On a Silver Metallic Beetle- Chrome or No chrome strips....

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Jan 2003, 12:59 pm

#18704

What do other Forum members think of the following: Would My Silver grey Metallic painted Beetle look better - With or Without Chrome strips ??? Now ordinarily, I would have left them on.... but the bonnet strip had a little accident and was creased... So I asked My Son, Scott, to braze up the chrome strip holes... meaning the bonnet only..... But somehow... All the holes were brazed up.. and I now Have another set of chrome strips... not aluminium either...
OPINIONS please.....:bounce

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Jan 2003, 1:03 pm

#18705

My 68 beetle will NOT have chrome or aluminium around the windows excepting the doors , which will have new outer scrapers etc.... plus the 1/4 windows...:bounce

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Jan 2003, 1:06 pm

#18708

I also have the bright aluminium strip for the air vents under the rear window,,,,
Now I really want to put this on.....
Any opinions... and should the bumpers be chrome or silver metallic???:o

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

bugmeister Slammed & Awesome Dubber

89 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 6 Jan 2003, 1:26 pm

#18711

Along the same lines how do you colour code the chrome items, e.g. headlight rims/bumpers as per the german look. Can you just paint over the chrome with some kind of surface preparation?

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Jan 2003, 4:27 pm

#18733

I am not sure.... there would have to be a special application or preparation I'm Sure.
My Son's 56 oval is Pearl White with black chrome strips and they haven't fallen off after 10 years... and His Bumpers are white... & it hasn't fallen off either... & one bumper is sitting on a shed roof....
but XD XE XF Falcons had bright metal around the windows on the doors and these were painted black for some unknown reason.. and the paint does come off these,,.. Maybe the preparation or paint is better Now.....

[Edited on 6-1-2003 by 68AutoBug]

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Jan 2003, 4:00 pm

#18976

Yes I realise david,
that chrome on a dark coloured car looks great.... Have a look at an early model falcon or magna with lots of chrome - have a look at a white one & a dark coloured one.... BIG Difference... Same as a dark coloured car & a light coloured Car both with a black grill and bumper cutouts etc.... they tend to be invisible on a dark car...
:o

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amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Jan 2003, 6:56 pm

#19036

68AutoBug wrote:I also have the bright aluminium strip for the air vents under the rear window,,,,
Now I really want to put this on.....
Any opinions... and should the bumpers be chrome or silver metallic???:o

Chrome bumpers, no chrome on the air vents.
*cha-ching* (my 2 cents dropping in the till - running out of them fast)

Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jan 2003, 5:49 pm

#19447

You should have purchased a NEW bonnet strip available here in Sydney.

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Jan 2003, 7:39 am

#19570

Adz

your noy old enough to purchase those
did u raid yr Dads fridge???

Sush dont tell Lee where he could have got the strip.

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 26 Jan 2003, 8:31 am

#22463

if u want something really out there, why not try polished black/gloss black paint on the chrome strips?

Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 26 Jan 2003, 7:15 pm

#22560

He should have bought a new strip instead of stuffing around

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409