Good idea / Bad idea

[Jon Chalk]

Had a good look through all-black cars galleries & can't really see if anyone has tried this before. I was going to get some chrome repeater elements, but thought I'd try this first as I'm a bit worried about over-chroming my car.

Comments appreciated as I'm still thinking about the same for the inlet grilles under the windscreen.


Thumbnail doesn't quite do it justice - I forgot to take pic before, but it really is much blacker & glossier than original plastic

[usaaus]

I have gone back and forth on the chrome thing also. I don't have a chrome line exterior so I decided adding chrome didn't really fit. I went with switching the orange indicator to white and kept the black grille (car is HB/HB Cooper) I think this looks really clean and sharp. The orange clashed with blue!

[Themikanic]

As a bit of a chrome freak, I like the chrome retro look in those side lights. Though having said that, I think if you don't have the chomeline exterior, gloss black looks OK too.
But I would never chrome my air intake vents ahead of my windscreen.
Mike in Australia.

[Minty]

a mate of mine has sprayed his silver to match his silver vipers.

if you like it, keep it, after all its your ride

[Paul]

For me, I think I would either go chrome or body coloured. "Matt black" they matched your arches, gloss black, they don't really match anything?

[:: Jon ::]

like these?

[PortRhombus]

Has anybody seen any side grilles in white? It might complement a white roof and alloys quite nicely?

[Jon Chalk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonmorgan

like these?

Yeah - just like those - didn't really think I was only one to have tried this. These look a bit better than mine as well. Still it's just an experiamnt at the moment. Am think of having arches & sills done - this was first step in deciding whether to have body-colour or gloss black. I'm not sure BEP coloured sills & arches would look right??

[:: Jon ::]

here you go.. one i took at MITP last year..

[Jon Chalk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

For me, I think I would either go chrome or body coloured. "Matt black" they matched your arches, gloss black, they don't really match anything?

I'm thinking along the lines of eveything either BEP, chrome/clear or gloss black, but I'm not sure that all BEP is going to look good or not & I don't want to over-chrome the thing - so trying to use gloss black to break it up a bit.

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