Re-chrome or Re-Place

[JonnyB]

I'm looking ar my old wheels and thinking, it would be nice if the were shinyer, they are in good condition, just loosing their chrome,

Is it cheaper to replace and respoke, or get it replated

[matthewmosse]

I think the consensus is normally to replace- cost wise, personally I've not bothered although rebuilding is a satisfying job, I used the original rims. Re-chroming is expensive

[Dave M]

I've replaced the rims and spokes on both the wheels on my CB550 for around

[matthewmosse]

Sometimes it is possible to re-use the spokes, wd40 or duck oil sometimes does the trick.

[Sprunghub]

I've had 1950's Dunlop rims re-plated......cost about

[Seamus]

When rebuilding a Bonneville last year, I had the original Dunlop rims replated, at a cost of