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Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:09 pm**

Is it worth dechroming my cab? I haven't researched the cost but there's only 3 bits of chrome on it, A Pillar/sills on each side and the hood cover, so I dont think it would cost that much?

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:12 pm**

Id put the dechrome on, personally im not a fan of the chrome look, you got grey mirrors? A set of colour cooded ones would be nice too

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:28 pm**

definately dechrome it, looks so much better with out it

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:51 pm**

nnnnoooooooooo keep the chrome!!!

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:14 pm**

Bin the chrome

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:58 pm**

I'll back Ryan on this one - keep the chrome, it looked lovley on my convertible.

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:08 pm**

Get rid of the chrome. It reminds me of cheap Halfarts crap when I see it on cars.

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:23 pm**

get it off!

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:33 pm**

"keep the chrome......."bin the chrome".............."keep the chrome"................."bin the chrome"............"keep th..........

I guess its bound to be the case on such a devisive issue!!!! I think I might try the dechrome, and if I ever want to revert, the chrome will still be there underneath....everyone's a winner

thanks for the opinons chaps

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:39 pm**

Keep it.

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:41 pm**

loose the chrome, or you could put some black shoe polish on the chrome bits too see if you like it and then rub it off if you dont

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:45 pm**

you dont want none of that cheap looking plastic on your car! thats what saxos and escort chavy cars have!!

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:47 pm**

the only real answer is keep the chrome, they look so much better than cheap matt black

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:55 pm**

William,

This is a debate I have in my head for years. Chrome is back in if you look at the new BMW's. Its funny how fashions change.

I went a bit mad

and bought the dechromed one as well. Got the wife to get rid of her's (206) and gave her the chrome one!.

Keep it as is.

Cheers Gareth.

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:55 pm**

William wrote:I think I might try the dechrome

Nooooo.......

keep the damned chrome!

I guess it just depends on how old skool you want the car to look though

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:05 pm**

if metal bumper....... chrome....

if placky bumper..... dechrome...

simple as that!

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:13 pm**

Karan wrote:if metal bumper....... chrome....

if placky bumper..... sell it & get a metal bumper one...

simple as that!

Sounds about right to me!

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:23 pm**

and me,

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:38 pm**

ive got chrome on mine, just wondering what i have to do/buy to get it "de-chromed"?? and does this stuff just sit on top of the original chrome??

Lee

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:47 am**

take the crome off

ill have it!

if it the only chrome on there id have it off!
ive got a crome bumper and i love crome but only when it dont look out of place .

your wheels are the only thing keeping it half ok, but the de chrome looks better as its plastic bumper ,

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:31 am**

I've changed my mind; dechrome it & give me this bit!!

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:14 pm**

maybe im under the wrong impression then, I thought the shadowline trim was a cover up job as opposed to a replacement. How exactly does it fit?

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:19 pm**

tis a replacement... or u could put black electrical tape over the chrome.... LOL i have seen this done on a 3.5 conversion with m3 arches and 18in Kahn rims....... with an evo rrear spoiler LOL!! One of Jonb's breakers and rightly so!!! sstill went nicely though!

Karan

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:30 pm**

tis a replacement... or u could put black electrical tape over the chrome

i could do karan, think it would look a bit

when you got up close though and saw multiple lines of tape with chrome poking through, proper chav chariot style.

Does anyone know hard/easy a fit the shadowline trim is?

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:33 pm**

keep it you chi chi man :lol:

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:55 pm**

Its probably quite easy on a cab as you dont have the b@stard bendy rail along the top of the window like on a tin top, the bottom bits "should" be just flick out and replace...

Posted: **Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:34 am**

Id only ever keep the chrome if i had the chrome bumpers too, which i do....Looks like you have plastic bumpers so id recommend to dechrome mate. Looks much better in the pics dechromed

Posted: **Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:02 am**

bin the crome

but u could keep it to one side and do six months without and 6 with u wont get bored that way.

Posted: **Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:41 pm**

I like it on mine (with plastic)...its the only bit of chrome on the car ...i think it looks good

Posted: **Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:58 pm**

Bit the chrome!!

Posted: **Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:20 pm**

Keep the chrome!!

I think it helps bring a bit of contrast to your paint - looks like Atlantis Blue - same as my '88 318 2-door

Posted: **Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:34 pm**

DanJones wrote:Id only ever keep the chrome if i had the chrome bumpers too, which i do....Looks like you have plastic bumpers so id recommend to dechrome mate. Looks much better in the pics dechromed

's a good point actually... not sure what I'd go for with a plastic bumper car...

Make sure you let me know if you do dechrome it though!!

Posted: **Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:12 pm**

Keep the chrome

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