Black Chorme

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I am thinking about sending the kidneys out and only making the chrome area into black chrome. I will also get the 325is emblem done. Everything else on the car is either black or smoked. I also need to make the decision on the wheels, but the jury is still out on that whole thing.

Thoughts?

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Here was the b4

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I am going to get a quote from advanced plating - we will see.

Here is a photochop! :)

[Mr Deagle]

"black chrome"

esplain

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Found this online:

Ever seen a front wheel of a car with a light coat of brake dust? lol. It looks like that! It is the same process of chroming, but a slight variant gets you black chrome.

Here is a pic of some wheels!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lamborghini-GALLARDO-2005-Bright-RED-with-rare-BLACK-CHROME-WHEELS-2k-miles_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6290QQihZ002QQitemZ120106104272QQrdZ1

[StereoInstaller1]

I love black chrome.

I just wouldn't do it on your kidneys.

YMMV.

Luke

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noted! :)

[Mr Deagle]

do it on the kidneys!

[mulishaflesh969]

Just black it out?

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I am going to buy a new grill and send it out to advanced plating this week.

I was going to black it out, and I have one that I did - it was not for me, and it was too much for a black car. :( Too black! I like the chrome a hell of a lot - so I figure the black chrome would be right to my taste! :)

[c0rnfl4k3]

Interested to see how this will turn out, as I'm thinkin about this for not only the kidneys on my car.

[Rocla]

The kidneys AFAIK are not chromed, but polished stainless steel and I think real chrome plating of stainless parts can be problematic.

Hope it would work, those would really look good.

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I will know more very soon. I called to see what they thought - I am going to send it in for them to look at.

[nando]

The kidneys AFAIK are not chromed, but polished stainless steel and I think real chrome plating of stainless parts can be problematic.

Hope it would work, those would really look good.

whatever it is, it's thick and tough as nails. I tried to sand through it once.. uhh, yeah. :p

I tried a similar effect using some tint spray on the chrome.. lasted about a week until it started to chip off.

[NC325iC]

I tried a similar effect using some tint spray on the chrome.. lasted about a week until it started to chip off.

ive thought about doing that but never got around to it, now i know it wont work