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oldschooler · 05-05-2007, 03:06 PM

Does anyone have an opinion on chrome diff. covers? Are they known to leak or anythig like that?

jsbgump · 05-05-2007, 03:10 PM

Just a paint to crawl under and clean

Sport/Truck · 05-05-2007, 03:12 PM

Yes they leak. But someone said it's just the cheapo ones that leak (china). So get a good one if you must.
The saving grace about the diff cover is that the oil is allot heavier that engine oil, so won’t be as bad.
s/t

mbgmike · 05-05-2007, 03:15 PM

We offer clear ones

No one has bought one yet.

killer71 · 05-05-2007, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mbgmike

We offer clear ones

No one has bought one yet.

Is that the only one you offer?

nvrforgotten52 · 05-05-2007, 03:22 PM

i used a summit one and no leaks.

Slammed70 · 05-05-2007, 03:26 PM

Ive used a few....and a few of the chrome tranny pans aswell. All I can say is they are thin, flimsy, cheaply made, and the chrome starts to peel if it gets too hot.

I personally dont recommend them.

1969k10stepside · 05-05-2007, 04:16 PM

I personally think they are cheesey.A good painted black diff cover is what you need.Not China Chrome.Just something else to rust.I really dont understand the concept of chrome oil pans and chrome tranny pans either.Your not going to see them under there and they just get rusty.You really cant see them anyway unless you have a lifted truck,and then we have more important things to worry about than

underneath

matthufham · 05-05-2007, 04:26 PM

i think they're stupid. you see people in the new trucks with chrome door handles, mirror covers, diff covers, tailgate handles. chrome in the wrong place just looks out of place and stupid. if you look under there and that's the only chrome piece you see, that's stupid in my opinion

1969 GMC · 05-05-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by oldschooler

Does anyone have an opinion on chrome diff. covers? Are they known to leak or anythig like that?

They are known to get rusty, pitted, and just generally sh!tty looking over time. Not to mention whenever I see one, I laugh and point. No one seems to understand my humor, though.

mr402 · 05-05-2007, 05:04 PM

Chrome diff covers look cheesy and they serve no purpose. However, if you wanted something down there to look good and be useful you might think about the aluminum support covers. Some come with the brackets that will help to strengthen your rear end (OK your truck’s rear).

**special-K** · 05-05-2007, 05:11 PM

They were on the`71 Blazer I had.No problems,but I took them off to put Larger capacity finned aluminum ones on.A year later the chrome ones rusted sitting inside a parts Blazer that was fully closed up.I like black with stainless bolts.Or,you could get those acorn caps if you want bling.
I`d think those clear ones would just get ransid gear oil shloshed all over them,get stained all brownish,and be subject to breakage.Who needs that?

sodak69c10 · 05-05-2007, 05:37 PM

if a person does use a chrome diff cover it is a good idea the sand the chrome off the gasket surface so that it will seal , if u don't its basicly like trying to seal sumthing to glass i thought about the clear one too but i figure they would get dirty or break like special-k said

kelsfine69 · 05-05-2007, 07:46 PM

Take your original one in or one from a boneyard. Find one clean with no pits or heavy rust. Then send it in for chrome plating with the bolts. Then you get a good quality chrome cover that seals.

mbgmike · 05-05-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by killer71

Is that the only one you offer?

We sell everything from the ones we are discussing to some pretty high dollar ones. We sell the same things as Jegs and Summit for the most part. I have the cheap chrome one on my 65 and it rusts and leaks just like they did 35 years ago. Of course most all of my rears leaked even with stock covers if you abused them like we did

.

*Shane* · 05-05-2007, 08:19 PM

I love my chrome diff cover ... especially after I sandblasted it and painted it black.

jsbgump · 05-05-2007, 08:21 PM

The only reason my truck has a chrome one on it is the origial one had a huge silcone glob to keep it from leaking through the hole that was in the cover. I just hapened to have a chrome one at the parts store I worked at so I bought it and put it on. I just never have changed it out.

ChevyDude · 05-05-2007, 08:53 PM

Jeeze...I guess I'm one of those douche bags that put some chrome on the pumpkin, darn...LOL !!! I'd do it again in a heartbeat...LOL. To each their own.

dirtball · 05-05-2007, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ChevyDude

Jeeze...I guess I'm one of those douche bags that put some chrome on the pumpkin

**special-K** · 05-05-2007, 09:23 PM

Once they leak enough,rust isn`t a concern.

1969 GMC · 05-05-2007, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ChevyDude

Jeeze...I guess I'm one of those douche bags that put some chrome on the pumpkin, darn...LOL !!! I'd do it again in a heartbeat...LOL. To each their own.

Well, I didn't mean to insinuate those with chrome diff covers are douchebags, per se.

Do you have road salt there in Colorado? Every "rust scale over chrome" diff cover I see here has seen winter road time. Oh, the joys of salt.

EDIT: I am making my own diff covers, so I'm sure there are people who think they are ugly as hell. Using (forget what size) sewer pipe endcap for my rear...gonna weld that one to the housing, already drilled and tapped a fill hole and got a plug for it. Working on designing my own diff cover for the front axle using some 3/16" and 1/4" plate that I got from work. I'll paint em black, but they'll rust in less than a year anyway. Ugly? Of course. Functional? Of course.

ChevyDude · 05-05-2007, 10:18 PM

This truck will never see the rain or salt or snow....only dry sunny days, LOL!
One more shot of the nasty chrome pumpkin cover, lol!

*Shane* · 05-05-2007, 11:21 PM

what, no yellow?

heavy71chevy · 05-06-2007, 09:18 PM

yea the cheapos suck...if you want the look spend the lil bit of extra cash for a good one

**Already Gone** · 05-07-2007, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ChevyDude

This truck will never see the rain or salt or snow....only dry sunny days, LOL!
One more shot of the nasty chrome pumpkin cover, lol!

Have you drivne the truck much yet? I am wondering how the rear sway bar makes the truck handle?

05-05-2007, 03:06 PM	#1
oldschooler Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: spring grove, Pa. Posts: 538	chrome diff. covers Does anyone have an opinion on chrome diff. covers? Are they known to leak or anythig like that?

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jsbgump Gone Fishing Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas 76135 Posts: 12,361	Re: chrome diff. covers Just a paint to crawl under and clean __________________ 68 Chevy Short Fleetside LSX Swap Under Way 3.73 posi 2.5/4 drop Frame of resto has been started 2022 Hyundai Tucson Limited 2019 Chevy Traverse Redline Edition Wifes Ride Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3483616

05-05-2007, 03:12 PM	#3
Sport/Truck Sierra Grande Club Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Mexico USA Posts: 2,433	Re: chrome diff. covers Yes they leak. But someone said it's just the cheapo ones that leak (china). So get a good one if you must. The saving grace about the diff cover is that the oil is allot heavier that engine oil, so won’t be as bad. s/t __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra Grande, 1/2 ton short wide, original 4 bolt 010 020 block & heads. (matching #'s). 383 stroker, SMI q jet 750 cfm, Lunati Voodoo 60102 cam, Scorpion roller rockers, Spin Tech pro street mufflers with X pipe.

05-05-2007, 03:15 PM	#4
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	Re: chrome diff. covers We offer clear ones No one has bought one yet.

05-05-2007, 03:22 PM	#6
nvrforgotten52 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morro Bay C.A Posts: 179	Re: chrome diff. covers i used a summit one and no leaks. __________________ '69 C10 SWB 350 edelbrock int/carb .420 .442 cam 700r4 70 lwb c10 work truck 250 I6 with two inch lift springs and a two inch bodylift and 33/12.5s

05-05-2007, 04:16 PM	#8
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: chrome diff. covers I personally think they are cheesey.A good painted black diff cover is what you need.Not China Chrome.Just something else to rust.I really dont understand the concept of chrome oil pans and chrome tranny pans either.Your not going to see them under there and they just get rusty.You really cant see them anyway unless you have a lifted truck,and then we have more important things to worry about than underneath Last edited by 1969k10stepside; 05-05-2007 at 04:16 PM.

05-05-2007, 04:26 PM	#9
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	Re: chrome diff. covers i think they're stupid. you see people in the new trucks with chrome door handles, mirror covers, diff covers, tailgate handles. chrome in the wrong place just looks out of place and stupid. if you look under there and that's the only chrome piece you see, that's stupid in my opinion Last edited by matthufham; 05-05-2007 at 04:26 PM.

05-05-2007, 05:04 PM	#11
mr402 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Elmira, Oregon Posts: 449	Re: chrome diff. covers Chrome diff covers look cheesy and they serve no purpose. However, if you wanted something down there to look good and be useful you might think about the aluminum support covers. Some come with the brackets that will help to strengthen your rear end (OK your truck’s rear). __________________ Enjoying life again. Time to get those big blocks rolling.

05-05-2007, 05:11 PM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: chrome diff. covers They were on the`71 Blazer I had.No problems,but I took them off to put Larger capacity finned aluminum ones on.A year later the chrome ones rusted sitting inside a parts Blazer that was fully closed up.I like black with stainless bolts.Or,you could get those acorn caps if you want bling. I`d think those clear ones would just get ransid gear oil shloshed all over them,get stained all brownish,and be subject to breakage.Who needs that? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 05-05-2007 at 05:12 PM.

05-05-2007, 05:37 PM	#13
sodak69c10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rapid City, South Dakota Posts: 285	Re: chrome diff. covers if a person does use a chrome diff cover it is a good idea the sand the chrome off the gasket surface so that it will seal , if u don't its basicly like trying to seal sumthing to glass i thought about the clear one too but i figure they would get dirty or break like special-k said __________________ ,Clint LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES 69 C-10 short stepside 406 sbc, 02 YAMAHA WR250F, 07 SUZUKI SV650S, 81 Grand Prix 355 sbc, 81 XT 500 YAMAHA

05-05-2007, 07:46 PM	#14
kelsfine69 18 Till I Die Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,522	Re: chrome diff. covers Take your original one in or one from a boneyard. Find one clean with no pits or heavy rust. Then send it in for chrome plating with the bolts. Then you get a good quality chrome cover that seals. Attached Images __________________ 2011 GMC Acadia 1969 GMC BBC LS7 2007 GMC Crew Duramax 1987 Camaro Iroc 350 Tuned Port Injection 42000Km 1987 Chevrolet Silverado 350 TBI 1987 Chevrolet Silverado 350 TBI(yes 2) Take me drunk, I'm too home...

05-05-2007, 08:19 PM	#16
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: chrome diff. covers I love my chrome diff cover ... especially after I sandblasted it and painted it black.

05-05-2007, 08:21 PM	#17
jsbgump Gone Fishing Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas 76135 Posts: 12,361	Re: chrome diff. covers The only reason my truck has a chrome one on it is the origial one had a huge silcone glob to keep it from leaking through the hole that was in the cover. I just hapened to have a chrome one at the parts store I worked at so I bought it and put it on. I just never have changed it out. __________________ 68 Chevy Short Fleetside LSX Swap Under Way 3.73 posi 2.5/4 drop Frame of resto has been started 2022 Hyundai Tucson Limited 2019 Chevy Traverse Redline Edition Wifes Ride Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3483616

05-05-2007, 08:53 PM	#18
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Re: chrome diff. covers Jeeze...I guess I'm one of those douche bags that put some chrome on the pumpkin, darn...LOL !!! I'd do it again in a heartbeat...LOL. To each their own. Attached Images __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

05-05-2007, 09:23 PM	#20
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: chrome diff. covers Once they leak enough,rust isn`t a concern. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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05-05-2007, 10:18 PM	#22
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Re: chrome diff. covers This truck will never see the rain or salt or snow....only dry sunny days, LOL! One more shot of the nasty chrome pumpkin cover, lol! Attached Images __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4 Last edited by ChevyDude; 05-05-2007 at 10:31 PM.

05-05-2007, 11:21 PM	#23
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: chrome diff. covers what, no yellow?

05-06-2007, 09:18 PM	#24
heavy71chevy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: antreville, south carolina Posts: 873	Re: chrome diff. covers yea the cheapos suck...if you want the look spend the lil bit of extra cash for a good one __________________ "Dixie Destroyer" 71 C10 LWB Fleet Future Blown Prostreet Monster

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