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Exhaust re-chroming

#1 PostAuthor: Tonka » Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:52 pm

Does anyone know of a company who will re-chrome a complete exhaust system for a z1000a - including the silencers!

There a couple of dents in them as well so may need a bit of brazing to fill the indentations
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#2 PostAuthor: PAULJAC47 » Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:53 pm

Howells in Walsall,top class work!!!!
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#3 PostAuthor: RogerJ » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:26 pm

Had the four pipes from my Z1A and my pipes from a Yamaha YR5 done at Niphos in Crewe. Tidy job and decent price.
tel no 01270 214081
www.niphos.co.uk
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#4 PostAuthor: Tonka » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:16 pm

Thanks for the leads guys. Will these companies sort the dents out as well?
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#5 PostAuthor: Tonka » Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:42 pm

Hi, had to take the exhaust to SPL in Dudley first to have a nice warm chemical bath to get rid of any rust, soot and grease othewise Howells would not do them :shock: Another £80 spent.

Blimey these are going to the the most expensive Z1000A2 exhaust pipes ever :shock:
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#6 PostAuthor: RogerJ » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:14 am

Oops, sorry, butI should have mentioned that one of the reasons I went to Niphos is because they clean them themselves. Obviously I presume they include that in the price, but even so its a "one stop shop".
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#7 PostAuthor: Tonka » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:09 pm

Hi Rodger, please could I ask how much they charged you and do they do repairs to the pipes as well - mine has some small dents in them and will need repairing first.
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#8 PostAuthor: Tonka » Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:12 pm

Hi, I spoke to ACF Howell and told them exactly what exhausts they were but said I had to have them chemically cleaned first as they dont do it and then to drop them off with them for inspection so they can quote correctly.

After a lot of running around I managed to do this and only for them to tell me today that they don't do all in one exhausts!!! Now I have to collect them again (another 2.5 return hour journey). What a waste of valuable time and fuel :angry
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#9 PostAuthor: RogerJ » Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:12 pm

Sorry for not getting back earlier. Niphos charged £150 per pipe.
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