chroming parts!!

[mrman550]

I am tearing some parts off my 350x and tecate to get chromed for free!!!!
not sure what to get chromed just yet any ideas would be great! -D

[hondatrikesrule22]

The frame,handlebars,sidecases,foot brake lever,just about anything looks good chromed :-D .

[250SX_rider]

Yup...handlebars, shifter, brake pedal, shock?? 8)

[TeCaTe_MaN]

imma send you some stuff, take it with you ;) :D

[whiteboarder]

how are you getting this done for free

[sportvette]

yeah how are you getting this done for free? who does chroming. i heard i would have to ship parts to CA. if you can get a good price let me know.

thanks,
mark

[sittinguy]

watch out Chrome is very addicting

Chrome header pipes look good so does the caliper bracket and the tail light bracket. I also did my footpegs, brackets, and bolts. It looks great but, 1 time I bent a foot peg, so then I had too buy a new one and send it out to be chromed to match,, major pain in the butt

[86250RZ]

It's getting harder everyday to find someone that does any chroming in the USA. The EPA shut down most chroming plants a few years back and almost all the custom wheels( about 90%) we sell come from China. Most of the wheels are cast in the United States and sent overseas to be chromed. Dont get me wrong Chromers are out there, they are just fewer of them every year because of the EPA.

[sportvette]

what kind of hazard does chroming cause? why are they being shut down? thanks for the info.

[dividebyzero]

watch out Chrome is very addicting

Chrome header pipes look good so does the caliper bracket and the tail light bracket. I also did my footpegs, brackets, and bolts. It looks great but, 1 time I bent a foot peg, so then I had too buy a new one and send it out to be chromed to match,, major pain in the butt


Tell me about it :!:

[mrman550]

well i am getting the kick starters footpegs brake levers tail light beacket done to both bikes the fly wheel cover on my tecate just the easy stuff to take on and off will be chromed and the fact thats it will be done for free is i have a friend who works at a plant where they crome parts any more ideas on what to get chromed would be great!
Thanks :-D

[dividebyzero]

mrman-if you want some ideas,pm me.

[sportvette]

if anyone here could give me contact information for someone that chromes parts, i am interested. please send me a pm. thanks.

[sittinguy]

Here is a pic that I posted a few days ago and in case you missed it. but look close at some of the small stuff thats chrome like the rear seat release lever and spring, complete foot pegs, all the support brackets under the rear plactic, the shock resivour clamps, just about every nut and bolt, and alot more you cant see, I even had the 4 clamps that hold down the air box lid done,(that actually looks pretty cool) but a little advise if you chrome your kicker and shift lever,, DO NOT chrome the bolts that go through them to tighten them down, Just order some brand new ones from the factory,, they will be new and shinny and they will look fine. The last thing you want to do is break one of those 2 off. remember chrome weakens things and makes them more brittle, so any bolts that are in high strength areas, Don't chrome

[mrman550]

how durable are the chromed parts??

[sittinguy]

The smaller the part the more it is affected, Lagre or thick parts are not affected at all, I broke alot of bolts in the process of reassembly, I got real good at drilling and tapping

[nate b]

deffinately chrome the frame,bars,swingarm,pegs,axle,hubs,if you have a metal gas tank-chrome it!

[mrman550]

i am not doing a total tear down just chroming a few parts to make it look nice 8)

[TRI-Zbrian]

a chrome frame on a trike would be so bad ass

[hondatrikesrule22]

Yeah it would be cool,just for show bikes though.Unless you like polishing everything every weekend lol. :D

[mrman550]

could i chrome the hole exahust pipe?? could it hurt anything how thick is the plating??

[JMiller]

I live in Southern California and I just go down to Mexicali, Mexico to have all my parts chromed for cheap, they do a good job too.

[hondatrikesrule22]

So you drive to Mexico from California? I am guessing you send them off,because that is a long way to drive for some chromed parts.I have never even rode that far.I don't think my ass would forgive me :shock: lol

[mrman550]

i am getting my parts back from chroming this weekend and it cost me 000 dollers 8)

[sportvette]

does anyone have information or willing to get my parts chromed cheap? pm me.

thanks,
mark

[hondatrikesrule22]

There is a post in the new classifieds,though I'm not sure about his prices.You might want to check it out.

[JMiller]

[quote="hondatrikesrule22"]So you drive to Mexico from California?


I live only an hour and a 15 min. away from the border.

[hondatrikesrule22]

Oh ok,yeah I must have thought you lived near L.A. or something :rolleyes: .