Rechroming bumpers

[patrickhowell]

I have just had a quote for rechroming bumpers for my Traveller, £130 for the front, and £60 for the rear, plus VAT= £228. I didn't expect it to be cheap, but it seems OTT to me. Anybody got experience of this?

[tysonn]

Sounds reasonable to me.I must assume that your front one needs a lot more prep than the rear as theyre a similar size?Prices are usually higher the further you go down south.Maybe the southern chrome mines are deeper.If the chromeshop has a good reputation I'd try and haggle a bit but use them.The quality of the Eastern made brightwork in my opinion is c**p.

[bmcecosse]

If only someone would make these parts in Stainless Steel !

[LouiseM]

I see that Andrew Eggleton is currently testing chrome on plastic bumpers

01/05/2014 WE HAVE BEEN TRYING OUT OUR NEW CHROME ON PLASTIC FRONT & REAR BUMPER BLADES BEFORE GENERAL RELEASE MAKING SURE THEY STAND UP TO OUR STANDARDS

http://www.morrisminorspareparts.com/latest-news

[patrickhowell]

Travellers have two small bumpers at the rear, so aren't the same size as the front. I see that Bullmotif do the rear ones in stainless steel at about the same cost as rechroming.

[bmcecosse]

That would be worthwhile - mine were 'new' a few years ago now - and need constant cleaning, and of course the car is rarely used in the wet. The nearside one suffers more due to the exhaust exit just below.

[mike.perry]

Plastic bumpers are no good for "touch parking" I have a chromed plastic overrider somewhere

[bmcecosse]

That's what the reversing sensors are for!

[aupickup]

thats why original chrome is allways the best
my car was allways kept outside winter summer rain snow hail ice ..............
any way the chrome is still in very good condition after 45 years #
modern repro is rubbish may last one winter outside

stainless on minis thou during 80`s and after