Interior Chrome Blinding in the Sun

adboyd06 · Aug 9, 2018

It is possible to remove this chrome piece and wrap, plasti-dip or paint it? The sun reflects and it is terribly annoying.

2ndA732 · Aug 9, 2018

i had the same issue on the center console handle. I taped the area off and used plasti-dip. Did a couple coats, worked like a charm. Your area looks a little more technical, but you could try it.

adboyd06 · Aug 9, 2018

After looking through multiple pages of threads, looks like other people have wrapped it. On the 2015s does the ring pop off or did everyone wrap it in place?

tidefan1967 · Aug 9, 2018

It looks like another "Blinding ring of death" post. I had this problem in both my RAM's also but I kind of halfassed it and just put a strip of electrical tape on that left side where the sun reflects off of it. That piece does pop off but you half to be extremely careful removing it because it has clips under it which can break off. Using vinyl wrap to cover it seems to be a pretty popular way of covering it.

adboyd06 · Aug 9, 2018

Didn't realized it was coined that term, pretty damn accurate.

huntergreen · Aug 9, 2018

Popped my trim ring off in my 11 and Plasti dipped.

U1arunit · Aug 9, 2018

I thought I was the only one annoyed by this! LOL

stimpy433 · Aug 9, 2018

I wrapped my armrest latch cuz it was always blinding me.... have the same problem in my Challenger.

U1arunit · Aug 9, 2018

This forum is always finding more "work" for me to do on the RAM. :Big Laugh:

NCRaineman · Aug 9, 2018

I really wish people who designed the interiors of these vehicles had to live with them for a year. My mother-in-law had a Caliber for several years and it came with a beautiful "chrome" cap on top of the shifter, which would absolutely blind the driver during summer months. Chrome belongs on the OUTSIDE of the vehicle, not in it.

HEMI_Finn · Aug 9, 2018

On the '15s and newer you cannot remove the trim ring. There are guys on here that have done really nice work wrapping it with vinyl, like carbon fiber. Do a search and you should find the threads.

I think @quietpeen was one of the guys who did it.

quietpeen · Aug 9, 2018

Yes I did vinyl wrap that chrome ring and like stated above it does not pop off. It is held on with plastic welds. I also wrapped the chrome ring on the radio bezel

McBroom · Aug 9, 2018

HEMI_finn said:
On the '15s and newer you cannot remove the trim ring. There are guys on here that have done really nice work wrapping it with vinyl, like carbon fiber. Do a search and you should find the threads.

I think @quietpeen was one of the guys who did it.

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NCRaineman · Aug 10, 2018

quietpeen said:
Yes I did vinyl wrap that chrome ring and like stated above it does not pop off. It is held on with plastic welds. I also wrapped the chrome ring on the radio bezel

Very nicely done.

quietpeen · Aug 10, 2018

NCRaineman said:
Very nicely done.

Thank you

adboyd06 · Aug 10, 2018

Nicely done, indeed. Will be doing the same thing. Glad I didn't try to pry the ring up and break it.

quietpeen · Aug 10, 2018

adboyd06 said:
Nicely done, indeed. Will be doing the same thing. Glad I didn't try to pry the ring up and break it.

i wrapped that ring in the truck but the whole top part comes out of the truck pretty easily. It would be much easier to do out of the truck

Quick_Shifter · Aug 19, 2018

I did the perforated vinyl that made for tinting lights. Plain black was too boring. I do like carbon fiber as others have done but I felt if that was the only accent it would beg for more.

AZmtns · Aug 19, 2018

Quick Shifter, did you take the ring off to do that, and if so, how did you get it off? I have the same year and set up as you.

Quick_Shifter · Aug 19, 2018

AZmtns said:
Quick Shifter, did you take the ring off to do that, and if so, how did you get it off? I have the same year and set up as you.

Yes the ring is held in with clips. I used a plastic interior pry tool to lift strait up a little at a time while working around the edges

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