Could be worth having a word with Glen Sprigg at MG Mania. I noticed he had a pair of 'new' inner reflectors on his stand at Silverstone, so he may either be able to source replacements, or know of someone who can re-chrome them.

 

Do you have contact details for Glenn? I am having real trouble trying to source another supplier of this service at a reasonable cost. Does anybody know how much Geoff was charging so that I know if I am getting ripped off! Many of the companies that I have spoken to are not willing to re-metalize they will only work with virgin surfaces. Is it a possibility to spray with chrome spray paint or will this turn out badly? It would be really handy to know the process that has been used successfully in the past.

Ben

 

Unfortunetly I dont hav Glenn's details to hand, but you can contact him through his Ebay shop here

 

re: headlamp resilvering

As it happens

pasted from webpage see link below:

http://www.ashfordchroming.com/headlamp-reflector-re-silvering-restoration

Ashford Chroming offer a complete Headlamp reflector resilvering service.
Silver plating is the best way to refurbish headlight reflectors offering a superior finish to that of Chroming reflectors.
We can restore all types of steel headlamp and headlight units by resilvering the reflectors.

The process involves chemically stripping the existing metal/paint or finish from the headlamp reflectors, and then polishing before silver plating and a final polish. Steel reflectors are often rusty and sometimes require a gentle blast before re silvering. They cost more to re-silver because they are nickel plated before being silver plated. This allows the silver plating to adhere properly and creates a better overall shine to the reflector. Some light pitting can be silvered over, or polished out. But if the lights are heavily corroded, pits can still remain visible.
Reflectors that have dents, old gasket material and or heavy coatings will take extra time to prepare, and so it is advised that you send us a photograph for an estimate before commencing with work.
We can offer a complete headlamp, headlight dis-assembly and reassembly service as well as general repairs and lens cleaning, again at extra charge. So you can take your lights off the car, box them up and send them straight in to us. Our turn around is normally between 3-4 weeks but we offer a priority service for 7-10 days at a 15% surcharge.

Ashford Chroming
Kent
T: +44 01233 660879
e: sales@ashfordchroming.com
http:www.ashfordchroming.com



Looks like they do a complete collection & delivery service and can disassemble the units if you can't do it yourself ;-)

 

How much for re-chroming? Is it not cheaper to buy new headlamps? Well.. not cheaper.. but should work out better on the long run. I head the re-chome can go away sooner than the new ones.

I took that route but also because I needed 'continental' headlamps.

The faded ones were painted black and installed onto new lamps to give the Trophy look. The other bits are simply faded and no use at all. Butchered all the bits and screws and binned them.

 

I had mine re-chromed 3 years ago as it was cheaper (£100 a pair) 3 years on the coating has melted in places & is lifting off, in addition the lenses have both gone milky.

Sussex classic cars sell new lights for £100 each, which I have recently purchased. Something I DID notice is that the new headlight bowls are made from a different type of plastic. The originals are black & the new material is white. From what I enderstand the spoiling of the silver plating is due to the degradation of the plastic under it via a process called "gassing".

I may do a HOW TO once my new HID kit arrives