Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: tel76 on September 05, 2010, 19:10:38

Title: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: tel76 on September 05, 2010, 19:10:38

Has any one had the Air Intake Grille for the heater dismantled and re-chromed,it entails removing four chrome rivets which will be destroyed,how did the re-chroming company deal with this (pop rivets would not be acceptable).

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: paults1 on September 05, 2010, 22:15:14

I had my air intake grille re-chromed & did not need to disassemble it.
Regards, Paul '63 230SL

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: al_lieffring on September 09, 2010, 12:55:04

Clock suply houses sell brass rivets that could be used to reassemble the grille after polishing, then plated with the rest of the grille.
http://www.timesavers.com/catalogmain2.asp?ProductID=17730

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: tel76 on October 03, 2010, 07:40:18

As matter of interest i did get the intake grille re-chromed and it was done without stripping it down.

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: Larry & Norma on October 03, 2010, 14:16:04

Hi Eric,
So where do you get your chroming done, mainland or on the island?

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: tel76 on October 04, 2010, 19:53:10

Hello Larry,
The rear bumpers,A post trim and the intake grille have been re-chromed by Marque Restore in the Midlands.

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: jaymanek on October 06, 2010, 17:17:12

Interesting as I have been holding off having some items done by them... Now that ive read a recent recommendation my items will be straight to them.

They are 10 minutes drive from me!

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: jaymanek on November 22, 2010, 11:54:22

Just dropped off my front Grille and Intake Grille at Marque Restore, they say 8 weeks, cant wait to get them back, will really finish the car off!

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: stickandrudderman on November 22, 2010, 22:17:01

I gave my platers an intake grill in assembled condition and they gave it back to me in dis-assembled condition and minus the spacers and rivets!!

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: jaymanek on November 23, 2010, 18:21:38

Ive asked them to do it in one piece as the rivets are chromed too.... They said they did one recently and it came out well in one piece.

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: tel76 on November 23, 2010, 20:29:13

That was mine and i am very happy with the results.

Title: Re: Heater Air Intake Grille
Post by: jaymanek on November 25, 2010, 09:50:22

Great, 8 weeks seems like an eternity! I bet with christmas in the way it will be more like 12-14.