bebop138 Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Need both front bezels---good enough for re-chroming---no dents or cracks---can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Andy Bernbaum has them new, a little pricey but cheaper than buying old ones and having them rechromed. By the way my 51 DeSoto has one stainless and one white metal. The stainless ones you can buff up like new. Only the white metal ones get corroded.http://www.oldmoparts.com/k.htmLook under chrome headlight doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebop138 Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 None avaliable at Andy`s. I would take a used one for the drivers side if it wasn`t cracked,bent,dented---something that could be replated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Try to get the stainless steel. They never need rechroming. Buff them up and they are as good as new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebop138 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Rusty, all the chrome on the car is pot metal except the door spears and bumpers. I was told that during the Korean war that the pot metal was used instead of the stainless. Odd enough the Ply`s and Dodge`s used stainless and the top of the line, the Chrysler got stuck with the pot metal---so I was told---and the quality of the pot metal was poor also. What the hey!!! So I`ll keep looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wolfe Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Look for a man named Axelrod in Hemmings, he sells headlights and has a lot of them. I sent my reflectors to Vintage Lamp Repair and they aluminized them. They are just like a sealed beam now.If you need me to find Axelrods address for you, I can. Good luck, Tim Wolfewolfe@wesnet.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 There is a used pair on Ebay. Bid last night was $5. They are listed as 1947 or 48, are they the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebop138 Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 Rusty, no such luck---the 52 had the turn signal built into the bezel---then the fender spear fit into the bezel. I am sending 16 pieces of chrome to the platers over the winter, this includes the bumpers. I need one headlight bezel--drivers side and one rear tailight bezel--drivers side. Pieces good enough for replating, then it`s all done. Will have to re-finance the house to pay the bill---WHEW...........52er----by the way the article on the superchargers was very interesting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I sympathise, I used to own a 1952 New Yorker. Now that battleship had a lot of chrome and almost all of it was pot metal. Managed to find a few NOS pieces but the chrome was so poor they needed to be replated after they were on the car a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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