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From Jim:
My '64 coupe is a 38k mile original car except for a fresh coat of its original color, radials, brake hardware, and the bumpers which I had "new rechromed" done by the Bumper Boyz of California. This work was completed in Dec '99. The chrome has (had) a warranty of 2 years.
This spring (2002), I noticed some pitting on the "propeller" portion of the rear and a loss of luster on the front end caps. I cleaned them up and as time had gone on, the rear is getting downright nasty looking. Bear in mind that this car isn't a daily driver and sits in a heated garage most of the time.
This morning at Chrysler's at Carlisle, at the behest of some of our fellow IML'ers, I went to the BB display, and asked the fellows there what, if anything could be done to either fix the mess or prorate me some of the rather large cost that I was hit with to do this job (they took my originals as cores, the only thing wrong with them was that they had lost their luster there was no rust or dents and the unit they got as a core looked better than what's on the car).
THE REPLY: You are over two years, and the only thing we'll do is get you another bumper done AT FULL RETAIL. (Thanx a lot!!!) Needless to say, I was suitably unimpressed with this attitude and response, and it was suggested at the tent that perhaps we should post this as a "warning" to others. I has made the presumption that as a major nationally advertised group that the quality, price and SERVICE would be superior to a local shop. Regrettably, that isn't the case. SO........CAVEAT EMPTOR!!!!!
From Bob:
I had the same problem with them as Jim did. The only thing different was that mine were still under warranty but they forgot to bring it to the Carlisle and I had to pay shipping on the returned bumper. And when I got it would not fit right and they told me that they only do 1 exchange and that I would have to send in the 1 that they sent me and pay for the 1 they took back with them and have it redone and I told them on the phone that I would never deal with them again.
From Mike:
I have heard nothing good about Bumper Boyz...your story is quite typical, and not surprising (the environmental regulations in California seem to make it practically impossible to get a quality chrome job done there).
I was initially turned off by the ghetto-esque spelling of their name...made me think some guy in his living room was just bondo-ing the bumpers and painting them with metallic Rustoleum.
From Bill:
I've known of the Bumper Boyz for 10 or so years & wouldn't let them chrome the old galvanized handle on my push lawn mower.
From Dave Freiert:
Lets see I bought a bumper from bumperboyz in 2004 for my 1970 olds cutlass supreme. This car is garaged 100% of the year and has never seen snow and is never driven in the rain.Upon taking my car out of storage for the first time this spring im finding the bumper is brown and very pitted im very unhappy!
From Rita:
I bought bumpers for my 73 Nova from Bumper Boyz, thinking they were quality work, but less than a year and my bumpers are surface rusted and the chrome is peeling off. This car is always garaged and strickly a show car.
From Noel: (13 Aug 2006)
I bought a bumper from the Bumper Boyz to restore a 1964 Mercury Comet Wagon and on delivery the bumper was not packed good and came creased. Because of the hassel to send it back and the cost to ship it back I put it on the car. In less than a year the chrome was peeling everywhere. I use this as a lesson learned.
From Thomas L Pyles: (17 Jan 2008)
The Bumber Boys should be called Bumper Rip Off's.I had sent the my bumpers from my 63 corvette and they were not bad,they had gone dull and the chrome was rubbed thru at spots.3 weeks latter what I got back was 4 shinny peice's of crap. they were weld at places and bent they were not the bumpers I sent to get rechromed.I called and they said send them back and they would make it right (at my cost)I did and what I got back was the same thing.I took the beating and bought new ones. NEVER AGIN. Tom
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