PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
- theax40
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Re: PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
Bright chrome, although the graphite looks good on the last white gxp.
Off topic, but the reflection on the front of the car in the first two pics is just incredible. Looks almost fake its so shiny.
Off topic, but the reflection on the front of the car in the first two pics is just incredible. Looks almost fake its so shiny.
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Re: PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
The reflection looks like that because we had some awesome natural lighting from a reflection off a sky scraper. Check out all the pics: http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... =9&t=13381
And folks, Bright Chrome it is. Always has been. I like the look of black chrome for some cars, but its too gangster for me. Good old fashioned chrome please.
And folks, Bright Chrome it is. Always has been. I like the look of black chrome for some cars, but its too gangster for me. Good old fashioned chrome please.
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Re: PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
Black chrome.
- theax40
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Re: PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
I'd kill for a set of black 18" gxp rims like the car in your sig. Silver and black is awesome.Oldsman105 wrote:Black chrome.
But bright chrome will look best on the pearl white.
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Re: PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
Bright chrome...def...
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Re: PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
There is a tri gold GXP running around Cloud with the black chrome rims. I wanted to catch up with him, but he ran a red and got too far away
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Re: PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
I will keep my eye out for that person too.Black Pearl wrote:There is a tri gold GXP running around Cloud with the black chrome rims. I wanted to catch up with him, but he ran a red and got too far away

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Re: PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
I agree with the chrome. The black chrome just doesn't look right on a white car.
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Re: PVD: bright chrome or black chrome?
if i had the choice, i would go with simple gloss black, not bright chrome or black chrome. since you limit our choices, i would say bright chrome...black chrome looks great on primary color cars [blue or red], but white doesn't work as well with it.
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