NealandPam Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Has anyone had a TR6 rear bumper re-chromed recently? I took my car's bumper into a firm & the estimate was for £250-£300. I had another similar estimate from a firm in the Midlands albeit the estimate was via E mail with the bumper unseen. Cheers Neal Adams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Seems reasonable (even cheap) to me for an undamaged bumper not requiring additional work. More important than price is quality. Ask for options, and what quality level. Many years ago I asked for “concours”, and the company (AFC Howell) rejected some of their own work once finished in final inspection before shipping it to Holland. I really appreciated that. Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DRD Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 3 hours ago, NealandPam said: Has anyone had a TR6 rear bumper re-chromed recently? I took my car's bumper into a firm & the estimate was for £250-£300. I had another similar estimate from a firm in the Midlands albeit the estimate was via E mail with the bumper unseen. Cheers Neal Adams I think I paid about £300 for just the 2 corners of the rear bumper at the place I used a couple of years ago - they did a superb job though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NealandPam Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Yes, I've asked all the questions re chemical removal prep & triple plating etc. I was just wondering what the standard price was out there as the repair shop has increased the price stating "extra work" was required & that VAT was never included etc etc! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Triumph Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Two years ago I paid £290 to have the rear bumper of my GT6 re-chromed. It was an excellent job, done by ACF Howell in Walsall. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark69 Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Taking my front bumper to ACF Howells. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Nice they still exist! My job was about 20 years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marki Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Hi All. I've just bought a set from The TR shop in Stainless, to be honest I'm impressed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Hill Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 AFC Howells are top of the tree, only 7 miles from me. They have been around a long time, all the top restorers use them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keith66 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Hi All Yep A C Howells have a very good reputation and I've seen the road they are in a number of times on Car SOS. But quality rechroming is not cheap. My problem is that although my bumpers are not 100%, maybe 60% if i'm lucky they are aftermarket abit thin and all ripply. So i'm not keen on rechroming cheap 90's junk properly. New bumpers required at some point. Ideally i'd like to get some original and rechrome them but hens teeth. Cheers KEithg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Good chrome platers in Australia would charge about the same price as Neal was quoted -if you could still find one. I'd seriously look at SS replacements before I considered replating my chrome bumpers again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NealandPam Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Hello All Many thanks for all your responses & advice. In the end I went with Brighthouse Metal Finishers in Peterborough. I'm impressed with the work & post sales maintenance advice etc. However, you need to make sure you clarify & knuckle down on all potential costs & whether VAT is included when obtaining an estimate: quotes are not available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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