rechromeing tailight housings

Does anyone chrome the pot metal housings?

I had mine done here: Quality Pot Metal Works

It was before the repops were available. It cost nearly the same as the repops (around $220 each + shipping), so unless originality is paramont, you might consider the repops (about $500/pair).

A lot of inferior re-chromers will grind/polish out small pits instead of filling them, so you get an uneven surface. You will also lose some of the crispness of the corners if they over grind. I had a set done at a local shop for about $100 each. The chrome was OK, but the housing looked so "off" that I wouldn't use them on anything but a driver. I ended up selling them for just what I had into the plating.

Bob
tufcj

Edited by tufcj - Aug/14/2017 at 3:18pm

It depends on the year, the 70 housings are not the right shape in the corners from what I have seen pictures of on here.  The lense and housing shaped don't match.

I had my 70 s done by Edwards Chrome in las vegas nv. They had very minor pitting but he told me that does not mean anything till he starts grinding on them. He does the three step chroming himself. He does all the prep himself ( sole owner) , then he goes to L,A, to a shop where he rents the time on the tanks and plates them.

They came out great , he charged me $400.00 for all three for the 70 tail housings. He also re shaped and three stepped my front bumper for $450.00.

I agree on spending the money on OEM .

70amxvegas wrote: I had my 70 s done by Edwards Chrome in las vegas nv. They had very minor pitting but he told me that does not mean anything till he starts grinding on them. He does the three step chroming himself. He does all the prep himself ( sole owner) , then he goes to L,A, to a shop where he rents the time on the tanks and plates them. They came out great , he charged me $400.00 for all three for the 70 tail housings. He also re shaped and three stepped my front bumper for $450.00. I agree on spending the money on OEM .