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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: scary_leary on August 17, 2005, 04:36 PM

Title: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: scary_leary on August 17, 2005, 04:36 PM

These DB Turbo bars as you can see have nice big nasty dent in them

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v605/scary_leary/Picture3186.jpg)

Dropped them off at a local wielder
(praying he was as good as he was saying)

And look at the results…he replaced the whole crossbar
The new wields are better than the old japan ones (which were good)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v605/scary_leary/Picture3250.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v605/scary_leary/Picture3246.jpg)

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: daz bmx it! on August 17, 2005, 04:40 PM

If thats the same bars? that looks a top job! 8) what did it cost you out of interest?

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: scary_leary on August 17, 2005, 04:44 PM

Daz i promise it is the same bars...radman knows ive had them done..
The price errrr £50 :-\...more than i wanted too pay, but my
2nd set of bars are in poorer condition.

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: pkradman on August 17, 2005, 08:29 PM

does tha mean i can have the other bars for £1 :o

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: ORB on August 17, 2005, 08:43 PM

no bad.

How much was the plating?

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: scary_leary on August 17, 2005, 09:42 PM

Quote from: pkradman on August 17, 2005, 08:29 PM

does tha mean i can have the other bars for £1 :o

they will be hitting the bay real soon.. ;)

orb they've not been plated, the crossbar is just polished.
there gonna be black lacquered..

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: lazychubs on August 17, 2005, 09:44 PM

how much they worth then scary so i know not to bid on em

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: Jazzchimp on August 18, 2005, 10:30 PM

Flip me them's nice!! I'm doubley interested as I have a set of DB pro bars with dent (which my dad did with a hammer when he was removing my stem BITD)

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: Mattskybeat on August 18, 2005, 11:26 PM

oi scary now youve sorted them bars out any chance of paying me for them ??? ;)

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: scary_leary on August 19, 2005, 07:12 AM

i have too say the bars where mint before matt hit his ghay lytham lover with em...

Then i had too straight'en them out!

Title: Re: Beautifully Restored handlebars (pics)
Post by: mongoosean on August 27, 2005, 01:04 PM

Do you know of any good powder coater's for an old set of Galindos that have seen better days?