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> re chrome bumpers, All done, bumper back on!
rick 918-S
post Sep 3 2014, 07:29 PM
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FYI Rich Bontempi's High Performance House in Redwood City, CA sells new stainless steel chromed bumpers. They are a bit expensive and I have not seen one. Just sayin'.



Rich Bontempi has a reputation as being a bit of a bandit! His stainless bumpers are $1300 each.

There's a company in Great Britain that makes the stainless bumpers and I'm sure that 's where he gets them from. Seems to me their price was in the $800-900 range per bumper.


Is that pound sterling? Then the mark up is reasonable.
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post Sep 3 2014, 09:11 PM
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Thanks everyone for the great information. Sounds like the quality of work is all over the map but the price should still be under 500. Sounds reasonable. I've got a line on a local place that seems to have pretty nice work, from what I saw. http://www.sbfinishes.com

I'm going to wait a bit and soak up a few more good weeks of nice weather and then pull the bumper. I'll post before and afters just for fun.
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post Sep 3 2014, 09:15 PM
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Bummer about the bumper. Nice car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)



It wasn't me!... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

The car is holding up great. I've done very little to it other than add the side vinyl. Getting the bumper fixed has been on the top of my list since I picked the car up last year and I don't know why for the life of me I didn't take care of it last winter.

Yeah....nice car. Thanks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Sep 3 2014, 09:36 PM
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QUOTE(napasteve @ Sep 3 2014, 06:49 AM) *

FYI Rich Bontempi's High Performance House in Redwood City, CA sells new stainless steel chromed bumpers. They are a bit expensive and I have not seen one. Just sayin'.



Rich Bontempi has a reputation as being a bit of a bandit! His stainless bumpers are $1300 each.

There's a company in Great Britain that makes the stainless bumpers and I'm sure that 's where he gets them from. Seems to me their price was in the $800-900 range per bumper.


Is that pound sterling? Then the mark up is reasonable.

http://www.groupharrington.com/en/part/74/...-6-bumpers.html
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post Sep 3 2014, 09:58 PM
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FYI Rich Bontempi's High Performance House in Redwood City, CA sells new stainless steel chromed bumpers. They are a bit expensive and I have not seen one. Just sayin'.



Rich Bontempi has a reputation as being a bit of a bandit! His stainless bumpers are $1300 each.

There's a company in Great Britain that makes the stainless bumpers and I'm sure that 's where he gets them from. Seems to me their price was in the $800-900 range per bumper.


Is that pound sterling? Then the mark up is reasonable.

http://www.groupharrington.com/en/part/74/...-6-bumpers.html


They sell out of Hong Kong, that's why British Pounds. The bumpers are hand made in Vietnam. Not perfect but pretty good, nice thing is if they ever get dinged they can be pounded back and/or welded and polished back to new.
Stainless isn't quite as shiny as chrome.

2 bumpers here will easily run you $2500.
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post Sep 4 2014, 08:45 AM
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They sell out of Hong Kong, that's why British Pounds. The bumpers are hand made in Vietnam. Not perfect but pretty good, nice thing is if they ever get dinged they can be pounded back and/or welded and polished back to new.
Stainless isn't quite as shiny as chrome.

2 bumpers here will easily run you $2500.

I have the stainless bumpers on my red car. I bought them without front license plate holes or rear tow hook hole. If I ever wanted to add those holes I can drill it since it is stainless - can't do that with chromed steel..

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post Sep 17 2014, 08:37 PM
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post Sep 17 2014, 08:39 PM
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post Sep 17 2014, 08:41 PM
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post Sep 17 2014, 09:20 PM
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I have a pair that are in about the same shape as yours. I found a couple of shops here in the SF Bay Area and I need to take them for a quote. Maybe tomorrow since I have the day off. Keep us posted. I'd like to know what they charge in Portland and look forward to seeing the end results!
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post Sep 19 2014, 09:59 PM
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I dropped the bumper off at star bright chrome in oregon city today. A few weeks ago, I swung by their shop and got a quote for 450. Today's price was 625. The owner looked at the job and pointed out the thin bumpers and work that has already been done (very thin metal). I have to admit, there is a lot of work that has been done and probably needs to be done. There was some pitting on the front and some welding on the back of the bumper. We settled on 600.


Although disappointed with the change in price; I'm in a hurry to get the bumper fixed. Right now I've got more money than time, so let's go. Shop owner said he'd have the bumper dipped twice and it would look great when complete. Pictures to follow.

If they do a great job, consider them a resource. If they f¥*# it up......
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post Sep 19 2014, 10:01 PM
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I dropped the bumper off at star bright chrome in oregon city today. A few weeks ago, I swung by their shop and got a quote for 450. Today's price was 625. The owner looked at the job and pointed out the thin bumpers and work that has already been done (very thin metal). I have to admit, there is a lot of work that has been done and probably needs to be done. There was some pitting on the front and some welding on the back of the bumper. We settled on 600.


Although disappointed with the change in price; I'm in a hurry to get the bumper fixed. Right now I've got more money than time, so let's go. Shop owner said he'd have the bumper dipped twice and it would look great when complete. Pictures to follow.

If they do a great job, consider them a resource. If they f¥*# it up......


Thanks for the update. Can't wait to see the finished bumper!
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post Sep 19 2014, 11:03 PM
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I need my rear bumper done too. I'm just down the road off Holgate. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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post Sep 20 2014, 08:43 AM
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They sell out of Hong Kong, that's why British Pounds. The bumpers are hand made in Vietnam. Not perfect but pretty good, nice thing is if they ever get dinged they can be pounded back and/or welded and polished back to new.
Stainless isn't quite as shiny as chrome.

2 bumpers here will easily run you $2500.

I have the stainless bumpers on my red car. I bought them without front license plate holes or rear tow hook hole. If I ever wanted to add those holes I can drill it since it is stainless - can't do that with chromed steel..

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I would not want to be the guy that drills those holes in SS.
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post Oct 26 2014, 03:36 PM
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All done. Is it perfect?... I don't know. I'd say pretty darn close. I'm happy with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif)

The dent took a lot of work to get smoothed out. 600 was probably a good deal. He chased some pits (whatever that means (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) ) and did a great job making the plate holes disappear. And like that, poof, they were gone never to be seen again.

The shop is called starbright in oregon city. I was treated well and other than the price being higher than first guess and the time taking a little longer, I am very pleased. I'd do biz again with them.

Now...onto the windshield. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
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FYI Rich Bontempi's High Performance House in Redwood City, CA sells new stainless steel chromed bumpers. They are a bit expensive and I have not seen one. Just sayin'.



Rich Bontempi has a reputation as being a bit of a bandit! His stainless bumpers are $1300 each.

There's a company in Great Britain that makes the stainless bumpers and I'm sure that 's where he gets them from. Seems to me their price was in the $800-900 range per bumper.


Is that pound sterling? Then the mark up is reasonable.

You can buy them direct from the manufacturer for about $1800/pr.
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Thanks for posting pictures of the finished results. Your bumpers look fantastic!
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