cost effective to have bumper chrome plated?

Beware of Bumper Boyz out of California. When it says "Made in China" on the backside, you know what the quality will be on the chrome side. If you have a good core, have it rechromed. You know what you have to start with, that it fits your car and will last. The turnaround time is always the killer. I know guys who bought bumpers from Bumper Boyz and the chrome cracked around the bolt holes as they were bolting them on.

You can always tune a piano but you can't tunafish.