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just wondering if you can go anywhere to replace the chrome stripeing around the car?? mine is looking a bit taddy and i want to replace them.
I dont mind if it doesnt actually look the same, but just something similar.. I have read that you can remove them, and try and paint them. But from what i have read they dont turn out the best when you try and paint them the chrome colour. any suggestions on what i could do, or anyone suggest where i can take it to get some new strips put in?? cheers BEN
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I went to a spraypainter to get a quote to redo my car and he said that when they do it, all badges and everything on the outside comes off and gets replaced with new gear, so maybe a spraypainter might be able to fix that up for you?
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| kizzer |
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u can still get the strips from ford.
my gf got a quote for them a couple of months ago. but was pretty exy $$
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| Leroy |
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i will price them in the morning if i remember.
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probly be something like $750
if ya lucky
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cheers leroy, that would be appreciated.
I hope it is not anywhere near $750!! that is just insane! If it is near that price range i will be going to hunt around at spray painters as suggested.
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they are about 80 bucks each
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80 bucks?? where are you buying them from? thats cheap
normal retail is more like $115
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For a pair or each individual strip?
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| Leroy |
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each of course. lol
dont think ford would sell things in paris do you??
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take em off, sand them back, and paint em yourself, buying them from ford is a just plain theivery on their behalf.
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| Leroy |
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what would you use to paint chrome though?
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| smiley235 |
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I remember when I made a model car kit of a mustang, one of the paints I used for the exhaust was a shiny chrome colour, just go to one of those art craft stores and ask for the colour. Not sure how weatherproof they are so maybe even seeing a car paint specialist or something would work or even coating it with some protective coating.
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You can buy the chrome strips from somewhere, I had woodgrain ones a while back.
They come with the end bits & everything. Don't paint them, if anything, you'll need to get them chrome dipped, as just painting them is crap, the paint will peel & flake off once you hit a fly! Have a lood around, if you find them, give us a shout, I'm in need of some of them as well!! Could try Repco or something like that.....
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| twirqurky |
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If your cheap there is a VHT Chrome paint. Never used it though.
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