Repro Chrome Trim Pieces - Who is the best and who to stay away from???

[teenchy]

I have no idea who "Paul's Chrome" is but you can't make Chicken Salad out of Chicken Sh!@.

Regards

Jim
PS: My apologies to the monitors and the rest of the forum members

Hardly chicken sh!@ to start with though there was some pitting, mostly on the undersides of the ribs/slats. Those pits did not get filled before the entire piece was rechromed and the pits were visible, reflected in the outside of the rib/slat directly below it. I sent them back and got them back again with pits slightly more filled but still apparent.

For the sake of discussion I'll assume that your reference to chicken shit was to the pot metal starting materials in general and not my original grilles in particular.

Seeing John's post below I'll be interested in seeing what Alan can produce.

[kentf14]

Horn grills are notoriously difficult to restore once pitted. Not only do the pits need to be ground down, but then welded to fill, reground and then prepped for chrome. Lots of work on a poor substrate. Some shops won't even attempt it.
So...... Your final chrome is only going to be as good as the metal prep at the front end. Guano in -> guano out.
Just throw a set of TTG lights on your car and buy a pair of Eric's LWB TTG grills

[teenchy]

Just throw a set of TTG lights on your car and buy a pair of Eric's LWB TTG grills

That's in the long term plans. Fogs front and rear, as where I live and drive is in a river valley that can stay foggy long after the fog has burned off at slightly higher elevations. Combine the fog with a lot of leafy canopy and a little Irish Green car can be hard to see; adding fogs would address seeing and being seen equally.

Chuck, Jim: Sorry for the swear.

[robmog]

Stoddards repro bumperettes are junk.
Poor fit, screw holes don't line up.
Found decent quality drivers online.
Saving up for a rechrome.

[frankmar]

I am interested in chrome bumper guards for a 67, are the repros any good?

[jaudette3]

A few years ago I paid $900 to have Queen City in Seattle rechrome a pair of SWB TTG grilles. They *were* beautiful, but I felt pretty stupid.

JohnA

[Silverbullit]

Several good chromers in California central valley that seem much more reasonable.(imagine that in California!). Currently having (19) pieces for a Honda Trail 90 re-chromed. Not a Porsche, but several larger parts. $350.00. To the original poster, I would re-chrome anything but the pot-metal pieces. Also, don't tell them it's a Porsche.

[Neil '67 911S]

Currently having (19) pieces for a Honda Trail 90 re-chromed. Not a Porsche, but several larger parts. $350.00.

I have my dad's Honda Trail 90. Been off the road since 84 or so. Spent a lot of time riding a friend's when I was a kid. That two-speed "rear end" was such a great idea. Haven't thought great deal about what to do with it. Busy enough with Porsche projects.