stakeside Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I have an earlier "E" series DB truck as seen on my avatar. I will be getting my plating done for my truck.The radiator surround, dash plate insert, headlite surround trim and door handles. Would nickel be correct for these items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Usually, the interior hardware is nickel plated and the exterior hardware is chrome plated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farrellg Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Steakside, on my 30 & 31, dash plate was nickel and radiator shell was chrome. Interesting on the dash, it's nickel but then painted black to only leave the raised ring shiny. Edited May 22, 2015 by farrellg (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stakeside Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 I have located my 29 DB truck sales booklet that I acquired on e-bay. It does state that the radiator shroud or shell is nickel plated for my 29 truck.The sale booklet has much information in it.I will have the headlite surround rims nickel plated also. The dash plate may be difficult to plate because it has a thin steel plate attached on the back side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stakeside Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 This is the listing as shown in the sales booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DodgeKCL Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 This time was about the time when chrome was taking over nickel for the outside. I believe the 1st use of the "new" chrome was the 1927 or 28 Oldsmobile? If you want to be correct I would investigate further to make sure. Personally I believe eveything on the truck was nickel but that's just my 2 cents. As keiser says by the late 20s the outside was chrome and the inside "silverware" was nickel and would remain so until almost the 40s. My custom built '35 Dodge van came with some outside handles and stuff and they were all nickel plated which I redid in nickel to keep the history. (The rad shell and bumpers etc. were "chrome delete" and were painted the blue of the truck.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Trucks were a different animal as far as trim goes, so i would not be surprised if the outer hardware was nickel. Thanks for the lesson with the sales booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stakeside Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 I enjoy the jouney of discovery and the history of these vehicles. These "E" series trucks are unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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