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**WIDESIDE72** · 07-03-2013, 04:28 PM

"You get wha you pay for."

In the past few years I have bought a bare NOS with shelf wear/ scratches for $75, a nice bare repro for $50, two different junk repro with brackets and tag plate for $100 each and a bare original for $50. Itshard to beat oem. I sugest finding an original and having it rechromed. The key is finding a reputable company that will actually triple plate it.

The repro with brackets i bought on here was a nightmare. The seller didnt remove the brackets when he shipped it and judging by the before and after conditon, UPS dropped it brackets down and bent the bumper where the brackets attached. That is obviously thin metal. Oem wouldnt do that. I got my money back after about a month.
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07-03-2013, 04:28 PM	#10
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: Front bumper quality? "You get wha you pay for." In the past few years I have bought a bare NOS with shelf wear/ scratches for $75, a nice bare repro for $50, two different junk repro with brackets and tag plate for $100 each and a bare original for $50. Itshard to beat oem. I sugest finding an original and having it rechromed. The key is finding a reputable company that will actually triple plate it. The repro with brackets i bought on here was a nightmare. The seller didnt remove the brackets when he shipped it and judging by the before and after conditon, UPS dropped it brackets down and bent the bumper where the brackets attached. That is obviously thin metal. Oem wouldnt do that. I got my money back after about a month. Posted via Mobile Device