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Old 05-28-2008, 01:51 PM
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Cool shadowline ?

I ve been thinking of painting the chrome piece on the bottom of the windows so there is no chrome around the windows I believe this is called a shadowline conversion? I may be wrong here but oh well. My car being black I think the only chrome on the bumper and doors breaks up the car from too much black, but all black around the windows I think would clean it up.

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Just did a quick sloppy Photoshop and I don't like it...
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I did a quickie as well, and I think it would look pretty damn good I would do it.
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LOL!

sloppy photoshop! lol
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It would look cleaner black.
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is that trim easily removed? if so, i would consider black chrome.

here's an example of a set of wheels that've been finished in black chrome.

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ok well Im gonna go buy some Trimbrite at Autozone and try it out for a few days to see if I like it.
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Originally Posted by westcoast5
ok well Im gonna go buy some Trimbrite at Autozone and try it out for a few days to see if I like it.
yea that would be a good idea imo tho i think the chrome on the car accents your wheels nicely...also if your going to get rid of some chrome you might as well get rid of it all....if your wheels were black i'd do it but i love how your car looks as is
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pepboys sells black out tape. It was made for chrome trims. I have used them with good results on a my old BMW 5 series
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I'd say keep the chrome as It matches your trim and the lip on the VIPs. Car looks pretty clean as is.
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Thanks shakey! but I did get that blackout tape and I put it on Ill to take some pics later but I think it looks ok really subtle.

Btw are those shoes holding the rims by your car? lol
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Thanks shakey! but I did get that blackout tape and I put it on Ill to take some pics later but I think it looks ok really subtle.

Btw are those shoes holding the rims by your car? lol
Haha yeah they are. They won't fit on my car so I have to sell them. The seller sold me them thinking they were 19"s...and I got 20"s
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ok well I did the trim brite tape to see, Im gonna leave it on for a bit to see if I like it. What do you guys think?

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maybe i'm alone on this but i actually like how the car actually has chrome accents. i'd leave it unpainted...
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maybe i'm alone on this but i actually like how the car actually has chrome accents. i'd leave it unpainted...
yeah I keep going back and forth in my mind to see if I do like it or not. The good thing is that in 5 min it will back to chrome.
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I love it all black, makes it look more sleek IMO
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yea, i would have to agree...looks great blacked out like that
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bro your car looks awesome either way. the chrome strip o the middle of the doors matches your wheels. nice looking car man!

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Wat siZe rimn wheels do u have ?

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