I Like Chrome and Shiny Things on My Vehicles

[Ogre75]

Nowadays, chrome looks cheap on vehicles compared to other finishes. Nothing chrome is actual metal anymore, aside from steel wheels. To me it's right up there with non-functional hood scoops and 3m stick on taped "accessories" in terms of gaudiness.
The thing I hate most about my rig currently is the chrome crap and faux bead-locks on the wheels.

But that's just my opinion, beauty is in the eye of the... "you know the thing man!"

 

[Runner-Wannabe]

I like the old saying chrome don’t get you home. But I do like a bit of flash, or at least some alloy. Never liked the stealth blackout look on cars like the Buick Grand national. But I don’t like too much chrome either. I’ve never been one to spend bucks for bling either.. trends are short lived, bucks for trends are even shorter lived.

 

[rudeinc]

I'm mostly just a chrome wheel guy and that's about it. I like the color matched look of most everything else, but again to each their own. If my wife's T4R saw anything more than a Starbucks parking lot there's no way I would have a chrome plated wheel on there though.

 

[Toffees]

The blackout look is very popular. Similar to the chrome of old.

Yes, all fashion is a balance of trends/norms/preferences. Do your thing OP, and although I have definitely seen a few take it too far, if it doesn't hurt your 4R then enjoy yourself.

 

[Snowtrooper]

I appreciate the nostalgia in this thread. Takes me back to the early 1990’s, when you can clean your chrome wheels with a shelf duster. The reflection bouncing off a freeway divider was magical; it never fades.

Nowadays, any chrome on super white gives me Cadillac vibes, short of white walls and leather tops.