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Show quality chrome - what I paid


Dionk

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Hi all

 

if you were wondering about the price of chrome here is a data point for you.

 

I wanted to have my original 1968 bumpers that were dented and rusty on the inside re chromed.  I looked at buying the aftermarket Bumper kits, but decided this was something I wanted to keep original. 

So I had shop in Fredericksburg Virginia do the front and rear bumpers as well as the taillight round bezels. The results are excellent - I’ll send pictures of them mounted on the car in a few weeks. Need to buy some new hardware. Attached are a few pictures and a picture of what I paid.  
 

without being able to see the original shape (dents and scratches)  it’s hard to say if I over paid, but the price was higher then I would have liked and definitely more than aftermarket.

 

Now I need new belt line trim - sigh... 

 

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That's probably about right for show quality.  For my '74 tii, complete straightening and dent removal was $2,400 + 2 North Carolina BBQ sandwiches.  D-G Custom Chrome, Cincinnati.  D-G does only show stuff.

When I groveled for permission to do this, my wife said,  "The first thing someone sees on a car is the chrome.  If the chrome ain't happy, the car ain't happy.  So, do it."  I love that woman so...

Larry

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Dionk:  expect to see your '68 at Vintage in 2020--and heck, drive it to Mid America--great road trip test!

 

mike

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'69 Nevada sunroof-Wolfgang-bought new
'73 Sahara sunroof-Ludwig-since '78
'91 Brillantrot 318is sunroof-Georg Friederich 
Fiat Topolini (Benito & Luigi), Renault 4CVs (Anatole, Lucky Pierre, Brigette) & Kermit, the Bugeye Sprite

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6 hours ago, 2002#3 said:

 

...When I groveled for permission to do this, my wife said,  "The first thing someone sees on a car is the chrome.  If the chrome ain't happy, the car ain't happy.  So, do it."  I love that woman so...

 


She got a sister? ?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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4 hours ago, mike said:

great road trip test!

I have a way to go to finalize this project and my available budget is only made to look large when compared to my time to work on the car. That said it sure would be nice to Vintage this year to show off this chrome. 

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