to chrome or not to chrome?

[William]

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?

[6potWil6pot]

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

[tbmw]

definately dechrome it, looks so much better with out it

[low325icab]

nnnnoooooooooo keep the chrome!!!

[willow]

Bin the chrome

[Nelly]

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

[Adammcf]

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

[Demlotcrew]

get it off!

[William]

"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

[Ziggy]

Keep it.

[jamesroools]

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

[low325icab]

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

[andyp]

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

[gazm3]

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.

[Zayyan]

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

[Karan]

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

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

simple as that!

[Ziggy]

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

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

simple as that!

Sounds about right to me!

[andyp]

and me,

[E30_320i]

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

[psychochild187]

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 ,

[Ziggy]

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

[William]

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?

[Karan]

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

[William]

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?

[Blue_MK2]

keep it you chi chi man

[6potWil6pot]

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...

[DanJones]

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

[zaust]

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.

[DaveD]

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

[BMK]

Bit the chrome!!

[malky318]

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

[Ziggy]

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!!

[Russ]

Keep the chrome