Chrome Hood Latch assembly?
03-06-2008, 04:19 PM
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Chrome Hood Latch assembly? Does anybody know where I can get a chrome hood latch assembly for a WS6? I am talking about the two pieces that bolt to the hood and/or the latch itself on the radiator support.
Has anybody else had thiers chromed if you cant buy them anywhere? I would like to get them and the two metal pieces the hood struts attach to chromed.
Has anybody else had thiers chromed if you cant buy them anywhere? I would like to get them and the two metal pieces the hood struts attach to chromed.
03-06-2008, 06:49 PM
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Does anybody know where I can get a chrome hood latch assembly for a WS6? I am talking about the two pieces that bolt to the hood and/or the latch itself on the radiator support.
Has anybody else had thiers chromed if you cant buy them anywhere? I would like to get them and the two metal pieces the hood struts attach to chromed.
Has anybody else had thiers chromed if you cant buy them anywhere? I would like to get them and the two metal pieces the hood struts attach to chromed.
03-06-2008, 09:09 PM
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I buy used parts real cheap off Trans am Creations in Fl. They sell all the parts cheap and I send them off to get chromed. I had my latches done and just today I received my trunk hinges and a few other things in the mail. I buy the cheap parts and send them out to be chromed so I can still drive the car and switch them out when I receive them back after chroming.
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03-07-2008, 05:20 PM
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If you mean the stock ugly unpainted plastic part that is between the front fascia and the hood latch - yes.
Some items I picked up at a scrap yard, had them plated, then swapped them for my factory pieces. Some I just removed the factory pieces, had them chromed, and re-installed. I have basically 3-4 months during the winter when the car is in storage to do mods or remove parts for chroming.
There are a lot of other items chromed - just can't see them in the pics. The plater I use can also plate plastic very well (as is evident by the above mentioned plastic piece). That part alone cost $400 to plate - and I get a discount since I have been using him thru (3) of my show cars...
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Some items I picked up at a scrap yard, had them plated, then swapped them for my factory pieces. Some I just removed the factory pieces, had them chromed, and re-installed. I have basically 3-4 months during the winter when the car is in storage to do mods or remove parts for chroming.
There are a lot of other items chromed - just can't see them in the pics. The plater I use can also plate plastic very well (as is evident by the above mentioned plastic piece). That part alone cost $400 to plate - and I get a discount since I have been using him thru (3) of my show cars...
-Jay-
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03-07-2008, 06:00 PM
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If you mean the stock ugly unpainted plastic part that is between the front fascia and the hood latch - yes.
Some items I picked up at a scrap yard, had them plated, then swapped them for my factory pieces. Some I just removed the factory pieces, had them chromed, and re-installed. I have basically 3-4 months during the winter when the car is in storage to do mods or remove parts for chroming.
There are a lot of other items chromed - just can't see them in the pics. The plater I use can also plate plastic very well (as is evident by the above mentioned plastic piece). That part alone cost $400 to plate - and I get a discount since I have been using him thru (3) of my show cars...
-Jay-
Some items I picked up at a scrap yard, had them plated, then swapped them for my factory pieces. Some I just removed the factory pieces, had them chromed, and re-installed. I have basically 3-4 months during the winter when the car is in storage to do mods or remove parts for chroming.
There are a lot of other items chromed - just can't see them in the pics. The plater I use can also plate plastic very well (as is evident by the above mentioned plastic piece). That part alone cost $400 to plate - and I get a discount since I have been using him thru (3) of my show cars...
-Jay-
I want to keep the stock pieces to put the car back stock so I will have to find a junk car to get them off of.
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Only area that would exhibit wear is where the hook for the secondary hood safety latch contacts the body latch.
Way I get around that is I hold the secondary hood safety latch lever IN and gently close the hood till that hook is in place - I then just push the hood closed from that point. I never slam the hood closed from an open position.
This IS an old thread
Car pretty much still looks the same appearance wise - just has had yet another improvement in the power department
-Jay-
Way I get around that is I hold the secondary hood safety latch lever IN and gently close the hood till that hook is in place - I then just push the hood closed from that point. I never slam the hood closed from an open position.
This IS an old thread
Car pretty much still looks the same appearance wise - just has had yet another improvement in the power department-Jay-
