Black is my vote

 

That was my thought too. I have a black chrome one coming too that I will try…

 

My vote is for the silver one. Or is that chrome? If you can’t decide ask your wife, it’s her car.

For the longest time I had nothing on my GS. But I’ve always liked the way the Lexus Of Memphis plate frame looks. So I asked them and they gave me one for free. It’s cheap plastic but it looks chrome and says Lexus on top and Memphis on the bottom in the trademark Lexus font. There’s not any chrome the back my GS except the badges. But I like it and I think it adds a touch of class.

 

It’s like a brushed silver…not chrome. My wife doesn’t care lol

I think my issue with the brushed silver one is it doesn’t match any of the trim on the car really.

Easier choice for the Mercedes because all the trim is chrome

 

Black chrome sounds interesting. It'd be interesting to see it. I'm shopping license plate frames too.

 

Well the brushed silver matches the silver Chrysler emblem. Just as my chrome frame matches the chrome badges. And my car also has chrome on the side and front of the car.

 

In person it doesnt really because the emblems and the other trims aren't brushed metal, they are painted metallic silver

 

I also installed the Glaco windshield coating to the Pacifica, haven't had my car out to try it out in the rain but all of the reviews are good.

You start by polishing the windshield with this compound, its a self contained applicator sponge and bottle. Unlike most glass compounds its not terribly messy and actually wipes off with a damp towel...doesn't stain trim etc:




Then you use the coating which is in a similar self contained applicator and bottle:




It applies well and wipes off really easily once left to bond for 10 minutes, no smearing or anything like that which is great:




Also applied their zero degree coating to the mirrors and the cameras, this is supposed to keep the cameras clean which is a big issue with this vehicle



We'll see how it does...

 

That looks nice. What exactly does it do? Is it like Rainx? The Windshield on my car is so pitted and sparkly I don’t know what to do. A new OEM one is over $700 + installation…… not sure I wanna spend that much money on a 14 year old beater.

 

Yeah, it’s like a higher end and more durable rain x. It also doesn’t cause streaking and wiper chatter supposedly so we will see.

The glass compound actually improved the pittedness of my windshield, so you might want to try and see if that would help. Some of that is contaminants stuck and bonded to the glass.

 

I think a chrome border would look good

 

Well then I’ll probably give it a try then.

Your Pacifica has the same wipers as my car. The Denso designer wipers. I need to replace the rubber on the driver side it’s starting to streak a little. They still don’t squeak or chatter. But they do clunk at the end of travel which is kind of annoying.

 

Yup! Chrysler and Lexus use the same Denso wipers, they're excellent! I wish Mercedes used them. Chrysler doesn't sell inserts though, only the whole blade so I buy inserts from Lexus.

If your wipers clunk at the end of their travel they are out of alignment and are striking the cowl

 

Do tell how the "zero" a.k.a. hydrophilic coating holds up. Guessing it won't be "forever", but if it...lasts... even a single long trip (i.e. half a tank or more) in heavy rain, it should be worth it, given the ease of application.

Re: windshield coatings - in my case the plain jane turtle one (that is over gtechniq's... whatever the longer lasting one was) seems to work fine - assuming that the wipers are not old and that the outside temperature isn't very close to or subfreezing - in which case the windshield needs to be warm, or there'll be heavy streaking even with brand new wipers (using Denso hybrids on a 3GS). Near freezing + rain (high humidity) + still cold car (resp. windshield) is the worst - the mist that wipers create when wiping over hydrophobic glass just won't evaporate fast enough.

 

Supposed durability is 12 months, if I get a month I’ll be happy.