In 2021 a PY member & I dropped off several clean front & rear bumpers @ TriCity Plating in far NE Tennessee. We had considered NorthStar in MN, which is now owned by LKQ.
One of the bumpers I had triple chrome replated was the relatively narrow rear bumper for my '72 T/A project. The other was a '71-72 LeMans front bumper that had a slight twist on one upper edge. Am betting the plating of the LeMans front bumper would most likely been priced a little higher than that of the Bird rear bumper at $475, but it required more labor. All were shipped truck freight back to OK very affordably. I picked them up down the road @ friend's NAPA as it has a freight dock. The LeMans front bumper ended up running $650, & well boxed up shipping was $35 a boxed bumper. Was VERY happy with the quality of the plating.
In speaking to TriCitys owner at the time, he relayed larger rear bumpers would quite cost quite a bit more to replate. Have a pair of '67 GTO bumpers to have done next for a soon to begin project, & as show quality replated, I fully expect to have $2500 in plating for the pair. With the continual increased costs of all of the inputs, its not like the early 90's when I would have local bumper joint do a decent, but not what I'd consider a very high quality replate of a 71-72 GTO rear bumper for under $200.
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