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16-10-2006, 07:46 PM
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ThUmPeR
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shepparton
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on the weekend i am thinkin of getting some high quality chrome paint and get the back of my mirrors and chrome them to give them a custom look.
what are your thoughts on this and do you think it will look good? and if anyone has any pics of chrome mirrors on any car? heres a pic of my mirros now.  cheers troy
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16-10-2006, 07:52 PM
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eb xr666
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: gold coast
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if its of any use to u ive been told u can get plastics chrome plated im sure if you talked to an electroplater or something like that that tell u who does it all chrome paint is good for is truck wheels
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16-10-2006, 08:01 PM
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ThUmPeR
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ok thanks for that.
cheers troy
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16-10-2006, 08:01 PM
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EBII XR6
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Bendigo. Victoria
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chrome paint dosent come up chrome at all! instead its pretty much bright silver! get your mirrors chrome plated mate, you'll be happier! make sure to post pics!
does anyone know how much chrome plating costs??
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16-10-2006, 08:02 PM
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im sending mine in as well as some other stuff for chroming, but defornetly doing my mirror caps, i recon theyll look good
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16-10-2006, 08:03 PM
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Does Steve have a car?
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Never seen them on an e-series before, but a few BA's have them and they don't look too bad. Chrome paint sucks tho, never seen any chrome paint that looked any good...
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16-10-2006, 08:04 PM
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ThUmPeR
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yeak i'll end up gettin them plated then.
yeah i will defenetly be posting pic to show weather it loks good or not. oh and does anyone know how to take the back of the mirror off??? cheers troy
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16-10-2006, 09:42 PM
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Parts bin special
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I'd been thinking that chrome mirrors on an e-series would look good. I'd really like to see this.
Here's the BA Fairlane ones 
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16-10-2006, 09:44 PM
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Low and Loud
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Yeah you can get plastic done, Im getting the interior handles done in the fairlane to look like NF/NL fairlane at the moment. Not sure how much retail costs as im getting it done through a client at work
To take the backs off the mirrors you have 4 clips behind the actuall mirror glass that you have to pop out with a flat blade screwdriver. Its a P**ck of a job to do
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16-10-2006, 09:49 PM
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CLUB STOCKIE
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where can you get this done. I might get some things for my car chromed been thinkin of doing something like this just never got around to do anything
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16-10-2006, 09:58 PM
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and i thought i was goin to be the only one doing this mod........
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16-10-2006, 10:53 PM
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so do we know who chrome plates plastic yet?
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17-10-2006, 12:42 AM
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Another idea I was thinking of. How the upper bumpers and side mould are unpainted. I was thinking, I could get them smoothed off (ie. no chrome strip in the grey, just have them completely flat). Then the entire moulds and upper bumpers could get chromed. Probably out of my price range, but what do people reckon?
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17-10-2006, 08:30 AM
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17-10-2006, 07:52 AM
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ThUmPeR
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well thanks for all the help and the pic "ea_silver_ghia" i will ring some people while im on lunch today ang get prices and will post them up too.
cant wait to see what it will look like. cheers troy
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