I found a set of small bumpers on a 70 maverick today. They are nice and straight but will have to be rechromed. The owner wants $100 each for them and that includes all brackets, nuts, bolts, whatever. Is this a good deal? And how much does rechroming run? Thanks in advance.
no you can get the same bumpers from autocrafhterss for 145 if you got the core bumpers,,,,i think thats how the catolog reads.
From what I've found, it costs anywhere from $150 to $250 to have them rechromed. Usually core charges aint too bad. Small bumpers are getting harder to find. Whether they are worth $100 each? Not in my opinion but then, I dont need them. Sometimes if you really need or want something, then you pass up a deal cause you think its too high, you end up regretting it. Maybe you could get both for $150.
I just sold a set of straight byut rusted bumpers for $40 including all the mounts ... that is all I thought they were worth ...
The core charge is pretty high for most swaps, I think $150-250 per bumper, last time I looked. I bought mine, with all valences, brackets, and grabber spoiler, for $100, but had to take the rusty things off myself, under a car with a couple of water mocassins. The guy wanted to sell the entire car for that price, but I was afraid that if I left his house with it on a trailer, only the front half of the frame would have still been on the trailer after we got it home...it was that much of a rust-bucket. My thoughts...buy the conversion parts, use the bumpers for a while, and use them for core exchange later. Just check on the core price, it might be worth the $200 he is asking.
dan i looked in the autocrafters catolog and the price for the small bumpers are 295 apiece with a 150 core fee each so if im correct that would make them 145 each,,i think,,,but either way the number is 1 800 228 7346
I think they want $295 to exchange for rechromes - PLUS $150 if you have no cores to send. Last cores I bought were $50 each, but as stated earlier, they are getting harder to find.
This place will take them off for you but they will not do any shipping. Still want them? On a side note..... any way to move the front bumper back? That plastic piece between the bumper and the grill is rotted and I figured it would be easier to ditch it and move the bumper back against the grill than to find a better one.
