Heater Air Intake Grille

[tel76]

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).

[paults1]

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

[al_lieffring]

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

[tel76]

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

[Larry & Norma]

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

[tel76]

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

[jaymanek]

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!

[jaymanek]

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!

[stickandrudderman]

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!!

[jaymanek]

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.

[tel76]

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

[jaymanek]

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