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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?

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

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.

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

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.

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

Train Driver wrote: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

You Beat me to it mike lOl

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?

soulsurfer wrote:

Train Driver wrote: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