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| | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 6 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 6 | I am shopping for chrome work for my 54' chevy 1/2ton PU. I contacted JT's as per the recommendations I've read here. The quote I got was as follows:
Grill- $650 (with core)
Front bumper- $200 (with core)
Rear bumper- $300 (without core)
This seems a little high to me. I would appreciate any opinions and/or alternatives
Thanks :rolleyes:
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 | $650.00 for the grill!  You can get a new from Chevy Duity for less then that. Check with you bumper repair shop. Then one here quoted me $200 for both bumbers and $250.00 for the grill, and thats taking it apart and painting the parts that arnt Chromed. Hope you fine something cheeper!
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | For those prices you can buy stainless steel bumpers. $260 each at American Classics
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | I don't think anyone sells reproduction grills or parts of grills (except for the nose piece) for a 1954 Chevy truck.
I was quoted between $650 and $800 for chrome plating a '54 grill. This was for the triple plating process (copper, nickel, chrome).
Check out this topic:
http://www.stovebolt.com/bboard/cgi-bin//ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=005881
Tim | | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 427 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 427 | Chrome plating is obscenely expensive.
The point about stainless bumpers is valid. Stainless isn't chrome, but you can buff out any scratches which you can't do with chrome.
The prices to me seem about right. There's a distinction between buying repopped chrome from China, and re-chroming original parts. The rechroming (i.e. triple plate) is good when done correctly.
Check references of any chrome shop and look at some work that they've done that's at least a year or two old before you invest.
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