Got my headers cleaned and chromed because they were rusted and corroded as heck. Here's the before and after.

 

personally i would have got them jethot coated, its a better material for high temps and reduces under hood heat, but they look good this way too lets see how long the chrome lasts.

 

looks good but yeah jet hot would have been a better idea

 

Looks good How much did that set you back?

 

$90/header. Had them done locally so I didn't have to pay for hawaii shipping rates as I would've for jet hot.

 

Damn, headers look really good nice

 

looks damn good

 

they look good, but it won't last. Also, chrome puts out more heat to accumlate in the engine compartment. I woulld have gone with jet hot also.

 

they are stainless... the first picture is normal use... you could of just polished them and after each car wash rub them down with some polish.... If you ever get a blower you will not see the headers anyways..

the chrome will peel over time from the heat.

but HEY, it looks great !!..

 

Looks Great

 

looks nice!

 

they will probably discolor down the line but who gives a shit thats baller man

 

THey won't discolor they'll flake

 

Looks good

 

keep us posted on how they hold up. i dont think chrome headers has been done before, so this is interesting. personally i think its a waste of money unless this is to go in a show car.

 

I'll keep you guys posted on how they last. The plating company who plated them claimed they will outlast the car, but we'll see. I don't see how they would flake considering tons of harleys and other vehicles have chromed headers and pipes which never corrode under worst environmental conditions...

 

When was the last time you saw a Harley out during the "worst environmental conditoins"

 

when was the last time you saw someone drive with their hood open and subject their headers to the "worst environmental conditions".

jk :P

I'm sure thy will wear a bit, but can't be too bad if they were done right. Just make sure you keep em clean.

you spendin lots o money with this engine replacement and all.

 

No schnit. I also had to buy my girl an engagement ring, pay for a vacation to whistler and victoria, so the timing was aweful, believe me

But thank god, everything worked out. Well, that's if I won't need a lot of custom tuning and EU...

 

Looks good. How much more would it have been to have them Jethot coated? I think in the long run it would have been worth it.

Take pics when you have them installed.

 

With shipping everything would've been only about $150 more. I guess it could have been worth it, but the chroming sounded like a good idea when I was getting it buffed and cleaned at the plating company.

 

doesnt chrome rust even more?

 

NO.

 

Chrome plating doesnt not rust but it will flake and chip depending on the heat and conditions its put under. It is also seceptable to corrosion but not rusting. The material is used comonly on bike frames ( solid ) or plating used on license plates, and of course, header's. It has a high heat and high melting point but it also dispurses heat more-so than stainless steal due to its no insulative properties. The Chrome plating as tends to pocket, or bubble under high impact/high stress situations. OVer all, the material is durable for headers because there is no impact or stress, only heat, which it can handle very well.