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Title: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: meticulous on November 04, 2008, 05:31 PM

just had mine re chromed and the chrome hasnt taken at the back of the arms, looks worse than before, and the chromers dont know what steel the spider is made of, any ideas?   sam

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: double chevron on November 04, 2008, 05:35 PM

Nope mate, it doesn't come off.
Spider is alloy, btw.

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: meticulous on November 04, 2008, 05:58 PM

dam! looks like they have ruined it then... :'(

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: double chevron on November 04, 2008, 06:19 PM

Got pics ?
Or the address of another chromer ?  ;)

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: meticulous on November 04, 2008, 06:40 PM

i know its difficult to make out properly, but the chromers said the solution just poors out of the nooks and cranies... :'(

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/IMG_0839.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/IMG_0838.jpg)

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: thecrooch on November 04, 2008, 06:41 PM

as far as i know most chromers wont touch a pair of 400's as you cant seperate the spider from the arms and you cant dip the spider as you have obv. just found out...

sorry dude but i think you have done as much as you can.

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: meticulous on November 04, 2008, 06:49 PM

thanks! thought so, and thats what the chromer said, so ive just put them back on the bike... :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: Frosty on November 04, 2008, 07:10 PM

you're not alone, the spider is the difficult bit as mentioned but typically it is the part behind the arm that is worst affected like mine below but once on a bike doesn't stand out too much!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Chroming/DSCF0895.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/GT/DSCF1480.jpg)

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: CD17 on November 04, 2008, 07:24 PM

So how were these done BITD, were they done separately then assembled  :-\

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: MartyC on November 05, 2008, 11:19 AM

Quote from: wish id kept my TA on November 04, 2008, 07:24 PM

So how were these done BITD, were they done separately then assembled  :-\

I reckon so Chris, can't see how they would have done it otherwise  :-\.

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on November 05, 2008, 11:29 AM

Can you not Hack the spider off and use spacers to apply a new disc ??? or something along them lines

Its been 2 years since i owned 400s so i cant remember the gubbins of the spider.

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: MartyC on November 05, 2008, 11:32 AM

Quote from: DB250F on November 05, 2008, 11:29 AM

Can you not Hack the spider off and use spacers to apply a new disc ??? or something along them lines

Its been 2 years since i owned 400s so i cant remember the gubbins of the spider.

If I remember right the spider is pressed onto the crank arm with a folded ring (oohh err), you might be able to get a machinist to remove it but I reckon damage would occur to both crank arm and spider thereby rendering them expensive paper wieghts  :(.

Title: Re: does the spider come off surgino 400 flites
Post by: Jt on November 05, 2008, 11:39 AM

they are pressed on...

and frosty's cranks are the best rechromed one's ive seen...

radman got some done for me and they are ok, but as the spider is alloy, it's never be right...

just stand back another foot and forget about it, or buy some original chrome ones..

they are your only 2 real world options :daumenhoch: