To black out or long live chrome ?

Back out or not ?


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Squirrel1270

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Personally, I like the chrome look. Seems like everyone's doing the blacked out look...

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I personally like the chrome-especially on the bumpers-you wont get the stone chips like you can get on the color-matched bumpers-after 7yrs I probably would have them all over the bumpers and grill if they were painted. But to each his/her own preference..DSC00560.JPG
 

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Chrome is back whether you guys like it or not...

Thought about doing chrome hood stripes but reconsidered from the amount of accidents it’d cause.

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I havent had anyone complain about the stripes yet-but maybe they couldnt follow me after having their retinas scorched...its really not like a mirror-the chrome is way more reflective..DSC00552.JPG
 

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Ignoring for the moment the actual preference for chrome over blacked-out, think about it: you already have chrome. And you are asking to cover that up with black. Not practical. Anything you cover it with will not last a few years. Road debris chips, UV light (more a prob for me in Hawaii than for you in Grey Sky Country, but still, summertime UV), washing, hand grabing - all of that will surely erode whatever blackening you put on it. Same thing if it were blacked out and you wanted to chrome it. Just not wise.
Of course I'm a keep-the-vehicle-for-15-years kinda guy. If you're a sell everytime Ram makes a new desing change, then yeah, paint it black.
I agree with you-I buy a truck the way I want it-not to change the hell out of the way i bought it-otherwise i would have bought it that way.. And I keep mine too-but I have no other option...
 

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Black is so played out these days.
Every time I see a blacked out truck I can't help wondering if anyone ever has an original idea anymore.
I bought my truck exactly the way I wanted it, no need to change anything other than dumping the Goodyear tires and putting on Michelins.
 

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cd47295804495ae564273c25b0a5ea97.jpggotta leave some Chrome for an accent colour, everyone blacks things out and it looks cheap


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What headlights are these? I want to ditch my quads and like these way more than the factory projectors.

For OP, I hate chrome and say all black however with the granite the black bumpers would look like a cheap base model work truck. Maybe color match or call up some local junkers to find sport bumpers?
 

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I'm just doing certain parts. Grillcraft black mesh grill inserts. My headlight will have the projector shrouds chrome, with the chrome inner buckets, the bezel will be black. 5b2efb02628970029f545244a721192c.jpgd564b2b3167bea4d2803b4e5c09ccd5d.jpg

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I personally like the chrome-especially on the bumpers-you wont get the stone chips like you can get on the color-matched bumpers-after 7yrs I probably would have them all over the bumpers and grill if they were painted. But to each his/her own preference..View attachment 166747

Pretty sure that's only a problem on color matched bumpers that were painted poorly or with defects from the factory. I had 2 sports I traded in at 5 years old and 6 years old and neither of them had a single rock chip in the bumper.
 

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I havent had anyone complain about the stripes yet-but maybe they couldnt follow me after having their retinas scorched...its really not like a mirror-the chrome is way more reflective..View attachment 166749


My wife doesn’t understand why people have stripes on their trucks/cars. I keep telling her stripes make them go faster...
 

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I love the Max Steel/Bright silver two tone with chrome. Would look like crap with black wheels. If I ever decide to change wheels I’m gonna be screwed as the chrome wheel selection sucks.718E142C-227E-4600-B644-B5D553B8C706.jpeg
 

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Could always look into forged polished wheels if you’re a big baller. $2+ grand a set to park it at the local Walmart truck show!

FCA put clean and simple wheels on the luxury 4th Gen trucks, the 5th Gens have one or two that are appealing IMO.

I wanted 10” wides, and the MO962s aren’t too complex but again my opinion.
 

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I love the Max Steel/Bright silver two tone with chrome. Would look like crap with black wheels. If I ever decide to change wheels I’m gonna be screwed as the chrome wheel selection sucks.View attachment 166809

Yeah that two tone really would make black not work. I think I'm barely getting away with it on my monotone Delmonico red. In your particular case though, I really like the chrome with the two tone.
 

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Chrome all the way! I've never understood this blacked out look. Even my 1987 Buick Grand National while all black has chrome wheels to break up the monotony.
 

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Chrome all the way! I've never understood this blacked out look. Even my 1987 Buick Grand National while all black has chrome wheels to break up the monotony.

It's TACTICAL! :biggun:
 

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What headlights are these? I want to ditch my quads and like these way more than the factory projectors.

For OP, I hate chrome and say all black however with the granite the black bumpers would look like a cheap base model work truck. Maybe color match or call up some local junkers to find sport bumpers?

Look like the new Morimoto XB LED Headlights.
 

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My 99 Ram was at black sport with aluminum factory rims

08 Ram SLT so chome grill, bumpers, rims etc.

16 Ram sport so all blacked out.

So who knows what the next one will be. Have a few yrs to decide.

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I have blacked out my last two trucks (tundras). At some point in the past two years, I have been more into the stock look of trucks (still like it leveled with some beefier A/Ts or M/Ts). I have a white 2500 and the chrome/white contrast is growing on me.

So while I like the blacked out look, the chrome is definitely growing on me IF it is in moderation.
 
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