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Tank
11th May 2014, 05:07 PM
Is there anyone that can do this to S I swivel balls, mine are worn and the chrome plating is flaking off or can you buy reconditioned units, Regards Frank.

schuy1
11th May 2014, 07:04 PM
I have seen them exchange from the UK, though freight will be a pain for exchange. There are these blokes though. I havent used them myself yet but I have had good reports of them from the m/cycle fellas.
Cheers Scott

http://www.radhardchroming.com.au/Page/hard-chrome-plating-brisbane-motorcycle-fork-rechroming

russellrovers
11th May 2014, 07:15 PM
Is there anyone that can do this to S I swivel balls, mine are worn and the chrome plating is flaking off or can you buy reconditioned units, Regards Frank.
hi frank i have a spare set here jim

123rover50
12th May 2014, 06:07 AM
I have seen them exchange from the UK, though freight will be a pain for exchange. There are these blokes though. I havent used them myself yet but I have had good reports of them from the m/cycle fellas.
Cheers Scott

Rad Hard Chroming - Motorcycle fork Chrome Plating, Polishing Grinding Brisbane (http://www.radhardchroming.com.au/Page/hard-chrome-plating-brisbane-motorcycle-fork-rechroming)

Thanks for the link.
They have a photo of a Landy swivel ball on their site so may be viable.

ashhhhh
12th May 2014, 03:37 PM
All Four x Four do rechromed jobs.
I try avoid that place as a rule, but the swivels are nice, whoever they use does a nice job.

Debacle
12th May 2014, 11:56 PM
I spoke to that bloke at Rad Hard a couple of years ago and while he said he could do the job, he reckoned it was uneconomical compared to getting new ones. That was for a RRC not a Series 1 though, not sure how different they are.

You can get aftermarket Teflon ones now, not sure how good they are.

gromit
13th May 2014, 06:10 AM
I asked about re-chroming at 4 Wheel Drives some time ago and was told they used to get it done but it was only economical for about 10 sets at a time. The demand has dropped off nowadays so they couldn't justify getting that many done to sit on the shelf.




Colin

wrinklearthur
13th May 2014, 07:24 AM
I make a point of inspecting the chrome balls of old wrecks and if the price is right for the wreck, I have the value in those swivel pin housing balls.

Tank
14th May 2014, 10:27 PM
I just got a reply from Rad Hard to repair and chrome my swivel balls, $200 each, a bit more than I'm willing to pay, I'm afraid, I have a set lined up, second hand from a vendor here on the forum, Regards Frank.