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Hi,
Does anyone know of some where I can get my bumpers rechromed? (and how much would it cost!)Mine are looking a bit on the tatty side and we all know that the shinier the car the faster it goes...
Thanks in advance,
Ben

It's a real challenge to find a decent chromer - consider the price of new bumpers first as you could be spending out unnecessarily - Canley Classics are doing most of the chrome you need at some pretty good prices. The quality is very good too.

I have been assured by a classic fanatic that the finest chromers he has come across are based somewhere around the Old Kent Road in London Village. The gentleman informed me this after having had dealings with various rechroming firms on his P5 and 6s, Vitesse and GT6. He was reall y impressed with the job.

As for the name of the firm, however, i have not the foggiest, but i'm sure they're in the Yellow pages.

I had my front done a year ago and very nice it was too; although I had to paint behind the bumper. I happen to have an immaculate rear for sale (Spit Mk4 or Mk3 GT6), I expect a really good considered joke here Graham, but I want &163;70 for it!

Granted, it is immaculate, Don, but quite why you have a spare immaculate rear end is far more interesting.
Don't get the wrong idea, it was a bit less "Tango in Paris" and a bit more "Rumba in Rheims", i seem to remember

&163;70 sounds like a steal, though ... nearly as good as that gearbox deal you got, Don

Hey, nothing wrong with that gearbox, well, apart from synchromesh vanished on 2nd and 3rd, general rowdyness and OD not working...oh yes jumping out of 3rd!

All in all a character gearbox but bumper is lovely...and not to mention my new MX5 seats...did I tell you about those....

Hi Don,
I am looking for a GT6 MKIII rear bumper drop me an email maybe we can do business.

Thanks Edwin

After recieving two brand new bumpers as an xmas present from my other half, one of these (the front) had to be sent back for still having machining marks/scratches underneath the chrome. The rear bumper that was fitted at the end of January which looked absolutely immaculate began to develop small rust marks on the two corners (where the horse shoe trims are) over a weekend this was subsequently cleaned. As this car is a concours standard six year rebuild costing in excess of &163;20,000 that has only been put on the road in February I have been proudly cleaning it at every oportunity. however this week I have been away and on returning to the car which unfortunately has been parked on my drive have found that the rear bumper is covered in almost microscopic blisters with large rust coloured stained areas all over. The bumpers were purchased from James Paddock. There service for me has always been first rate but after sending the front bumper back with three missed deadlines for a replacement a full refund was given. I now have a rear bumper that is also of sub-standard. Am I being somewhat cheeky to ask for a replacement for this after using it for almost two months. In contrast my old stock front bumper currently fitted is pitted and scratched and generally old and worn has none of these rusty marks and as such is in vastly better condition than the new one. These bumpers were of considerable cost to my partner and although they were cheaper than many other suppliers (as is quite often the case for JP) they have been of no use to me as the front has been sent back and the rear is now letting down an otherwise quality rebuild.

I have to say that I would take it back. Chrome should last for years not months. I should add, tho, that I have no personal experience of re-chromed items. I've always gone for good secondhand ones - which do last for years.

These bumpers are not re-chromed but totally new manufacture looking as good on the underside as on top.
Could possibly understand these problems on poorly rechromed items of 30 years old. brand spanking new ones surely should last for longer than some of the second hand parts that I have had chromed as part of this restoration?

My bumpers also need rechroming after leaving the car in the garage damp over winter...

I have been told that it is worth getting original bumpers rechromed if possible rather than replace with new. Original bumpers appear to be much thicker and more robust.

Ben, let me know if you get a price for rechroming - might be able to get a better deal if we club together!

Dom

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