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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 12:31 AM
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I want to get several items chromed. Who knows of any places I can ship my stuff too; just various engine bay items.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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www.calchrome.com They did mine!
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their site says they only chrome wheels
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AHAH crazy i live there...... its like a 3 min drive for me.... need anything CRomed?!!?
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Originally Posted by 98'MidnightBlueBird'
AHAH crazy i live there...... its like a 3 min drive for me.... need anything CRomed?!!?
you live near calchrome? or near another chrome shop? im also in sending some stuff off
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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yeah i live RIGHT THERE.... right next to cal chrome
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Cheap chrome is not good and good chrome is not cheap

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Cheap chrome is not good and good chrome is not cheap


Ditto.....
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I have been using:

Bright Metals of the Heights
626 E 11th St
Houston, Texas 77008

Ask for Gus Olivares and tell him Bill Wright sent you. They just did some stuff for me this week and it shipped out today, can't wait to get my items. Tony Whatley told me about them and now I use them. They do great work, great prices and a good turn around time.

Here's a few things they did for me:



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As Bill said, Bright Metals does excellent work. All the chrome or polished parts on my '69 and '02 were chromed by them. Yes, they do aluminum polishing too
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well who said that California Chrome is bad.... i think you can tell that their products are great.... its not cheap at all....
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Do you have a phone # for Bright Metals in Houston?? Thanks.
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Do you have a phone # for Bright Metals in Houston?? Thanks.

Sure do, forgot to add it to my first post.

1-713-861-0729
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what did they charge for what you had done to give me some kind of idea what to expect
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$180.00 for the valve covers, $45.00 for the T-Stat housing
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