Seat Recliner Cross Shaft Plating Details
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Seat Recliner Cross Shaft Plating Details
Looking at the seat recliner cross shafts for our 1960 T-5, it looks to me as if they are maybe flash chromed. Definitely not triple plated (copper, Nickel, chrome) and the color does not have the golden hue I would expect for nickel. Anyone have an idea of how these were done originally? I would not think Cad since they do not develop the powdery oxidation. Inquiring minds......
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Re: Seat Recliner Cross Shaft Plating Details
Eric, I doubt Porsche cad-plated parts. Most likely zinc or galvanized.
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Re: Seat Recliner Cross Shaft Plating Details
I believe my 62 had zinc
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Re: Seat Recliner Cross Shaft Plating Details
Any idea which direction the holes in the shafts are supposed to face?
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Re: Seat Recliner Cross Shaft Plating Details
I just restored my seats, including chrome plating the hinges. My car is a C, so perhaps different than yours. However, trying to stay with original appearance, I did not plate the cross-bar, I just carefully cleaned it as I did not want to remove any plating that was there. It looks like zinc to me, but that is just from looking at the part before and after cleaning. Definitely not chrome.
Couple of photos attached. Notice in the second photo that the bar looks shinny, just a different angle for the photo and it reflects the light more.
Paul
Couple of photos attached. Notice in the second photo that the bar looks shinny, just a different angle for the photo and it reflects the light more.
Paul
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Re: Seat Recliner Cross Shaft Plating Details
Here’s some very well-preserved ones from 1953. Definitely a plating. Could be the same as the seat rails, ie electroless nickel.
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