New chrome door handles GT6

[petegardner_901]

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

[Pete Lewis]

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

[Guest]

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.

[sulzerman]

Hi

I bought a pair of chrome handles for my spitfire from James Paddock, all good so far, they are 4 years old now.

[KevinR]

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.

[juppy]

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?

[Adrian]

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!   

[petegardner_901]

Thanks so much for all replies - I'm chewing this over now before I decide...!   In my ignorance I thought the handles were metal...?!

[AidanT]

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

[Gully]

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

[juppy]

Aidan,

Ask Keith at your next meeting as it was him who had his done.