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1968 Charger bumpers
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 07 10:09 pm
by Anonymous
Any one help. Got a 1968 Charger thats filling a very large garage. The chrome is as flat as a bag on the bumpers, no rust and their in good nick. I would like to re chrome them, went to a place the other day, wanted £300 per end. Smiled nicely and walked out. New are $229, but they will probably be tinplate. Looked on the net for re chromers, not many about. Anybody got any ideas, I'm in Cheshire. Would like to see that spring sunshine gleaming on my new bumpers.
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 07 12:03 am
by Cannonball
where are you in cheshire pal ??? seen a orange 69 charger the other day with a good reg on it, had an rt badge on its arse dont know if it real though
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 07 12:49 am
by Gareth
Some chromers listed here............none in Cheshire though
http://www.moparuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16184
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 07 8:27 am
by Anonymous
£300 per bumper isn't bad IF the job is good, price is usually high because of all the damn hoops the rechromers have to jump through
they used to be £450 from me, done in the states but don't do them now
the $229 ones are repros
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 07 7:30 pm
by RayC
Cannonball wrote:where are you in cheshire pal ??? seen a orange 69 charger the other day with a good reg on it, had an rt badge on its arse dont know if it real though
Yep i seen that one too, if its the same one i think Andy Fisher knows him
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 08 7:38 pm
by Anonymous
One chromer I can recommend for old stuff is Marque Restore (marquerestore.co.uk). They really specialise in old stuff and and will straighten dents etc. They're doing my 64 Impala bumpers as we speak. Not the cheapest but the results are awesome and will last years.
Chroming is not cheap in the UK but you really get what you pay for (a bit like body and paint).
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 08 8:08 pm
by Mick70RR
Just had a front bumper chromed by Marque Restore. Not the easiest people to deal with, they don't reply to emails and they very rarely answer the phone. Looks a good job though, it had better be for the money I parted with.
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 08 8:28 pm
by Anonymous
You aren't wrong - they spend longer by the chroming tanks than by the phone but the results are good. It does take ages to get through to them as well!
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 08 11:23 pm
by Anonymous
Wil wrote:£300 per bumper isn't bad IF the job is good, price is usually high because of all the damn hoops the rechromers have to jump through
they used to be £450 from me, done in the states but don't do them now
the $229 ones are repros
Its a pity you got messed about Neil, the chrome was gorgeous.