SPF Why do you guys black everything out? Are you trying to look hard or something?

That one doesn't count, it's a transformer...

 

Chrome is a maintenance nightmare. Constant cleaning, wiping and polishing. Especially in states that have winter snowy weather.

 

Hmm I once had a black Honda Civic and it always looked like shit in winter

 

Plastic bits that look like real chrome. Amazing! Exposure to the elements after a few years and plastic chrome starts to peel just like real chromed steel. Nothing is immune from Mother Nature.

 

I don't love chrome on any new car or truck, but toyota did a terrible job with the chrome on the tacoma. The full sized chevy's can pull it off, but for as good looking as the 3rd gen is, the little chrome bits just don't work.

The grill surround is just ugly, it doesn't match or flow with anything. Plus the pro grill looks 10x better. Once you change to a pro grill, then you just have fake chrome plastic badges on the doors that stick out like a sore thumb. I don't think it's a general hate for chrome, it just doesn't work on a tacoma.

The paint scheme also has a lot to do with it. The chrome is less offensive on MGM, black, and BBP, but it looks god awful on white, cement, quicksand.

 

Well it is a little low for side pipes, but I think he's on to something...

 

jose' is very proud of his ride.

 

Come everywhere, door handles, badges, bezels,mirrors. I like it.

 

Thats alot of come

 

Them Fifteen 52 Wheels look pretty cool.

 

To each their own blah ... I'll take some fake oe chrome or silver plastic what ever you want to call it. Just not extra. Also got some raised white letters showing. It stands out nicely on my QS OR. Black wheels are just boring to me and the murdered theme, just nah bruh. It's always been a matter of not over doing it for my taste.

 

Me

 

And the SR71 Blackbird

 

As for me Chrome has it place and on my Tacoma is Not one of those Places because Plastic Chrome is Just not like the "Real Chrome" or before Chrome when it was Nickel Plating that you had to polish almost weekly to keep it up to Par and I have done that on a few show cars.

 

Personally I like dark and matte finishes because it seems like chrome and polished finishes are always reflecting into my face in the desert.