Gentlemen - I used "The Bumper Shop" on Florence Ave., just south of
downtown L.A. off the Harbor (110) freeway. It's about 2 miles east of the
freeway (in a VERY unsavory part of town). Price to straighten out a VERY
bent and beat up Spitfire bumper and triple chrome plate it was $125 - and
they didn't even have a form to follow - they did it by eyeball and it came
out perfect. Ask for Danny. Sorry, no number handy but they are in the
white and yellow pages.
Ross D. Vincenti
64 Spitfire 4
64 Porsche 356 C Coupe
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From: Charles Lattimer
To: Justin Wagner
Cc: Triumph News Group
Subject: Re: CHROME PLATING
Date: Saturday, April 12, 1997 3:05PM
On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, Justin Wagner wrote:
> CAn anyone recommend a TRIUMPH friendly chrome plating plant within a
> driving distance (1 hour?) of downtown Los Angeles? I want to
> re-chrome my valve cover (TR 4A) and I will want to rechrome my bumpers
> in the coming months...
>
> So far... I just am not impressed with the shops I've found by the
> yellow pages... Their prices seem unreasonable (I understand they're
> having to meet much stricter emissions standards now, in California,
> but it would seem that the additional investment in new emissions
> controling equipment should have long been absorbed.)
>
> Anyways... Suggestions?
>
Justin,
Why are you limiting yourself to driving distance from home.
What's wrong with shipping your parts? There are some very good
chrome shops advertised in Hemmings.
Chuck Lattimer
Brownsville, TX
'66TR4A IRS (early stages of restoration)
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