Poll: - chrome grille surround or not?

squala · Postby **squala** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:20 pm

Go for chrome if (1) you can get it done on the grille perfectly and (2) you change the window trims to chrome as well. Most grille surrounds stick out, probably because of the thickness of the trim itself. If you can grab hold of the real thing, as in the actual RA surround, then that's even better.

The black one is also nice and easier to do, but I am a chrome guy nonetheless.

Zaphod · Postby **Zaphod** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:28 pm

@steve: - black is the new pink? - are you trying to start a blue??? :-)

@Al: - the trim strip stick out four or five mm - unfortunately, you can't just stick an RA surround on - they won't fit as the front bar is different...

The chrome makes it look a bit more ''flash' / 'finished', but the black is quieter...

ashleymorris · Postby **ashleymorris** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:36 pm

Don't be ridiculous, Steve.
Nothing will ever replace pink!

Zaphod · Postby **Zaphod** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:01 pm

So far, if we include pink with chrome, it's more than 2:1 in favour of blacked-out

If we include pink with black as per Steve's suggestion, it's 3:1...

Looks like I'm breaking out the heat-gun and white spirits on the weekend...

:-)

Zaphod · Postby **Zaphod** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:59 pm

.
Well... I did it...

Took off the chrome surround - back to black - The masses have spoken and I have yielded to the popular vote...

Definitely need to get silver-on-black number plates...

:-)

lantourismo · Postby **lantourismo** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:15 am

I like it with the chrome adds a touch of class to an ES but since you pulled it of in voting pink to see you drive around with a pink front

Zaphod · Postby **Zaphod** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:23 am

That'd be right...

*car*

lantourismo · Postby **lantourismo** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:29 am

Zaphod wrote:Thatd be right...

Yup, because the chrome strip you had looked great *boxing*

and you went and took it of *crazy*

Zaphod · Postby **Zaphod** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 4:07 pm

I can't win...
:-(

Mystique · Postby **Mystique** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:38 pm

Definitely looks better without tbh

Gives it a meaner look

And makes it different to everyone else that has chrome

Lancer09 · Postby **Lancer09** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 6:44 pm

I personally like the chrome surround, i'm not sure about the chrome window trim bit though?

Also a different subject, is your lancer a different blue martin? it looks darker than mine

Zaphod · Postby **Zaphod** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 6:53 pm

Hi Kev',
It looks lighter in real life than in the last two photos - I believe it's exactly the same as on the earlier models - my rear wing is off a 2011 VRX and matches perfectly...

Akram reckons I should put the chrome back too!

:-/

Zaphod · Postby **Zaphod** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 6:57 pm

Mystique wrote:Definitely looks better without tbh Gives it a meaner look And makes it different to everyone else that has chrome

Thanks Tiff...!

:-D

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