ehaze

wanting to ditch all the chrome on my ls460.

anyone tried this?

Lextrician

thought about it but there is there really that much chrome on it. you should wrap it. what color u got??

I8ABMR

imho chrome belongs on a luxury car but to each his own. I agree that a wrap would probably eb the best bet. I am pretty sure we have multiple members who have painted their grilles to match the body color. What were you thinking and what color is the car??

Shibumi1

wrap it to see if u like it 1st... if its a go then u can always powder coat it later...

ehaze

shibumi1, you can't powder coat plastic.

car is silver.

going to debadge (leave the L).

chrome that needs to go:
trim around the windows, rocker panels, grill, and door handles.

last car didn't have any chrome, it had a luxury vibe:
http://www.1am2.com/files/1/bmwm5/m5.JPG

RuCuS81

I've started to do this just to get an idea of what it will look like. I'm just using Plasti dip to get the idea and then will peal it off later on.

Shibumi1

is all the chrome on the car plastic???? of this i was unaware... then paint...

bsl888

The window trim is "die-cast zinc, hand polished, and chrome-plated", info from Motor Trend article, October 2006.

Funny, recently a popular mod was adding the chrome trim on the front bumper cover's lower valance. We all have different taste and preference.

09LS460

Chrome/Silver look good together, but I could see your point if it were a darker color (though I'm not so much a fan of the look on RuCuS81's car or the monotone of the BMW - no offense).

I concur that the chrome that exists looks right and the factory stuff isn't overly done IMO. I have a silver LS as well, but as with all mods, it's all in the execution of the work. Personally i can't see the chrome pieces looking right if they were all body paint color, but that's just me and not thinking about it too much.......

Will be curious to see how it looks if you make the changes.

kazakh

iTrader: (1)

here is one in Almaty, Kazakhstan LS600h

Lextrician

i must admit that the black one looks good and it was done right. the only thing i would like to de chrome are the door handles!!!

ehaze

that looks good!


SHOULD have my car back this week from having the audio system reworked.
with any luck, i might take a stab at some of this over the weekend.
car has been in the shop longer than i've owned it, sucks!

GSP David

iTrader: (1)

imo the car looks cheap when you black the emblems out.

ehaze

david, i'd remove them altogether if i could.

but it might look a little odd with the circular indention just sitting empty.

Lextrician

i know they cost a lil cash but lexus black pearl emblems are an option or get the oem ones painted!!