petegardner_901 Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Sorry if this has been done before - I had a look on the forum. A certain parts company is offering a pair of new chromed outside door handles/locks for £156 a pair. (Mk.3 GT6) I vaguely recall hearing once that these aftermarket handles are not good quality and can snap. Anyone with experience? Would it be better to rechrome the originals? Thanks P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 have seen a pair of home cooked powder coated black which looked good , if the old has pitted it can be hard and more costly to re chrome if they will even do it. have you tried chrome spray paint ??? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Pete. If your current handles are salvagable I would have them re-chromed; will be useful to take them to a reputable chromer and see what they have to say about the feasibility before looking elsewhere. May even be worth looking out for a decent set of originals that are in good condition; there may well be some of them around. Some "new" stuff on the market is decent and a lot is less so. Where are you located ?? Regards. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzerman Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Hi I bought a pair of chrome handles for my spitfire from James Paddock, all good so far, they are 4 years old now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Not sure about the pull handles themselves, but the main body of the door handle is made of MAZAK, which is notoriously difficult to Chrome plate, and 99% of the time attempting to re-chrome MAZAK will end in failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juppy Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Pete, A friend of mine in Lincolnshire had quite a lot of his MAZAK re plated very sucsessfully I might add, if you want, I can find out where he got it done and pass the details on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 When having a bumper rechromed I asked about the door handles. Basically they said they could re-chrome and it would better than they were BUT aged / pitted MAZAK does not take rechroming as well as new and the finish would not be perfect. I decided to get a set from paddocks as I needed new locks - I've kept the old ones just in case I need parts. As can be seen above there are some failures and successes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petegardner_901 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Thanks so much for all replies - I'm chewing this over now before I decide...! In my ignorance I thought the handles were metal...?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AidanT Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Garth Can you let me know the details of the rechroming business in Lincolnshire. Hopefully it's local to me It will be useful for later this year when I will be looking to get my front bumper done Aidan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Thanks so much for all replies - I'm chewing this over now before I decide...! In my ignorance I thought the handles were metal...?! Mazak is a zinc / aluminium alloy. Gully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juppy Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Aidan, Ask Keith at your next meeting as it was him who had his done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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