanks for that, i'll get onto that right away
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Chroming Wheels
| Quote: | Originally
posted by silver
yeah I Know that, but how much? is it worth it or should I just get some more,they are Mangels
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I just got some wheels made at TOP TYRES Blacktown 2x7x15 and 2x8x15 cost $780 I supplied centres give them a ring 96221400
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| posted on December 12th, 2003 at 11:03 AM |
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Hey Retro
Were they made of Carbon Fibre???
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on December 12th, 2003 at 11:10 AM |
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No Chroming Fibre
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| posted on December 12th, 2003 at 05:41 PM |
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lol Blue 
It is expensive though, I was quoted more than that, from memory, which is why I never got the wheels I wanted 
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| posted on April 1st, 2004 at 09:22 AM |
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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.
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| posted on April 1st, 2004 at 01:55 PM |
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Rims
Yes you need to take the centres out fo your wheels get them chromed then weld them back into some new chrome rims
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| posted on April 1st, 2004 at 02:07 PM |
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Please explain why??
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| posted on April 1st, 2004 at 02:37 PM |
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chrome
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.
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| posted on April 1st, 2004 at 03:14 PM |
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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.
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| posted on April 1st, 2004 at 03:35 PM |
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that sounds great
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.
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