69 sidepipes...approx worth
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Last time I looked, factory duplicate side pipes and the covers were about $2200 from Paragon. I think they have the license to repro these parts. If you have used covers that are tarnished and want to replate them there is a problem I think. The side pipe covers are a cast aluminum alloy that cannot be replated by a standard replating shop. They have to be stripped to the aluminum alloy...a standard replating shop can do that. But next they need a electrolytically conductive anodizing. This is something most replaters cannot do. After the electrolytically conductive anodizing, then the part can be nickel plated and chrome plated.....That's my understanding..
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Last time I looked, factory duplicate side pipes and the covers were about $2200 from Paragon. I think they have the license to repro these parts. If you have used covers that are tarnished and want to replate them there is a problem I think. The side pipe covers are a cast aluminum alloy that cannot be replated by a standard replating shop. They have to be stripped to the aluminum alloy...a standard replating shop can do that. But next they need a electrolytically conductive anodizing. This is something most replaters cannot do. After the electrolytically conductive anodizing, then the part can be nickel plated and chrome plated.....That's my understanding..
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Hi 69,
Because the shields are so expensive to have re-plated the value in original covers is really in the insulators, brackets, bushings, and fasteners.
So it depends quite a bit on the insulators condition. It appears the end is broken off the right side?
Regards,
Alan
Because the shields are so expensive to have re-plated the value in original covers is really in the insulators, brackets, bushings, and fasteners.
So it depends quite a bit on the insulators condition. It appears the end is broken off the right side?
Regards,
Alan
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Hi 69,
Because the shields are so expensive to have re-plated the value in original covers is really in the insulators, brackets, bushings, and fasteners.
So it depends quite a bit on the insulators condition. It appears the end is broken off the right side?
Regards,
Alan
Because the shields are so expensive to have re-plated the value in original covers is really in the insulators, brackets, bushings, and fasteners.
So it depends quite a bit on the insulators condition. It appears the end is broken off the right side?
Regards,
Alan
