Chrome and headlights

[Doom Patrol]

I've read various questions about chroming headlight reflectors as opposed to re-silvering them, which by all accounts is hugely expensive. I think I've yet to read how anybody has got on with a chromed headlight reflector though. So I wonder what it's like in practice and if there is any appreciable difference between that and a standard, silvered reflector?

[RICSPEED]

a few guys have opted for chrome and the slight defraction of light over re silvering is not really noticeable on a lammy anyway

[Doom Patrol]

Do you mean it disperses the beam more? As you say it probably won't make a great deal of difference in practice. I've got a good GP reflector that needs doing. So I think I'll give it a go as the alternative is so expensive.

[RICSPEED]

get up close to a newly chromed part and it isnt quite mirrior like ..theres a slight hall of mirrors thing going on which causes the reflected beam to scatter some what ...then again the gp glass does that anyway

[Doom Patrol]

That's interesting. I'm wondering about a lot of modern car headlights now, which seem to have chrome reflectors and tight beams. But then I suppose they have more surface area to get a better focus presumably.

[Train Driver]

What's needed is a replacement headlight one that works as good as a car, the beam gets further than the mudguard
there is enough replacement cylinders and exhausts we now need lights, oil injection, fuel injection, 5 speed boxes, electric start
sorry to run away with your thread

[soulsurfer]

What's needed is a replacement headlight one that works as good as a car, the beam gets further than the mudguard

Sort out your electrics and fit some decent bulbs then

[mark]

You Beat me to it mike lOl

[modelman093]

SX 150. Has original Carello glass and reflector that is a bit tarnished. Bought a new glass/reflector unit that was listed for an SX but the centre hole was a fraction too small for the lamp holder. Supplier took it back and sent another - still wrong. Finally supplied a glass/reflector marked Innocenti with a matching lamp holder but that wont fit the original rim!
Is this to be expected or have I just been unlucky with my supplier?Only advice so far is to have my original reflector re-silvered/chromed. Anyway what is silvering? Is it silver plating as opposed to chrome plating?
There was a guy on Dragon's Den a while back who had a process for gold plating virtually anything and he cropped up again on the Sarah Beany house restoration series gold plating bath taps - quick on-site process - will it do silvering I wonder?

[Train Driver]

What's needed is a replacement headlight one that works as good as a car, the beam gets further than the mudguard

Sort out your electrics and fit some decent bulbs then

I'm not after much just something like this
http://www.bajadesigns.com/ProductDetai ... ight-Black

i have seen postings where large speedos have been grafted into headsets so why not a decent headlight, and before you ask NO i cant do it i don't even change my own spark plugs/oil/tyres etc etc