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 68AutoBug
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 posted on January 6th, 2003 at 12:59 PM |
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On a Silver Metallic Beetle- Chrome or No chrome strips....
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
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 posted on January 6th, 2003 at 01:03 PM |
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Chome or Not to Chrome... that is the ????
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
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68AutoBug
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| posted on January 6th, 2003 at 01:06 PM |
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chrome or not to chrome.....
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
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| posted on January 6th, 2003 at 01:26 PM |
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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?
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68AutoBug
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| posted on January 6th, 2003 at 04:27 PM |
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Paint over the chrome....??
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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| posted on January 7th, 2003 at 04:00 PM |
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chrome on Silver metallic
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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| posted on January 7th, 2003 at 06:56 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
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
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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
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| posted on January 9th, 2003 at 05:49 PM |
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You should have purchased a NEW bonnet strip available here in Sydney.
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| posted on January 10th, 2003 at 07:39 AM |
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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.
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| posted on January 26th, 2003 at 08:31 AM |
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if u want something really out there, why not try polished black/gloss black paint on the chrome strips?
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
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| posted on January 26th, 2003 at 07:15 PM |
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He should have bought a new strip instead of stuffing around
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