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Has anyone purchased one of these? Do they fit being repops?
I just sent mine to the chrome shop for an estimate and if I fall off the chair when I get it I might look at the reproduction.
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Unfortunately its a precious piece the grille surround and the better the qulaity of the part your giving your plater the less the end cost. 90% of plating cost is preparation of the surface. The more its got to be prepped more the final cost.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Its the main and focal point on your chevy and its going to cost.
Be thankfull you do not have a 34 ford and need to have that done, could cost $2G plus for quality chrome.
My understanding is that the repo piece is water jet or laser or flame cut.
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I just wonder what the repro looks like.
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I am trying to remember the sellers name BINGO, just popped into my memory banks......in houston texas.............harris engineered reproductions .
googled them and it reads as :
Harris Engineered Reproductions....P O Box 800991, Houston Texas 77280
phone 1-713--826- 0419
fax 1-281--856--9423 e
email info@hergrilles.com
they have a web site with prices and pictures of grilles for 32 chev, 33 standard ,33 master ,34 master, 34-35 standard 1935-36 master and other stuff.
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[quote=mike_lynch]I am trying to remember the sellers name BINGO, just popped into my memory banks......in houston texas.............harris engineered reproductions . googled them and it reads as : Harris Engineered Reproductions....P O Box 800991, Houston Texas 77280 phone 1-713--826- 0419 or 1-713-956-1122 fax 1-281--856--9423 email info@hergrilles.com also grilles@hotmail.com web site.. http://www.hergrilles.com they have a web site with prices and pictures of grilles for 32 chev, 33 standard ,33 master ,34 master, 34-35 standard 1935-36 master and other stuff. mike ------corrected post added info
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Their grille surround (trim band) looks pretty good. I wonder if they are FS's supplier?
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I would think so , as Harris is the only one making the correct grille mesh. I doubt anybody else would be making the grille surround trim ring.
The original guy who started making the mesh back in 1972 in pennsylvannia ( i got mine there ) stopped 10 years later. Harris is better because the rear wing shapped brace is stainless , whereas the other guys was steel and prone to rust.
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I ended up getting the whole lot chromed after explaining to him that he only needs to polish the face of the bars.
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