personally I absolutely HATE HATE HATE HATE ANY chrome siding on any LS. It is probably the tackiest, most ghetto thing you could do to an LS. You might as well put up some curtains in the back window! hahaha.
As far as the forward lifting hood...why?? I've seen it when there is a wicked paint job on the hood or when the engine is TRICKED OUT but to be honest, the only engine bay that really looks impressive is Quiks LS and it would look retarded with a front lifting hood...IMHO...and that paint looks terrible...the only flames I ever condoned were the ghost flames someone had that were hardly noticeable...