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will the chrome trim come off?

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Posted by: sho89mtx

look at my sig pic and notice the chrome trim piece around my car and ground effects, i hate it and like the look of it without it, does it come off and if so, does it leave a big mark if you do?

thanks,
scott

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

Paint over it. I did it on The TerminVIIIor and it came out real nice.

Posted by: 67Continental

i am going to fill mine.

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

It will crack over time.

Posted by: 67Continental

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Originally Posted by ONEBADMK8

It will crack over time.

it won't crack. it's being done by an excellent body shop. i am not doing it myself....

Posted by: Markviiiedrea

look ma no chrome, HA HA! just paint it man easy thing to do , just remember its all in the prep

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

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Originally Posted by 67Continental

it won't crack. it's being done by an excellent body shop. i am not doing it myself....

You can save yourself the aggrivation by buying LSC side mouldings (which I eventually did)and bumper covers. I guarantee that the filler wil crack over time no matter who does it. Your mixing 2 completely different elements that expand and contract at different rates. Plus if you fill the bumper covers they are rubber and do flex significantly and will crack.

I had my car done by one of the best in the country and 5 years later my hood cracks every year where the two different elements meet.

Posted by: sho89mtx

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Originally Posted by ONEBADMK8

lsc side modlings, where can i find those and about how much are they?

thanks,
scott

Posted by: sho89mtx

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Originally Posted by Markviiiedrea

look ma no chrome, HA HA! just paint it man easy thing to do , just remember its all in the prep

paint them, I bet that would cost a lot of money with all the chrome I got on my car, wouldn't it?

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

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Originally Posted by sho89mtx

lsc side modlings, where can i find those and about how much are they?

thanks,
scott

Call me up. I can get you oem stuff now.

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

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Originally Posted by sho89mtx

paint them, I bet that would cost a lot of money with all the chrome I got on my car, wouldn't it?

Depends on who you goto.

Posted by: 67Continental

i would just paint it but some punk clipped the rear of my car while it was parked, and didn't do any other damage than snap off a piece of the rear chrome strip. since all of my chrome is in poor shape, i was just going to fill it all in instead of buying a new chrome piece for the rear and then painting it all. I would love to be able to buy a piece of trim for the rear bumper but I don't want to pay a large price for a piece I am just going to paint over, and everyone seems to want 50 dollars for the piece in poor condition.

as for the cracking, I will take my chances. While I am not doing this work myself, i have done a fair amount of filling and whatnot over the years, and I don't find the risks of cracking to be as great as you have encountered. Perhaps your hood flex is particularly bad.

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

No my hood doesnt move, just up and down.

Posted by: 67Continental

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Originally Posted by ONEBADMK8

No my hood doesnt move, just up and down.

no torsional flex in the hood? i had it pretty bad in my pickups. that's cool.

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

My hood is 71 lbs after all the glass work. Its so ridgid and stiff. No one can believe it until they lift it themselves.

Posted by: sho89mtx

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Originally Posted by ONEBADMK8

Call me up. I can get you oem stuff now.

how much and is it already color coded to match or do i have to get it painted? Are we talking $5 or $100, give me some kinda idea before I call because it's not worth it if it's too much

Posted by: seanklsc

I can't believe no one reproduces the LSC bumpers and moldings for gen 1's. There's some serious money there. I know people always talk

about how they are gonna buy stuff, but I also know a lot of people don't like their chrome.

Posted by: DOHCtor_Mark

I checked with a Lincoln Dealership here and that molding was like $254 for one side of the car.

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

They are $300.00 for ALL 4 OEM from us.
You have to get them painted though. Its still far cheaper then getting the chrome ones filled and painted, then you run th risk of the cracking and all. Its much more worth it just to get the LSC mouldings and have them painted.

Most places will paint these for $100.00.

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

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Originally Posted by DOHCtor_Mark

I checked with a Lincoln Dealership here and that molding was like $254 for one side of the car.

They are INSANE!

Posted by: Markviiiedrea

well i painted the wole car for $1000.00 , my paint was so bad cuz the clear coat was comeing off

Posted by: MrWilson

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Originally Posted by Markviiiedrea

look ma no chrome, HA HA! just paint it man easy thing to do , just remember its all in the prep

wow, that looks awesome....i bought an 86 Monte Carlo LS, that i was planing on cloning into an SS...the problem is, the chrome trim. Im assuming its the same with the mark. If you take the trim off, you have to remove the windows and then get the regular LSC trim, and put that on and put some sealant on it, and put the windows back in. I could very well be wrong with the mark. All i know is, it would be a pain to do with the MC, and i wouldnt want to try with the mark even though i think it looks awesome.

Posted by: DOHCtor_Mark

That's what I thought. Speaking of chrome, did you paint the chrome around your windows or did you use an overlay of some sort?

Posted by: Markviiiedrea

Just masked off the windows and chrome.

Its a bad paint job on mine though, its going back to the paint booth on Monday, to have them redo it cuz its chipping off and it was not evenly sprayed and spots weren't painted and there is defects, so I talked them in to redoing it for free, other wise I wouldn't go back to them. I think the problem is it was too humid or the wrong kind of paint was used. If you look at the car domain site you will see how all the paint is chipping from my bumper and chrome lip.

Posted by: 67Continental

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Originally Posted by ONEBADMK8

They are $300.00 for ALL 4 OEM from us.
You have to get them painted though. Its still far cheaper then getting the chrome ones filled and painted, then you run th risk of the cracking and all. Its much more worth it just to get the LSC mouldings and have them painted.

Most places will paint these for $100.00.

that's a really good price, probably more worth it than filling. What is it like to shop those rear bumper covers tho?

Posted by: seanklsc

Whoa, $300 for OEM? That's awesome.

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

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Originally Posted by 67Continental

that's a really good price, probably more worth it than filling. What is it like to shop those rear bumper covers tho?

There tough to find used and VERY expensive new.

Posted by: 67Continental

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Originally Posted by ONEBADMK8

There tough to find used and VERY expensive new.

sorry, by shop i meant SHIP. My typo.

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

I have no idea I would have to findout. What is your zip code.

Posted by: StraDog

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Originally Posted by Markviiiedrea

Just masked off the windows and chrome.

Its a bad paint job on mine though, its going back to the paint booth on Monday, to have them redo it cuz its chipping off and it was not evenly sprayed and spots weren't painted and there is defects, so I talked them in to redoing it for free, other wise I wouldn't go back to them. I think the problem is it was too humid or the wrong kind of paint was used. If you look at the car domain site you will see how all the paint is chipping from my bumper and chrome lip.

I had the same problem with the chrome "eyebrow" above the grill with chipping and all so I just had it powdercoated and no problems since. The rest of the chrome tho, around the corner lights and rear tailights still gives me problems, I'm going to try and resolve this soon, wish I could get the pieces powdercoated, but I do not think that will work. Not to mention that chrome around the trunk lock, I just scuffed it up and made it somewhat of a brushed aluminum appearance...

Anyone know of any good primors or products you can use before the paint on these chrome pieces to make them stop chipping after every high pressure car wash ?... LoL.

Posted by: Markviiiedrea

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Originally Posted by StraDog

this is what i did with the trunk

Posted by: sho89mtx

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Originally Posted by Markviiiedrea

this is what i did with the trunk

how did you do that and where did you have it made?

Posted by: Markviiiedrea

i have a bunch of extra ones if you want one? pm me

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

The mouldings shipped are $325.00 from us.

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