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I have a few questions about the trunk rack. Both trunk rack brace joint assemblies need to be chrome plated. I tried to push the pins out using a vice but ran into more resistance than I thought should be required. Has anyone out there done before and are there any thoughts on how best to do it (or maybe not do it)?

Also, the 5 stainless steel trim pieces have a few dents and two have areas where they have been partially crushed. It appears that I should be able to "un-dent and un crush" them. At that point, they should buff and polish up nicely. Another question that I have is what type of connector it used to install the trim pieces and are they available somewhere?

Talk to your plater about plating the folding arm bracket assemblies. My plater did them as complete assemblies with no problem in plating or thereafter. I assume some special technique was used.

O-D,

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check with him the next time I see him.

My chrome man picked up the two trunk brace joint assemblies last week. I did not get them apart, but went with O-D's suggestion about asking about having them plated while they were still together. When the plater does the copper plating, he'll do that with them open in order to minimize the amount of copper being plated inside the joint area. I should see them in a couple of weeks.

I also included for chrome plating both covers for the tool and battery boxes. Like they say it's only money and you can't take it with you.

As for the chrome bars on the trunk rack, I suggest two options. Send them to John Wrights Custom chrome in Grafton, Ohio to be repaired and chromed. He is the best I have found for plating pot metal. Or American Arrow in Troy Michigan and they reproduce the bars in stainless steel.

Bruce

Bruce

Thanks for your input & thoughts. The person that I have been using has saved some pot metal parts for me that were in real bad shape. While I cringe at the price the quality has been very good.

By the chrome bars, is it correct to assume that you are referring to the 5 stainless steel (SS) bar that are parallel to the ground? If so, mine are SS and have never been chromed. Therefore, i was assuming that to chrome plate them would be incorrect, but certainly nicer looking.

Do you know where I can find the little clips that hold the bards on and the medallion that goes on the rack.