[Antman]

OK, at the risk of being stoned to death on this Forum I am going to admit that I actually LIKE (maybe lovers was a bit too strong) the chrome on the 5th gens. Anybody else have the b***s to admit it?????? Bueller, Bueller, Bueller

[1engineer]

On my black I think the little I have sets it off just fine.

[KCcarguy]

I agree. On the Black it's a nice accent.

[chetJ]

I like it on my Mag Grey as well- not everyone needs to have everything blackened.

[nashman69g]

I like some of my chrome; I wish it were absent on some other places though.

[ROBSCOOL]

The chrome accents are very nice. I'm with you brotha

[Shooter33]

Ditto. Love the relatively small amounts of chrome placed on my mag gray. Do not care for the blacked-out look. But, to each their own. I will say that I love the look of black wheels on just about every 4R I've seen, though.

[TTown]

I don't mind the chrome either. I have RWD so my vote probably doesn't count in this forum ;-)

Off to the mall I go...

[westwind77]

I like mine as well, I would be curious to see what it would look like all color matched, but I would not black mine out (not that there is anything wrong with that)

[osucowboy]

After looking at all of the pictures on here I decided to go with the ATX Slot chrome wheels on my Blizzard Pearl. Very pleased with my decision! Apparently nobody liked it, so I went to Walmart and bought a case of Matte Black Krylon and painted it! I swear it has way more off-road capability now. Might even enter the BAJA 500 in the modded class.

[SeattleMike]

I like the small amount of chrome accents on the TE. I'd even consider chrome wheels if I found the right style because they clean up nicely and look good on the street.

Except for those wheels with the fake beadlock... that's just So Gay

[Quentin]

I like the stock look well enough. I would, though, prefer the TE look, but the SR5 and Limited look is pretty cohesive.

[sp8ball]

I think that all of the body colors available on the 4Runner do a good job of taking the chrome that comes on the vehicle and making it look good. I don't HATE the chrome, and my wife likes it. If I had never come to this forum, I would never have known how good these things look blacked out, or how I like some of the color-matched features of the Canadian model.

But I came here. And I saw. And now I like the other options I have available to me.

Originally Posted by westwind77

I like mine as well, I would be curious to see what it would look like all color matched, but I would not black mine out (not that there is anything wrong with that)

That's the direction I'm likely headed with my SR5. I'm going to try to do as much as possible to keep it out of a complicated painting situation.

1) Ordering Salsa Red Pearl door handles (they exist in the Great White North).
2) Going with Matte Black Vinyl applications on the chrome strips on the front/rear bumpers and rocker panels.
3) Matte/Flat back for the end caps of the roof rails.
4) Painting everything on the front grill - the chrome "wings" and the oval surrounding the Toyota logo - to be Salsa Red Pearl, and leaving the Toyota emblem in the middle to be silver.
5) Replacing the chrome fog lamp bezels with black TE bezels. (since they're easy to take off, I may color-match them when #4 and #6 get painted.
6) The final fix is is the tricky one: Painting the rear garnish Salsa Red Pearl, while leaving the Toyota emblem and the "4Runner" letters to be chrome/silver.
7) Eventually - down the road - replace the front headlights with TE headlights.

Item #6 is the one I'd like the most advice about. I've seen folks heat up the Toyota emblem and 4Runner letters and remove them from the rear garnish, and then clean up the area, paint it black, and then put the emblem and letters (usually black, also) back on. Would I be better off, for alignment purposes, purchasing new "4Runner" letters, since they come off individually and may be a pain to re-align?

[jsevlie]

I like the chrome on my BP, I like the extra snazz it gives the truck.

[Antman]

Indeed it seems I am not alone!! Sweet.