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Stainless chrome bits?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:06 pm
by Sidney'61
Hi all,
I've seen you can buy stainless steel wheel hubs and occassionally overriders from some minor places but does anybody know if I could get any other usually chromed bits in stainless (ie. bumpers, light fixings, etc..)
Thanks
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:44 pm
by ASL642
Sorry no I've only heard of the stainless steel hubs caps - we have two sets on cars at present and they are v. good and the overriders. Many owner have other parts specially "chromed" but |I dont know of any having stainless steel. I think it would prove quite a costly exercise.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:33 pm
by overider
I do believe you can now get the chrome outer headlight rings in stainless steel, I have only seen them for sale at a rally stall. I have not seen them for sale with the big internet dealers yet..
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:46 pm
by Kevin
Other Stainless items I have come across and you may find of use
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-MINOR-BATT ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/morris-1000-trave ... dZViewItem
The following are 5/16" diameter but a different thread unf instead of bsf but who can see the thread.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lotus-Cortina-Bum ... m153.l1262
And the Headlamp Rims
http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=35298
Also available are these bezels but I am not sure if they are the same size, one of our mini experts should know.
http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=36927
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:38 pm
by Matt
Those bezels are the same as on trav rear lights ;)
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:42 pm
by bmcecosse
Yes Mini and Trav - same size.
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:16 pm
by overider
The bezels look the same as early type front side light/flashers
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:36 pm
by dp
If you loaded the press that makes bumpers with stainless steel instead of mild steel would it make a stainless bumper or would the machine not be able to bend it?
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:42 am
by paulk
Stainless steel is about 1.5 times harder to bend and has different bend characteristics. Chances are that some componenets could be formed by using the same tool but some would not come out the same shape.
Another issue with pressing Stainless would be your tooling would wear out quicker, so making each component more expensive again.
Another problem is the quality of Stainless, there are some grades of stainless that rust
( I'm sure someone has already mentioned the magnetic ones)
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:33 pm
by dp
Hmmm aluminium then