Any advice for repairing the fold down seat chrome trim? Mine is pitted, including the piano hinges. I'm guessing the reproduction kits don't fit perfectly and are probably very thin. Can I have all these pieces rechromed? Can anybody make a recommendation on a plater?
Thanks!
Troy
Depending on what year you have, the aftermaket replacement works fine (ref NPD 2007 Pg 9, 013016-3A, $229.95). For a 66, it's 100 pct complete. For an early 65, the front piece that has the bumpers, is different. For 67 on, the latch pieces are completely wrong even though the left hand side is included. To get your set completely re-chromed, figure on between $500 and $800. For my 65 Fastback, I made up a batch of parts to be chromed that met the shops minimum ($150) from a 67 Fastback (4 pieces) plus a few other items.
Jim
It's a '65
I had my 66 set rechromed in the early 90's for about $425. Jim's estimate is probably more towards the higher end these days.
Did these costs include any of the other parts; piano hinge, latch knob, seat rests?
The people who live in California, including myself, are lucky to get any chroming done as a lot of the good shops have closed down due to EPA regulations.
-Fred-
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Did these costs include any of the other parts; piano hinge, latch knob, seat rests?
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The new chrome set consists of 13 pieces including the hinge. There are 4 trim pieces per each of the three sections. The set does not include the latch or bumper cups/bracket. Consider this: buy the repro set and have the unique 65 front piece re-chromed. That should be about $70 to $80. If the shop you use has a minimum or lot charge, find another 65 Fastback owner that needs that piece done and that may make the minimum.
Note: the sheet metal screws that are used to attach the trim are coarse thread (52352-S13, 8-15X5/8 Oval Head, 5/16 dia head) which are not readily available. The available replacement is a fine thread screw (8-18X5/8 Oval Head, 5/16 dia head).
Jim
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Did these costs include any of the other parts; piano hinge, latch knob, seat rests?
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For my parts it was just the trim and hinge.
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