The chrome on my otherwise flawless grill has started to peel, what are my options?
- Thread starter seanklsc
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I don't really want to paint it body color, I kinda like it chrome.
MERIJONS97LSC
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EBAY item#160210598305...$320.00 NEW
The chrome Grill is the focal point of your mark ... I'd go new
The chrome Grill is the focal point of your mark ... I'd go new
$320! That hurts. I could probably make some money back selling the old one even with the peeling chrome.
Surely there is a cheaper option! It wouldn't match my pitted chrome eyebrows, either
slowmkviii
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go to post "your chroming needs"
MERIJONS97LSC
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I agree...I see he already went there....Seanklsc did you PM CBECKER1994 VIII yet?
Cbecker1994Vlll
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PM sent
Sorry been busy with work..
Sorry been busy with work..
21stcenturygadgetguy
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I would consider buying your old one... I have 3 fins that cracked this winter, and am looking for a chrome one, even if it isnt perfect.
BAD97LSC
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paint it black, thats what i did on my 93, it actually looks better then chrome i think !!
The Rev
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I second the idea of black. My purple and primer 93 is getting painted as we speak, and I've decided to paint all trim and the grille black except for the chrome around the windows, we'll see next Thursday how it looks
When the chrome started to lift off my grille, I drove it to the high pressure car wash and blasted the remaining chrome from the grille.
Worked well.. looks black and looks far better than cracking and peeling fake chrome.
Worked well.. looks black and looks far better than cracking and peeling fake chrome.
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Ask for Chuck he is the best!!!
the best part is the shipping, it's almost free
I had a dashboard done for my 68 pony and was deadly cheap like 70.00
call em up and see i think there prices might have gone up
The Guys are out of Mission B.C. Canada
Ask for Chuck he is the best!!!
the best part is the shipping, it's almost free
I had a dashboard done for my 68 pony and was deadly cheap like 70.00
call em up and see i think there prices might have gone up
Is it wrong of me to judge a business based on their website design? I'd rather go with someone else, especially somewhere closer to me (NY)
MrScalia
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Black Chrome
Markviiiedrea
Speed Bump
that would be cool to see all the chrome on a gen one re-done to black chrome.
This is a red car thread not a black car thread. If I had a black gen 1 I would most likely paint the chrome. I wouldn't attempt it on my red gen 1 unless I saw what it looked like first and as far as I know, I'd be the first to try it.
devilchild
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ive seen ones on ebay in really great condition go for as low as 50.00...
be patient and you may find one..
be patient and you may find one..
NYC LS8
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Leave it alone. You live in Brooklyn. Someone is sure to back into it sooner or later.
Thats funny mine never got hit in Brooklyn even though I had it there for a few years. Been hit three times on Long Island though :\.
NYC LS8
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You should see my rear bumper from when my girl lived in Brooklyn. 
ladenblowfish
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The grille on my mark is starting to peel also. I like the idea of painting the grille black but my car is white. How do you guys think that would look?
It would look crappy.
Why you gotta jinx me like that. This summer is my 4th anniversary with the car and she is spotless. I park in a garage at work and my driveway at home.