Jeff McNeal wrote:
>
> Having a rocker cover chromed is going to run you somewhere between $60-$80US
> -- about the same as an alloy cover will set you back. This estimate is for
> good, triple plating. Someone incorrectly stated that a chrome rocker cover
> will discolor with heat. Not so. I've been running a chrome cover for a few
> thousand miles and it looks fantastic. The only difficulty is that chroming a
> rocker cover poses some difficulities for the shop doing it and it's unlikely
> that you'll get 100% coverage in every spot, particularly around the base of
> the filler neck and beneath the breather tube.
Chrome will discolor with heat (witness my chrome header that is a beautiful
shade of Blue), but there is nowhere near enough heat coming in contact
with the valve cover to cause that problem! If there is, you have far worse
problems than worrying about your chrome turning blue!! :(
Joe
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