Sent out my bumpers for a chrome plating quote

[IH2LOSE]

Herb all of the chrome is from the same person and done at the same time,The plate peice from Mary Jo is this steel peice that mounts to the horse shoe/plate surround and then mounts to the fiberglass,

I just recently figured out that I need this peice
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64500

 

[studiog]

I just sent my front and rear bumpers & rear lic. plate bumper (5 pieces) to Nu Chrome in MA for an exact price quote. They called me today just a day after receiving the parts. The price is higher than the email quote which I am not that surprised at due to the fact that one front bumper has a rust through spot and they said they would really need to see it. This place seems to have a good rep. and also seems very organized. They quoted me $1300.00 after seeing the parts. Is this a fair price? My dilemma is that at this price I can buy new front bumpers and just have the rear bumpers chromed, and I could probably auction off my front cores to pick up a few bucks to boot. New front bumpers at Paragon are about $360 each with my discount.

So should I:
(A) Try to negotiate the price with the chromer? Has anyone done this successfully?
(B) Just go for the new bumpers?
(C) Take a vacation?

Update: My plater did give me a discount when I gave them a deposit. Knocked $200.00 off the original quote.


Hope to have them back in a couple of weeks.

 

[IH2LOSE]

Update: My plater did give me a discount when I gave them a deposit. Knocked $200.00 off the original quote.


Hope to have them back in a couple of weeks.

Did you send out the window post and the winshield corners yet?

I purchase a glass locally and will have it delivered on tuesday to my shop,I have to finish buffing the winsheild trim this week,looks like ill be able to put the windsheild togehter next week end.That means I have to install my dash pad this week end,

 

[studiog]

Did you send out the window post and the winshield corners yet?

I purchase a glass locally and will have it delivered on tuesday to my shop,I have to finish buffing the winsheild trim this week,looks like ill be able to put the windsheild togehter next week end.That means I have to install my dash pad this week end,

Hi Larry,
I haven't sent out any of the posts yet. I was glad to hear that your windshield frame came apart easily. That is in my (near) future also. You were able to get your windshield glass from a local shop? I am going to try to keep my windshield.... I may change my mind when I take a good look at it again but I remember it being in very good shape. I am finding that allot of emblem and small trim pieces are on back order. I just cleaned up my hub caps and they look almost new even though they aren't perfect. I put new spinners on them and that really made them look sharp. Good luck with the dash pad. Make sure you have a full dose of patience before beginning.

 

[firstgear]

Did you send out the window post and the winshield corners yet?

I purchase a glass locally and will have it delivered on tuesday to my shop,I have to finish buffing the winsheild trim this week,looks like ill be able to put the windsheild togehter next week end.That means I have to install my dash pad this week end,

Larry....did you ever post the pictures of the disassembly of the windhsield?????