For a Black (Anthracite) 2000 S-Type:

Chrome trim for the grill verticals?

Thanks in advance

 

NO...NO!!! If you wanna change the appearance buy alu grill!

My opinion

 

Its a NO from me!

 

Body color grill would look better.

 

Yes for the chrome

 

Certainly not, from me.

 

We have a winner. No chrome.

 

I'm on the fence when it comes to chrome. On some cars it makes sense, on others it doesn't..
I personally don't like it when someone tries too hard to make a base car look like an R...It just ends up looking like some "tuner" project gone wrong and cheapens the car.
On the other hand, I do think the base black grill on the early cars also looks kind of cheap as well.
So, it all depends on how you plan to brighten it up. If you are going to send it out to someone who does plastic plating, it should look pretty nice. If you are just going to tack on chrome strips, ummm, I wouldn't.

Just my opinion..

 

I had that feeling from the start too...

I lived in Southern California and Hawaii for a great many years (USMC), and, at least in those days, chrome was definitely not "in".

So, with a polite *nod* to Caddy, its *no* chrome on the verticals

How about I black out *all* the chrome on the car? =O

Semper Fi

 

Sorry Caddy, it's no chrome from too.

Now what about mesh instead of the rails?

 

I'm not a fan of chrome either. Just for the heckuvit, several weeks ago, I stopped by an auto body paint shop to see what it would be to paint the front and rear chrome strips and the entire grill and surround the body color. It was $325 for paint and labor. Since this is a lease car, I won't be doing it, just wanted to know.

 

If you want an idea of how no chrome looks, google a 2002 XJR 100. I had one. They only come in Anthracite and everything is body color. One of the prettiest cars I have ever owned and I've had over 100 including 16 Jags.