graham_fuller
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« on: July 15, 2003, 01:26:26 AM » |
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1 set of NOS or good for rechromeing scratch plates required. Thanks, Graham  |
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RET
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2003, 05:14:12 AM » |
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The ones 4hammers is selling are not a complete set, or they'd already be gone  cheers RET |
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fe2ek
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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2003, 09:25:33 AM » |
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I've got 2 rear frosted scratch plates that need re chroming if thats any help to you.
Regards Geoff
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RET
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2003, 02:25:58 AM » |
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Bzzzzzt! Thanks for playing. 3 from 4hammers + 2 from Geoff = two chrome scratchies for the front doors and two frosted jobs for the back doors with a spare. I don't think that was quite what Graham had in mind  cheers RET |
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robbzfc58
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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2003, 06:53:30 AM » |
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hey guys excuse my ignorance but i thought these were stainless steel
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robbzfc58
RIP Trevor Robb: a good mate to all on the FE-FC Forum
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2003, 07:37:51 AM » |
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Bop Bong!!!!!!! Sorry RET, you got it wrong. I have 2 chrome for the REAR doors & ONE frosted for the FRONT left door. May be an odd look, but that makes frsted front & chromed rear!! Could be a whole new look. Rob J p.s. I didn't reply to the initial post, as I knew he was after a whole set. |
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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2003, 10:22:33 AM » |
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I was just trying to be helpful . SORRY  |
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Im located at Liverpool, NSW
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2003, 10:27:58 AM » |
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Hey Slim. That's cool, I appreciate it!!! It isn't often I get to take the piss out of our fearless leader, RET, so I jumped at the chance!! I am waiting for one of his witty replies. Lets see what he comes up with, as he has been a bit quiet of late & I expect something good! Regards & good humour, Rob J p.s. WHOA. I just realised I am now a "GURU"!!!! Please move over & make room for my huge head swell!!! |
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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2003, 11:34:46 AM » |
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He Aint My Leader , and I sure as shit aint no follower  LOL |
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Im located at Liverpool, NSW
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RET
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2003, 12:26:33 AM » |
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Trev, There are some with a frosted centre, and some with a bright-finished centre. That's the difference that is being squabbled over Rob, I stand corrected, smart-arse. Just for that I'm going to up the post-count to achieve Guru status to oh, about 930 cheers RET |
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Hotlips
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« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2003, 01:31:35 AM » |
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I am woman, hear me ROAR - "vrrmm vrrmm"
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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2003, 05:19:22 AM » |
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thanks ret so mine are stainless with frosted centres are the 1s with shiny centres stainless or chrome?  trev |
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robbzfc58
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« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2003, 05:32:39 AM » |
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Hi. No, they are not stainless steel, they are chrome plated. That is sometime why they bubble up & pit. The etched ones are a real turd to rechrome, as the etching is done after the initial chroming. Correct, they all have their own door. i.e. LF, RF, RR & LR They look very poxy if they are on the wrong doors. RET, Smart arse?? I was hoping for one of your "Special" words as an insult. I like it when I have to look it up in a Dictionary to see if I am having the piss taken out of me |
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« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2003, 01:17:25 AM » |
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Oh you're a Clever Cloaca, aren't you?
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« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2003, 08:49:36 AM » |
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All scratch plates are chrome plated brass, some repro scratch plates have been made which were stainless but they are generally of a poorer quality. As pointed out the frosted ones are etched or blasted somehow to achieve the frosted look after chroming. It has been suggested that the frosted plates were early (maybe FE/FC) and the smooth ones later(FB/EK)
GMH were always on the lookout for ways to make things cheaper and I would think that the frosting would have been an extra process and therefore more expensive and the logical progression would have been to supersede them with the smooth ones.
Conversely it would seem illogical to make the scratch plates more expensive when moving to FB, as this was the time of the credit squeeze and times were tough. Even the hubcaps on the FB got the cheaper treatment.
After much criticism, this decision was reversed on EK
Ken
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« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2003, 09:01:24 AM » |
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« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2003, 05:30:37 AM » |
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Rare Spares are in the looking at making them at the moment no time frame as yet
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« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2003, 07:13:16 AM » |
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they are available now at least in wa last i heard for about $35 a piece i don't know if rare spares handle these
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