Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: hlblanton on May 27, 2016, 19:50:04
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Does anyone have an idea of what a fair price for rechromeing a '71Sl would be? Mine is not in awful shape, but is original and thus pitted. I'm having a respray done so the shiny bits will already be off. I've never had a rechrome done before, so I'm kind of in the dark here.
HLB
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You'll find that is hard to pin down until you get the final bill. How good a job you want, how fast, and how thick is your wallet will all affect that number. There are a lot of threads on the forum about chrome. You might want to contact one of the shops mentioned there and ask what info or photos they'd need to take a guess.
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If you want to rechrome "everything",
sit down on a chair first. :o
4 x bumper halves, complete grill, about 20 outside chrome strips, window surround, hubcaps (230/250 SL), headlight bezels (Euro version), some or a lot of interior chrome, hardtop ...!
Can fetch up easily 10,000 $$ or more - depending on the quality you are expecting. :-X :'(
My 2 cents .... wait & be patient. 8)
Ask where other fellow owners you meet in person had their items rechromed - and decide then.
Good luck !
Achim
(still lots of chrome missing on the parts)
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I used a company in Erie PA called Advanced Custom Chrome. They will give you an idea if you send them good photos. I sent mine from my iPhone and their estimates did not change. Also it takes a long time to have this work done. This shop was excellent but I had to get in line and it took months. I, like you, was having the exterior totally painted from bare metal so I had plenty of time. I sent out all the small parts like door handles, trunk handle, side door trim, hard top hold downs, and the like. It did not include bumpers which I bought new. The cost for the items I mentioned was about $5,000.