BondoBob
Jun 5th, 03, 1:05 PM
Should I straighten and rechrome my bumpers or just buy repro's? (65 2 door) How good are the rero's?
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soccerguy045 Jun 5th, 03, 1:16 PM This is just from my own experience, but it was going to cost more for me to rechrome bumpers than buy new ones. I'm fairly sure the repro's are just as good as originals. RedSS454 Jun 5th, 03, 2:25 PM i bought mine from ground up and they look great. less$$$$ then rechrome. graemlins/hurray.gif DG Jun 5th, 03, 4:51 PM I'm fairly sure the repro's are just as good as originals.???? I'm sure repops are NOT the SAME as OEM. Good is an opinion. Just pick a repop up and then pick up an OEM bumper.....Feel the difference in weight. That's #1. Ever see any repop bumpers after 3-4 years? The thinner bumpers can rust out and loose the luster even if the car is a garage queen. Not saying a rechrome job won't loose it's luster, but I have never seen one rust out. That's #2 But you are right in that repops are CHEAPER than rechromed. Thats about where you can draw the line. graemlins/sad.gif BondoBob Jun 13th, 03, 4:00 PM Thanks for the replys. Another thought I had was if I want to detail the sharp edges of the bumper or make any other mods such as "smoothing the bolts" then re-doing the originals makes even more sense. I'll let you know what I do. kamino69er Jun 13th, 03, 10:51 PM Ive asked around about rechroming mine. I have some minor dents on my bumpers and it will still be there after rechroming. It's $250 for each or $450 for both to rechrome. I believe it's a lot cheaper to just get the repos. Bill Pritchard Jun 16th, 03, 10:56 AM Originally posted by kamino69er: I have some minor dents on my bumpers and it will still be there after rechromingYou need to find a different shop!! Any bumper shop that would rechrome a bumper without straightening it first is not worth a darn. BAD415 Jun 17th, 03, 7:05 PM 65 repops are not as good as some of the later model repops. I'd go rechomed over reproduction any day graemlins/thumbsup.gif . They're mostly made in Asia, by Asians graemlins/clonk.gif . I didnt know they were experts on reproducing quality Velle parts graemlins/sad.gif Speaking from experience, Im not impressed with many of the 65 reproduction parts. Cheap is what you want ,cheap is what you'll get. | ||