What Happened To Chrome?

I agree .

It's like arguing about paint colour .

 

I think the chrome (fake as it may be) on the stock TRD is fine. I happen to like the shiney bumber. Same on the grill. Now, stick on vents and sstuff like that is just tacky. Door handles and mirrors, no way. I would not want any more chrome on the truck, but I like the way that it is.
I am not a fan of chrome wheels though. I kinda like the Off-road rims. Just my thoughts.

 

I live in San Jose and completely understand what you're referring to. Have no interesting in throwing chrome all the way around though. My back bumper is chrome and I have no plans on changing it out for a painted one. Some 'real' chrome wheels would pop on my ride but I guess it really comes down to personal preference, which is all that I was looking for.

Heated topic though - thanks for the thread

 

I think some chrome is ok. Chrome wheels look good on certain trucks while black looks good on others. I think it depends on the color of truck and the accessories the owner installs. I changed out my chrome to colormatched, but the chrome on the stock Tacoma looks fine as is.

 

Plasti-dip ftw

 

chrome is high maintenance and the brake dust slowly eats away at it

 

Only if you dont clean them often

 

My previous 99 Tacoma had chrome wheels that lasted the decade I owned them.

 

hence the high maintenance part...

 

It didn't get home.

That aside, it just looks like hell.

 

I for one take pleasure in spending part of an afternoon sitting outside on a nice day shining my truck up and enjoying looking at the shine that comes off my truck when I put a little time and hard work into it.

You people are getting so lazy

 

Chrome is good in moderations or on a nice set of wheels

We are in a new phase and chrome doesn't look good on our trucks --- most of us are trying to get away from the 20"+ chrome wheel thing aswell

 

^ This

Hah - nice!

 

Too many batman movies.

 

x2 its along the same lines of the people who have a dinky truck and the first mod they do to it is put a massive bumper on it...it kind of just looks out of place, chrome has to go with the style of the truck as well.

 

I wouldn't mind having one of those!

 

I have chromed out many vehicals over the last 20 yrs. from the engines to wheels to polished SS rear bumpers to be shiney.... I wanted to do something different this time and go with something blacked out. I dont have a problem with chrome at all but I do not like the ways that the fad of todays lifted trucks with the big "bling" wheels with low profile mud tires...LOL. It is not for me at all. Maybe I am just getting old

 

washing your truck shouldnt be considered maintenance. it should be a given that you clean it. Do you shower often? should be the same idea

 

I can think of at least 3 people off the top of my head that I'm pretty sure don't shower consistently.

 

It's all about moderation. Less is more and it's really hard for a lot of people to grasp that.
Chrome looks good
Black looks good
But either can be ruined by over use.

And in the battle of Fifi VS Humongus.... Master Blaster