chrome on cars? the more the better?

[HULK_I6T]

Since forever chrome trimmings / wheels etc on cars have signified "higher spec" and more prestige models.

Car makers often chrome up the grill, door handles, mirrors, lights and other trim and even wheels in a attempt to set it apart from the mainstream models.

So what about many of the chrome aftermarket dress up items or even genuine oem chrome bits on our fords?

The more chrome the better?

[TheZHLANE]

No...

[revcore]

Chrome within reason is good...too much or badly chromed plastic trims can often look tacky and in my opinion devalue a car.

[XR Martin]

[1TUFFUTE]

Lol yes I've seen quite a few chrome wrapped cars. Most look pretty good actually. But as for chrome....most factory cars get the amounts right. Adding aftermarket chrome is risky.....do it at your own peril

[40RDT]

Chrome under bonnet only imo

[PHawk]

Short answer...NO!

[The Yeti]

Less is more

[CyberWasp]

Chrome looks awesome if used as an accent with the right car colour.
Some colours work better than others with Chrome.

[CoupeKing]

Too much chrome, then you can't really see the car from the chrome. Mite as well drive around in a mirror. Reminds of the Cartel leaders that dip their AK-47's in gold.

[Cranky243]

Another thread where It can lead to argumentative discussion....

As mentioned less is best unless from a era it belongs.

[Professor Farnsworth]

back in the early 80's, chrome doorhandles on falcons and other cars signified the low-end models.

[damo76]

Haven't got time to polish it anymore

[mik]

Not enough chrome for my liking, so many cars these days are just so bland looking without some chrome on the body work, I've probably alluded to this before............. I miss the old days.

[Struggo]

Less is best, however I always thought the G6E's needed these, http://www.getautoparts.com.au/index...dles-pair.html

[duaned]

I like a little bit of chrome. Too me it means "luxury" but I must admit I dislike chrome wheels on modern cars. The again I am not a fan of black wheels either! Machined or painted for the win.

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by duaned

I like a little bit of chrome. Too me it means "luxury" but I must admit I dislike chrome wheels on modern cars. The again I am not a fan of black wheels either! Machined or painted for the win.

Agreed.

[HULK_I6T]

I parked my bf falcon next to a vf hsv and the bf just looks so understated. The hsv has highlights everywhere you look, but bf is just all one colour and plain looking.

Look at chrysler 300c, chrome all over the place and it has real presence about it.

These days it seems the performance models are putting less spoilers and more chrome.

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

I parked my bf falcon next to a vf hsv and the bf just looks so understated. The hsv has highlights everywhere you look, but bf is just all one colour and plain looking.

7 years of design changes will do that...........

[castellan]

Chrome and all like as on Holden HK-T-G Premier yes that looks great but with out it then they look like just Belmont rubbish no matter what they do.
Just look at them Premier hub caps they looked good on a car new.

[HULK_I6T]

Originally Posted by b2tf

7 years of design changes will do that...........

Applies to fg as well though. Very understated the xr's

[Professor Farnsworth]

Objective achieved: thread is now about Ford vs Holden

[Grippy]

I like a little bit of subtle chrome, too much isn't classy.

[HULK_I6T]

In saying that i cant bring myself to fit a chrome garnish on my octane xr.. nor can i fit chrome grill or even chrome pin striping.

The bf xr, all you can really do is a set of wheels and keep it clean

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

In saying that i cant bring myself to fit a chrome garnish on my octane xr.. nor can i fit chrome grill or even chrome pin striping.

The bf xr, all you can really do is a set of wheels and keep it clean

Why would you! Looks better with out chrome.

[PepeLePew]

Personal taste and vehicle dependent. Some vehicles need chrome or other features to break up otherwise dull designs or to correct lines which made sense in the design stage that look dull in production. The answer is there is no answer to the question and it may be a question that would have been more engaging in the late 70s when plastic started to rule.

[Raptor]

Chrome only belongs on steel wheels and steel bumpers

Isn't everything else just a plastic film anyway


Too much is trashy, less is more.



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[zilo]

I like chrome allow wheels, as long as they are BIG.

[cheap]

An old girl friend complained that I spent more time cleaning the chrome on my harley than on her, I suggested if she wanted more attention she could get herself chromed... like I said an old girlfriend

Chrome Rocks, but todays chrome is rubbish compared to the carcinogenic chemical chrome from 30+ years ago

[2011G6E]

I'd love to know how they did the chrome in the old days...from the train as we drive past a particular bit of bush there sits a few sad old shells of cars...an FB Holden, a Prefect from the '40's, a couple of other English cars. Been through dozens of bushfires and the shells are covered in surface and more serious rust.
However, the chrome...especially noticeable on the FB...is virtually showroom shiny. The old Holden is a brown rusted crap bucket...but the bumpers and side strips and taillight surrounds all look nearly perfect. I'm going to go for a drive out and get a close up look at them some day.

As the sticker I got made up to put in the back window of our WB ute says: "Steel body, chrome bumpers, cast iron engine...just as nature intended"...