After an exhaustive search through the archives (I'm sure it is there somewhere) I have come up with nothing so I am going to start a new post.
Has anyone de chromed their wheel arches? I am thinking about doing this but would like a little insight as to what I'm getting myself into before I go and start ripping.
Thanks a bunch
-Graeme
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IronMonkeyL255
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The wheel arches?
My SS didn't come with any chrome on the wheel arches. AFAIK, none of them really did, unless it was something the dealership did to sell it.
My SS didn't come with any chrome on the wheel arches. AFAIK, none of them really did, unless it was something the dealership did to sell it.
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IronMonkeyL255
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I can see why you want to remove it.
Looks kinda like a dealer add-on.
Probably glued on there. If so, it's fairly likely that sand and stuff got between the trim and the fenders, so be prepared to see some bare metal.
Looks kinda like a dealer add-on.
Probably glued on there. If so, it's fairly likely that sand and stuff got between the trim and the fenders, so be prepared to see some bare metal.
Disclaimer: If anything I post is inaccurate, please correct me. I do not wish to add to the misinformation floating around on the internet.
That being said, everything I post is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Rio Red '91 Legacy SS
That being said, everything I post is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Rio Red '91 Legacy SS
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Manarius
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Maybe. When I pulled mine off, there wasn't anything but some extremely minor discoloration. I used fishline and a hair dryer to undo the glue and get them off.IronMonkeyL255 wrote:I can see why you want to remove it.
Looks kinda like a dealer add-on.
Probably glued on there. If so, it's fairly likely that sand and stuff got between the trim and the fenders, so be prepared to see some bare metal.
1995 Polo Green Subaru SVX (189k miles - 08/2007-Present)Manarius wrote:The Neo-Cons would call me a defeatist. I'd call me a realist. I'm realistically saying that a snowball has better chances in the blazes of hell than democracy has in Iraq.
So I was in a cleaning mood today and decided to get a little modding done while I was at it. I got a rubber eraser attachment for my drill and took my pin striping off (I wasn't a fan of it), then brought out the blow dryer and took the chrome from my wheel arches off (super easy and no rust underneath at all, just beautiful red paint) then I cleared my front corners (again super easy). I'll post pics in a little but im pooped right now. Besides the modding I rainXed, windexed the inside, armour alled the inside, and washed the whole car.
3-4 hours of love for my car.
3-4 hours of love for my car.
1994 Crimson Pearl SS [ td04, 06 fxt tmic,3" catless dp -> apex GT spec exhaust, EDM Tails ]
