Chrome plating, are these numbers right???

I am close to DC, but still in Virginia. I have been making a couple of calls to the local chrome plating companies and I have been referred to out of state companies (in PA and NC) possibly because of the size of my bumpers. 

that excessively high and can ship them clear across the country and get them chromed cheaper then that.
I got the front bumper shipped to Florida from a member here and it cost him $25 to ship the chrome bumper without any brackets or lights and that is how you would ship your bumper to a chrome shop.
he may have shipped it under a commercial account where they don't hit you up for the size like when you go to a shipping place and they send it UPS or Fed Ex they hit you up for the measured length and width which is BS when it use to be only weight and the front is very light compared to the rear but they are not that heavy and shipping should not be more then $100
Eliteman paid around $300 for each of his bumpers plus a little extra fror welding up his jack slots and welding the bumper bolts and making the outside flush and smooth(no bolt caps showing)

Bet Bumper Boys all the way in California can even beat that price but who ever you send them to,gring your initials or identifying mark on the backside and tell them you want your original bumpers rechromed and not an exchange as sometimes they have cores on hand and chrome them and send them but the could be twisted and no way to tel till you bolt on car and if your bumpers fit well,bumper from another car might not fit the same on your car so the markings will prove they sent yours back rechromed.Take photos of the marking but don't tell them as they will grind them off and say they came off in the chrome process.
It's for your protection if you want the same bumpers returned that you had before. and the photos will prove it in case they try to pull a fast one

sh*t, it only cost me $30 to send a rear bumper core from Michigan to Texas.  $250????  Thats freakin INSANE!

Keystone,like the aftermarket /crash/lkq parts place?

yeah, lkq has a fair price but they quoted me the same, long lead time.

  couple of things , I noticed .  the 72 brackets do hold the bumper closer to the car, and the tail lenses are all red with a black stripe , the 73 s are black to the outer edge . One question for the 72 guys , is there a  rubber gasket between the rear bumper and body ?    I'm thinking not.

Edited by albo74 - 23-October-2011 at 9:41AM

I ended up picking up a clean used front and back for 300 dollars, I'll soon be selling my original ones, that are straight but need chrome. :-)