Hi, Gang,
It's bumper time for the Avanti. No amount of polishing will make these bumbers look even passable, so it's off to the chrome platers with them. But which plater?
My intention has always been to build a nice-looking driver. I don't feel compelled to try for wins at national Avanti shows, but the bumpers should be nice and shiny without obvious flaws. I've gotten a range of quotes (from $2000+ at the high end to $750 at the low) from various advertisers in Hemmings and wanted to run the names by you guys to learn what your experiences have been.
In order of cost, highest to lowest, I have spoken to:
Paul's Chrome Plating, Evans City, PA
Charger Metals, Philadelphia, PA
New England Chrome, East Hartford, CT
Hanlon's Plating, Richmond, VA
I left messages at three other places (Custom in Snellville, GA, Advanced in Erie, PA, Castle in Hudson, MA) but did not hear back before I wrote this post.
Previous posts have discussed Bumper Boyz enough so that I did not feel bad leaving them off the list.
An open and robust discussion is invited.
Thanks, as always,
Tom
It's bumper time for the Avanti. No amount of polishing will make these bumbers look even passable, so it's off to the chrome platers with them. But which plater?
My intention has always been to build a nice-looking driver. I don't feel compelled to try for wins at national Avanti shows, but the bumpers should be nice and shiny without obvious flaws. I've gotten a range of quotes (from $2000+ at the high end to $750 at the low) from various advertisers in Hemmings and wanted to run the names by you guys to learn what your experiences have been.
In order of cost, highest to lowest, I have spoken to:
Paul's Chrome Plating, Evans City, PA
Charger Metals, Philadelphia, PA
New England Chrome, East Hartford, CT
Hanlon's Plating, Richmond, VA
I left messages at three other places (Custom in Snellville, GA, Advanced in Erie, PA, Castle in Hudson, MA) but did not hear back before I wrote this post.
Previous posts have discussed Bumper Boyz enough so that I did not feel bad leaving them off the list.
An open and robust discussion is invited.
Thanks, as always,
Tom
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