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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 01:39 AM
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Anyone know any sites that have a good selection of chrome parts?Mainly need stuff like Power Steering pump,pulleys and brackets.
Old Dec 17, 2009 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by S'PortMustang69
Anyone know any sites that have a good selection of chrome parts?Mainly need stuff like Power Steering pump,pulleys and brackets.
I have seen a few obscure mustang suppliers that offer unique chrome parts, so I know they are out there. I would suggest searching google with the parts name and the word "chrome" to find specific items and lead you to the dealers.
Have you looked into metal plating companies? About 10 years ago, I had a show bike (Goldwing) fully custom that won lots of trophies. The parts I wanted were not reproduced in chrome, so I investigated local metal plating companies. I ended up taking off parts like the saddle bag mounting bars, trunk mount bars, brackets, braces and running boards. Parts that are usually painted or just needed to be be re-chromed because of spot rust. Not just the main parts, but every screw, washer and nut as well to be chromed (not the threads, they stay natural). The price actually got lower with the more parts I brought in since it gave them a full load/tub. It ended up costing me about $180 to have everything plated and came out better than the aftermarket chrome parts I had purchased separately. It costs almost that amount to have one large piece chromed. So I just kept adding parts off the bike and old original parts I had taken off the bike and replaced with aftermarket chrome until I had a full tub worth.
Had I known earlier, I would have kept all of my original parts and had them chromed instead of putting cheaper made chrome pieces on. The people I dealt with even offered to lower that price if I prepped the metal myself (strip old plating, rust and paint). I chose to let them do it.
They did such a good job that I took a new Chrome saddle-bag rail I had recently purchased and had them redo it since it's chrome looked so inferior to my old parts.
If you do it this way, you can even have them do extra thick plating or black chrome plating (please stay away from gold plating... not for cars). All of you chrome will look the same. One thing though, Black chrome looks incredible, but won't last half as long.
Call up some metal plating shops you may just want to go that way and save a bunch over buying all new stuff that is not made as well.
Hope that helps.

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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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I've tryed the google thing and so far havent found everything I want.I'll probally just do the chrome plating thing but some my parts such as the power steering pump while it works great it is the rebuilt original and is alittle banged up.I think I saw a empty housing for it somewhere so I may just buy that and have it plated and put the old pump parts in it.My goal here once I have everything is to pull the engine strip it down get rid of the ford blue paint it black and chrome it out.So far I have a chrome oil pan,alternator,intake valve covers,petronix distributor,oil dipstick.
Old Dec 17, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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