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Old 09-25-2013, 01:59 PM
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Chrome is classic as long as it's not overdone. Black is the new boring, cheap work truck look.
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Old 09-25-2013, 02:13 PM
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I like chrome but usually just what's stock. The chrome pillar covers, rocker panels, full door handles, wiper blade covers, etc, etc are just way too much. My pickup is silver, chrome bumpers, door handle pulls and grille, first gen Raptor rims are gunmetal gray and machined and all the rest if black. A good blend of everything IMO looks best on pickups. Nothing too gaudy, just balanced.
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Old 09-25-2013, 02:25 PM
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Old 09-25-2013, 02:30 PM
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Old 09-25-2013, 04:42 PM
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Chrome is fine unless it's the shiny plastic kind. Might as well go all the way and do plastic wood/carbon fiber dash stickers.
Old 09-25-2013, 05:21 PM
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I like chrome in moderation. I don't know why pickup trucks think they have to have a huge *** grille and entirely chromed out front end. For example, I love grilles on our trucks with a PTM'ed surround and a chrome center. A perfect balance IMO.

The biggest issue I have with the "chrome" on our trucks is that it is the faux plastic chrome.
Old 09-25-2013, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by fordfan77
Chrome is classic as long as it's not overdone. Black is the new boring, cheap work truck look.
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Old 09-25-2013, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by WTF150
The biggest issue I have with the "chrome" on our trucks is that it is the faux plastic chrome.
Same here. 90% of the "chrome" on new trucks is made from plastic or cheap pot metal, then coated to look chrome. And most of it sticks on with 2 sided tape.

IMO, any chrome on a truck needs to be in moderation. A nice set of real chrome wheels and a grill is enough. More than that and it starts to look tacky and dated.

EDIT: I also don't like the fake carbon fiber and wood grain in trucks. I'd much rather have vinyl/plastic that looks like vinyl/plastic, instead of vinyl/plastic that's painted to look like wood grain....
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I love the factory chrome but I can do without all the chrome bug shields, pillar covers, vent visors, etc...
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Old 09-25-2013, 05:59 PM
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Old school here, chrome in moderation. Hate the blacked out look, always have.


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