With regard to Kenyon question: A redo chrome job might be so expensive because a grille is very time consuming to clean properly before it can be rechromed ! Think of all those grill bars (I have just cleaned my grille today, so I know what I am talking about :) that must be cleaned inside and outside thouroughly before the rechroming can take place. Regards, Robert On Di, juli 26, 2005 16:54, Kenyon Wills said: > Maybe I've been lucky, but the cars that I've seen > have not had serious problems with their grilles, meaning that you could > take the grille off and have it stripped and rechromed without having > structural or pitting issues, which is half the battle. > > If a whole bumper costs $500 for triple plate, why > would these cost $1000 to redo? I have not looked into it, so that's why I > ask. > > Since there isn't more material involved, shall I > presume that they have to do detail finishing and polishing inside of all > of those grille bars? > > My reaction is that $800 is a monster price. Help me > out here - why so expensive to redo an old one? > > -Kenyon > > > --- richard burgess <lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> The '60 grill on ebay for $800 is on the very high >> side of reasonable as this is probably one of the very last NOS grills >> out there. The side grill seems exceedingly high at $200. When I got >> an estimate to rechrome a '60 grill it was about a $1000 for the whole >> thing. I have since found a nice origianal that is good enough. Had I >> not I would have seriously considered buying this grill. I am willing to >> bet it will sell. The $700 '60 LeBaron wheelcovers sold while I was >> looking at the ad! I also had bet they would sell and I was tempted. >> However I would have been too nervous to >> put them on the car for that price. Same probably goes for the grill. >> NOS trim parts are just near >> impossible to find, and that goes double for pot metal. >> >> Richard Burgess >> '60 Crown Sedan >> '60 LeBaron sedan >> >> >> Jeff Ingraham <jeff_ingraham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> Here is a question about 1960 Imps from dietmar he >> wanted me to forward. Jeff >> >> >> --- dietmar frensemeyer >> wrote: >> >> >>> From: "dietmar frensemeyer" >>> >>> >>> To: "Jeff Ingraham" >>> Subject: 1960 PARTS on EBAY - what a value? >>> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:41:21 +0200 >>> >>> >>> Please would You forward this to the list: >>> Found today on Ebay 1960 center grill >>> >>> >>> >>> Ebay # 7989440158 >>> >>> >>> Asking 800 $ >>> How realistic is this, and what the value now of a >>> #2 complete car? >>> >>> >>> Very curious >>> dietmar from Germany 1960 FDS >>> www.movit.de/htm/imp60hom.htm >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com >> ----------------- >> This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing >> List. Please >> reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared >> with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators >> should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to >> http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >> protection around http://mail.yahoo.com >> > > > Kenyon Wills > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared > with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators > should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm