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I've had old cars before and have had chrome replated. Always shopped around, and looked for good quality and a good price. I am trying to purchase a 48 Victoria Super 8 and the chrome all needs to be redone. I need to have a rough idea what it would cost me to re-do the chrome on the car. mainly the bumpers, grill and external chrome, etc. A rough total would give me a etter bargaining chip for this potential purchase, and also let me know what I am getting into.

Thanks,
Dennis

you could spend 5 to 10 thousand if you plan to do all chrome to show quality. bumpers to the dash parts.

A couple of years ago-Hanlon in Richmond charged me $400 for a front bumper on 49 Packard. That was about half of what local vendors quoted in Nashville. You can call them and get quotes-wherever you go it is not cheap

won't this be impacted by whether you wpuld prefer the painted center or chromed center bumper style? Both were used in the 22nd series

I just had 90% of the chrome redone on my 23rd Series 4-door. The total bill came to about $7000. The biggest single item was the front bumper at $750. None of the chrome was badly pitted, rusty or dented when I took it in. The quality was the best you can get. It was all done in San Diego, not Mexico. This is almost unheard of in the Peoples Republic of California.

I suspect this is about as expensive as it gets. Chrome I had done by folks who send it to Mexico is about 2/3 that price but quality is not so good. Also there are many stories of "lost" or stolen parts.

I considered sending the chrome to another state, but the packing and shipping costs both ways adds a lot to the cost. The chrome off my Packard was a pickup truck load.