Bronze looking window and roof trim anybody chrome plate them?
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"88 300CE- First Year Production
Bronze looking window and roof trim anybody chrome plate them?
Nothing on my car is bronze or gold trimmed except these, I really don't think I want to just color it into the cars main color as I'm not a big fan of the all mono look. Has anyone considered chrome plating or what ever to make the trim match the car again. Why do I say chrome??? Well look at our grills, the lips on a lot of our cars, badges, and some of us have the chrome strips along side of the rocker panels mostly all chrome....If not chrome plating then what else?
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'91 C124 300CE,'06 ML 500 W164, '00 BMW MCOUPE, '65 COBRA REPL.
All those pieces are aluminum.
They were originally black anodized.
Remove them, take them to a local anodizer and have him do it in black.
Install.
They were originally black anodized.
Remove them, take them to a local anodizer and have him do it in black.
Install.
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Yes, all the pieces are removable, and still available new black adonized. Some of the longer ones are tough to get off straight so be careful bending the aluminum.
Mine has 'patina' to all bronze...but it looks good on my green car. I cringe on what to do if I have to replace say the top windshield blend strip...it'll stick out big time being new and black!
You can "plasti-dip" it all black while still on the car too....that's an option and pretty easy to do.
Mine has 'patina' to all bronze...but it looks good on my green car. I cringe on what to do if I have to replace say the top windshield blend strip...it'll stick out big time being new and black!
You can "plasti-dip" it all black while still on the car too....that's an option and pretty easy to do.
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88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES
When you remove the trim you'll see that sections that weren't exposed to the sunlight are still the original black.
I refinished all of my trim in satin black with a satin clearcoat
I refinished all of my trim in satin black with a satin clearcoat
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