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Other than small strips for brightening up the exterior, chrome is nothing compared to 30-40 years ago when you had big chrome grills, bumpers, etc.
The only chrome on my Charger is the "D O D G E" emblem worked into the taillight fixture. The rest of badging isn't even chrome (it is a satin finish silver).
It's SHIIIIINY! Peeps don't know that not all that glitters is not gold.
OP, seriously. It's appealing to low taste, as anything else shiny. Simply tells you level of average buyer taste. To the point that now even HONDA chromes its cars.
News for all of you:
Nothing is chrome on newer vehicles.
It is plastic painted or dipped in an acrylic paint to resemble chrome.
If it were real chrome, that would add thousands to the price of a new vehicle.
News for all of you:
Nothing is chrome on newer vehicles.
It is plastic painted or dipped in an acrylic paint to resemble chrome.
If it were real chrome, that would add thousands to the price of a new vehicle.
Bob.
No it's electro plating I used to work in a custom car shop we changed colors of emblems from chrome to gold and vice versa. No painting.
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Other than small strips for brightening up the exterior, chrome is nothing compared to 30-40 years ago when you had big chrome grills, bumpers, etc.
The only chrome on my Charger is the "D O D G E" emblem worked into the taillight fixture. The rest of badging isn't even chrome (it is a satin finish silver).
On my Challenger, it's the rear D O D G E and the fuel filler door only, no other chrome. Also very little on my wife's Escape, just thin strips around the side windows and the little fake vents on the front fenders.
I think it's tacky. Possibly the tackiest feature of the 7th generation Corvette is that nasty chrome piece going across the front grill.
Chrome wheels are tacky, look wannabe rich like you're trying to say "look at me!"
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