black chrome or chrome

jpalmer · Jan 26, 2009

On my c/o setup i want to bling out my tubular arms. The question is chrome, black chrome, or powder-coat black

1madgumby · Jan 26, 2009

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black chrome would look awsome!! somthing different.

jpalmer · Jan 26, 2009

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This is a sy btw. and as far as a color scheme goes, stock colors outside. polished alum. under hood, polished rims, red calipers, same stuff as normal people, nothing new.

J_SULLIVAN · Jan 26, 2009

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I voted black chrome due to the bruises on my arm.

jpalmer · Jan 26, 2009

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J_SULLIVAN said:
I voted black chrome due to the bruises on my arm.

well i dont remember hitting you, hahaha, lmao. i was trashed

4C FED · Jan 26, 2009

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You don't want to chrome any of your suspension parts. Something called hydrogen embrittlement.
True black chrome was almost a lost art sometime ago. I also believe it costs more than regular chrome.
So I voted black powdercoat.

jpalmer · Jan 26, 2009

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a place in Phoenix does it, yes it is more. i understand the process weakens it, but i would not be the first to chrome a-arms and it is not for off-road.

Loeryder · Jan 27, 2009

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BC would be the shit!

I know you don't want to leave them green!

Daveman2 · Jan 27, 2009

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Personally I'd want mine just powdercoated black. Chrome just seems silly unless it's a show car and everything is chrome. Glossblack would be alright, but green would just look goofy imo.
And cheaper/no reduced stability FTW!
I'd be down for a flat/matte black set of arms

How are these coming along? Any pics?

warmpancakes · Jan 27, 2009

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get the perma star looks just like black chrome

Six-is-Enough · Jan 27, 2009

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Got to vote black-powdercoated.

jpalmer · Jan 27, 2009

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i am going to base my decision off the poll so make it good guys..............please leave detailed responses, i like to hear what you think.

I could get the rims i want in Black Chrome also...................

TYHOGG · Jan 27, 2009

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Don't do black chrome! its looks like black paint when plated and cost $$$. Do a black nickel plating, they can tint the plating as dark as you like and it looks alot more reflective than black chrome. Talk to the guys at Advanced Plating in Nashville TN, I've had some stuff done by them and their work is incredible!

joesscamaro · Jan 27, 2009

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I voted powder-coated black...just cause, unless you're making your Sy a show truck, I think it would be a little excessive. But, to each his own!

jpalmer · Jan 28, 2009

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As i should have stated before, it will be a show truck. Well show and go. it will not be driven much, or in the rain, but definitely taken to the track

hatrik8 · Jan 30, 2009

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Black powdercoat, you hardly even look at them anyway. If you want bling, get nice brakes and rims.

dutchty · Feb 4, 2009

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I would do the black / chrome stuff
I also heard and seen that its possible to powdercoat chrome perfectly
and finish it of with clear powder mixed with bit black powdercoat.
Its more lemon like than real black /chrome but after some polishing WOW
I dont know it will affect the C/O less than real BLACK/CHROME ??
I already did stock blue powder coating on my C/O

black chrome or chrome