MY HINGES WERE VERY RUSTED WITH LARGE PITS, SO I JUST SANDED THEM DOWN WITH A BELT SANDER TO THE POINT THE TAPPED HOLES BROKE THRU THE TOP AND I HAD TO WELD THEM AND SAND SOME MORE. THEN I PAINTED THEM WITH CHOME PAINT. I DON'T HAVE THE $$ FOR THE REAL THING