[TR] Chroming TR4 tail lamp assembly

[dave n]

to give another viewpoint, I just had the following items done:
TR4 front and rear bumpers only, no overriders
TR4 valve cover (which, btw, is the same as for a TR3)
TR4 aluminum grill polished
TR3 aluminum kickplates (pieces behind the door at the front of the rear wings) polished

total price (cash discount) $525

sorry – I didn’t remember to bring the tail light assemblies to get priced.

place is called Economy Plating, in Balch Springs, TX (Dallas suburb)
phone: 972-285-5112  ask for Jesse
email:  economyplating at rocketmail.com

this is a place recommended by another club member; I’m not the only one who has used them.

From: john-marie at sbcglobal.net 
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 9:49 AM
To: Geo Hahn 
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [TR] Chroming TR4 tail lamp assembly

For anyone interested, the vendor was St. Louis Plating, 314-652-0488.  Tail lamp assemblies were $60 each, side lights, also in bad shape, were $50 each, front over riders $40 and rear $50 each.  These prices increased $10 from a year ago.  I contacted 4 vendors last year.  St. Louis Plating's prices were as good or better on most items.  
John DeLuca

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On Mar 20, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:


  John -

  In addition to a name, the price might also be useful as the cost of plating seems to vary quite a bit across the U.S.  Something as small as taillamp housing could be shipped if the quality and price warranted.

  The local shop I used did a fine job on mine - I would have called them 'pitted' but not 'badly pitted' - but it was so long ago that their price would be way out of date.

  Geo

  On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 6:41 PM, <john-marie at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    Hello List,
    This is a follow-up to a very old discussion on re-chroming badly pitted TR4 tail light housings.  There was interest in hearing of any vendor that would/could chrome the housings.  I recently brought mine to a local vendor (St. Louis) and picked them up today.  I am very satisfied with the results.  The housings were badly pitted, but the vendor was able to remove all but a few of the worst pits.  Thought it was worth mentioning.
    John DeLuca
    TR4A in Restro.
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