Advice on buying parts for your own use in Europe?

[Kaim]

"Help the man on the hill", Finnish folk saying.

I would like to purchase a 1970 Chrysler 300 right front fender wheel opening molding and a good condition rear bumper (no dents and rust). How should we proceed here? I can't find those on eBay, and if I can, the parts are damn expensive. Any tips?

Air freight is very expensive to Europe, shipping by ship is cheaper. My buddy lives in Lake Worth Beach, Florida and can ship them.

In Finland, the base work (correcting dents and depressions) and chrome plating of the rear bumper of a full-size car costs about $1000. Isn't it cheap .

 

[Kristof]

Hi Kaim,

You can try contacting Moparshop from Germany.
1962-78 Dodge, Plymouth und Chrysler Fahrzeuge, Teile und Service. Wi

They have a selection of used parts and might have what you need.

 

[Kaim]

Hi Kaim,

You can try contacting Moparshop from Germany.
1962-78 Dodge, Plymouth und Chrysler Fahrzeuge, Teile und Service. Wi

They have a selection of used parts and might have what you need.

Thanks Kristof, I'll check that link.

 

[CBODY67]

Getting ANY kind of wheel opening molding shipped can be tricky! Sometimes, getting them from the OEM in dealership shipments was tricky, too. For your situation, over there, even putting the molding in a "case made of sturdy wood" might be good, but heavy.

I concur with the possibilities of MoparShop in Germany. You might also reach out to the www.bbtr.de people, too, for possibly enlarging your network over there.

In the USA, many atmospheric environmental standards have made it more costly for chromers to be in business unless they are pretty large. Basically, the old "body shop oriented" re-chrome bumper industry has vanished, mainly due to the use of soft bumper covers on new cars, since the late 1970s. Many smaller chrome shops, which usually catered to the motorcycle owners, have vanished, too.

Take care,
CBODY67

 

[Kaim]

Getting ANY kind of wheel opening molding shipped can be tricky! Sometimes, getting them from the OEM in dealership shipments was tricky, too. For your situation, over there, even putting the molding in a "case made of sturdy wood" might be good, but heavy.

I concur with the possibilities of MoparShop in Germany. You might also reach out to the www.bbtr.de people, too, for possibly enlarging your network over there.

In the USA, many atmospheric environmental standards have made it more costly for chromers to be in business unless they are pretty large. Basically, the old "body shop oriented" re-chrome bumper industry has vanished, mainly due to the use of soft bumper covers on new cars, since the late 1970s. Many smaller chrome shops, which usually catered to the motorcycle owners, have vanished, too.

Take care,
CBODY67

Interesting, thanks CBODY67. There are still chrome workshops in Finland and Sweden, but they are decreasing. Recycling makes more sense than re-chroming, so I believe and hope some US state has a 300 or New Yorker rear bumper for my car.

 

[CBODY67]

Interestingly, there are many larger salvage yards in the US that are catering to older Chrysler Corp vehicles. Seems like there might be one in Georgia, USA? Plus some in the midwestern areas and the western states, too. Might also check the MANY C-body Facebook groups, too.

Take care,
CBODY67

 

[volksworld]

if it makes you feel any better had the bumpers done last fall at Tri City Plating in Tennessee and they were $1000 each so your plater isn't exactly overcharging by US standards...I can't imagine what it would cost to ship something as large and heavy as a bumper to Finland