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Guest darrinspencer

I have Hybrid FMIC kit on my 33gtst

I purchased last November thru the group buy on this site.

The chrome plating on the alloy pipework each side of the intercooler is bubbling and starting to come off.

Rang Powerdigger (Hybrid) in Sydney with not much help from them. Even though

the kit was directly mailed from them to me, their not real keen on any warranty.

Has anyone esle had this same problem?

Get a few people together and go back to them.

Other than that, get quotes from some places to fix the faulty work, and take that to them.

They will then fix the faulty work themselves, if they don't, take those quotes to the CCC (Consumer commission)

BASS OUT

I have the same problem. The chrome plating was starting to bubble up not one week after the piping was fitted. This will always be a problem even if they did get it re-chromed or gave you some new piping as the chrome plating will never bond firmly with the aluminium pipework.

Guest darrinspencer
  Bass Junky said:
Why dont' you get them anodized.

Better to anodise them than chrome them.

Do them "Titanium" colour.

I am not getting them re-chromed, just metal polishing the alloy.

But getting them anodised after would look good.

Guest darrinspencer
  Bass Junky said:
Anodizing is Uber-cheap.

Shouldn't cost you more than $20 for the whole lot.

It will most probably be the minimum charge for the place that you go to.

Anodising is cheap to do, but it is only as good as the finish to start with, so the pipes will need to be polished first.

yeah wots the go with the 33 kits? I've got a hybrid kit on my 180 and its got cast pipes and their polished ... yeah cast is heavier and the heat properties are different but if they go to the effort to polish the cast why not jus polish the whole kit? would be cheaper than chroming wouldn't you think?

Darrin if you get them polished you can clear anodise them then they will never stain or go dull and its pretty cheap..... chrome by its properties never adheres to alloy that fantastic so im not suprised if they are alloy like you are all saying that this is happening.... plus it is probably crap chrome and crap preperation again if you wanted a really good chrome job on your pipes you would be paying 400-500 just for the chroming, so you are getting what you paid for.... a $100 chrome will be sh!t, and not last.

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