Boltzmann

(I'm posting here, rather in than in the RX300 forum, because there seem to be more people modding and updating SC's than RX's...)

I made the mistake of buying some flexible chrome molding off eBay. Since I wanted trim for some rarely-touched surfaces (like where the plastic and vinyl pieces of my doors meet---places no one ever touches) I was just looking for something small (e.g., 3 or 4 millimeters in diameter), self-adhesive, and chrome in color. Seriously, I had very low expectations...

...or so I thought. This is what was sent to me:


Only the tippy-top portion of the molding is "chrome". Both sides of the trim show lots of white opaque plastic (that white you see is plastic, not a reflection from chrome). There's seriously no place I could put this in my car that wouldn't show some white in addition to chrome, and that's most definitely NOT the look I was going for.

So now I ask: where can one buy high quality (perhaps professional grade) flexible "chrome" molding strips? You know, something where 100% of the visible surface is chrome, rather than just 60%?

By the way, I'm in Atlanta. If you have a local recommendation, I'll take it, too.

Thanks in advance.

chrispy

iTrader: (21)

I've used chrome trim from Autozone or Pepboys for my 2nd gen GS bumper before. It looks exactly like the Lexus OEM chrome bumper trim.

Boltzmann

I went to PepBoys, O'Reilly, and AutoZone and couldn't find what I was looking for, specifically, a small diameter trim.