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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Redline on September 10, 2009, 05:52 PM
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Ahh man, I'm real pissed >:(
I've been lookin on ebay for a pair of Redline Proline V Bars for the past year and finally got a set a few weeks back..... paid 100 quid too.
Took em to get them re-chromed and told the guy to be carefull NOT to polish the Redline stamp out and take care around the nice beaded welding.
Went to check them prior to plating today and FOOK ME HTE LOGO HAS GONE AND THE BEADED WELDS ARE ALL SMOOTHED OUT FOOOOOKKKKINNNNN HELLLLLLLL :rant:
Going to be fookin ages before another pair of them come along..... all he could say was sorry!!!
Arrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhh
John
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what a knob
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That is a real shitter. Hate it when stuff like this happens. Some people just dont give a fcuk (could understand if you hadnt told him).. :rant:
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what a knob
Yeh dude..... that's puttin it mildly >:(
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sorry to hear that :( this is why i always get stuff stripped and polish it myself as platers don't understand how important these things are :tickedoff:
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Total tw@t that is mate >:( i feel for ya :'(
Did he not offer any sort of compensation ? :shocked:
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any way of getting it re-engraved? some trophy place might do it??
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any way of getting it re-engraved? some trophy place might do it??
To be honest the smoothed out welding is buggin me more... and I don't think you could fix that!!!
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sorry to hear that :( this is why i always get stuff stripped and polish it myself as platers don't understand how important these things are :tickedoff:
I hear ya buddy... I always do that before getting a Frame and Forks Plated to get the detailing spot on .... I just didn't think anyone would fook up a pair of bars FFS
J
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that would pi$$ me off too john, ask him to buy you another pair as compensation.... happened to a HLT seat post to me....
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that's a cnut. reweld? bit extreme though
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that would pi$$ me off too john, ask him to buy you another pair as compensation.... happened to a HLT seat post to me....
I would do Sam but he's currently plating a Frame for me and I don't wanna piss him off while doin that! The frame is gonna be awesome as both myself and the plater have spent a good deal of time on it.... so why the fook didn't he take the same care with the bars..... fookin rare as hens teeth them Proline size bar..... MAN I'M FOOKIN HACKED OFF
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John,you talking about Len?
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i would take the bars and get a new weld put around them,and if you contact a commercial engraver they should be able to sort that out if you have the font etc,i had these done(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/dbturbo004.jpg)
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i would take the bars and get a new weld put around them,and if you contact a commercial engraver they should be able to sort that out if you have the font etc,i had these done(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/dbturbo004.jpg)
Cheers dude... I thought about doin that (and the stuff you've had done looks tops by the way) but I've also noticed that the ends of the bars have been "over done" with the polishing and the tube thickness has now become IRREGULAR!!!!
..... and the hits just a keep on comin :wtf:
J
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Same happened to me John :( , the logo is so light on them to start with it's a real b1tch ! .
I was gonna look at the engraving idea as well ;) .
PM me ...
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I had the same issue with my Stu bars, the etching has always been shallow but is know near non existent, only time my chromer has fooked up though :tickedoff: