hmm very valid point, never thought about that
Another may be the price of metal. After all, we all know that plastic is much for the environment better like ethanol

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The research, which was funded in part by the National Wildlife Federation and U.S. Department of Energy, found that ethanol is likely at least 24 percent more carbon-intensive than gasoline because of emissions resulting from land use changes to grow corn, along with processing and combustion.Feb 24, 2022

The above was taken from an article on Reuters That can be found here LINKY

Another vote for Jon Wright's Custom Chrome Plating. He did all the chrome and die cast repair for SKR8PN back when I was building it.

I USED NEW ENGLAND a while ago. They did the console parts and tailight bezels for my sons duster. They did need a lot of work (lots of pits) I asked for "driver" quality, And they explained to me that there would be some pits, or it would cost more. Which i totally understood , because time is money. The parts came out very nice, and they still look great, probably almost 12 or more years now. i would recommend using them. Just make it clear up front what you are expecting.