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Offline My S1

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WTB Glove Box Pull (Found thanks for the help)
« on: Sunday,December 17, 2023, 08:36:51 AM »
 Does anyone have an S1 glove box pull in their parts bin that is in pristine condition and that you are willing to sell?
« Last Edit: Tuesday,December 26, 2023, 01:16:26 PM by LotusJoe »

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Re: WTB Glove Box Pull
« Reply #1 on: Sunday,December 17, 2023, 02:22:48 PM »
  It seems with all the dimensions you should have no problem making it from a piece of aluminum and polishing it up.
 re-chroming it is very expensive.
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Re: WTB Glove Box Pull
« Reply #2 on: Sunday,December 17, 2023, 02:32:00 PM »
You must be retired like me...way too much time on our hands for fun little projects.  I do have a plater in MN who does a fantastic job on plating aluminum and plastics;  https://www.jrcustomplating.com    Fair pricing and reasonably fast too.

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Re: WTB Glove Box Pull
« Reply #3 on: Sunday,December 17, 2023, 07:01:05 PM »
It's probably not "good" aluminium.  More likely what we call "pot-metal".  Bit of a grab bag as to what could;d be in it.  Platers don't like it because they never know for sure how it is going to react.  You could make it much, much worse.  Just a heads up.

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Re: WTB Glove Box Pull
« Reply #4 on: Monday,December 18, 2023, 05:15:10 PM »
So right you are.  I don't want to risk it.  I would prefer to find a N.O.S. unit but that is a pipe dream.

I had a wonderful plater in LA who did fantastic pot metal work on a few of my project cars but like all old masters, he retired.  A dying art.

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Re: WTB Glove Box Pull
« Reply #5 on: Monday,December 18, 2023, 05:20:59 PM »
I had several items plated at Sherm's Custom Plating in Sacramento, CA a couple of years ago, though none of it was pot metal. I was quite pleased. https://www.shermsplating.com/

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Re: WTB Glove Box Pull
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday,December 19, 2023, 05:21:02 PM »
I have heard about them.  Might try them some day.  Presently I'm working with a fella in Texas who works out of his house.  Does pretty fair work, prices are amazingly fair and the turn around time is great.

https://www.redspartsattic.com/

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