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Old 01-26-2004, 09:21 PM
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Chrome is added by electroplating chomolly onto the metal in a bath, they prob had to just strip off all the paint and just plate all the body panels. Im shure they had to make replacement chromed metal parts to replace the plastic ones to complete that look.
well they cant take off ---- like the quarter panels and roof, can they? i think its just paint not actual chrome plating
 
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Old 01-26-2004, 09:25 PM
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i dunno but it shore is purdy!
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Old 01-26-2004, 09:32 PM
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That sure is some shiny paint. I would love that car, but maybe in a regular silver? It's a little to bright for my taste. I would have to see it in person I guess.
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Old 01-26-2004, 09:37 PM
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You can't chrome plate a polyurethane bumper. Chrome is an electroplating process for metal, not plastic
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Old 01-26-2004, 09:40 PM
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Looks like a photoshop to me..
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Old 01-26-2004, 09:59 PM
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^^I wouldn't be surprised. I didn't know that flat black in between the front and back door reflected just as good as glass. Still is ------ dirty though!!
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Old 01-26-2004, 10:01 PM
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----!You cant have a chrome/polished muffler,let alone a chrome car .That would be pimp to roll that though.That thing must be a PUNE magnet
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Old 01-26-2004, 10:05 PM
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eh, id drive it
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Old 01-26-2004, 10:14 PM
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sign me up...id live with my parents for a couple more years if i could pimp that thing
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Old 01-26-2004, 10:27 PM
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stuff like thats old news :-p Jaguar built a car with a completely polished exterior. Like, chrome polish. It was at the seattle international car show. It was pretty cool. It was like a big mirror
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