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"MUSASHI66" (musashi66) 09/06/2020 at 21:50 • Filed to: None

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$600 is the approximate cost of euro-spec Abarth badges and door handle covers, excluding the hatch handle. They come in black or gray, where US market ones are ghastly chrome.

On my old Abarth, I bought the gray set from Europe and painted my hatch handle with gray plastidip. I thin k this car needs black, but I didn’t feel like spending $600, so first “mod”!!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MUSASHI66 09/06/2020 at 21:59

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That is a good mod. Blacked out chrome on a red car just works. And it gives it a bit more Euro flair. 

MUSASHI66 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/06/2020 at 22:42

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Thanks! I hate chrome, and love black.

I’m really struggling to find black handles to match. I found some covers, but they just use double sided sticky tape. I think I found a pair on Italian eBay for 120+ euros.

I don’t think that Plastidip is the best solution for the handles.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MUSASHI66 09/06/2020 at 23:13

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I wouldn’t think so. It is fine for the rest of it though and I think a full chrome delete would look good.

Yo dawg, I heard you liked chrome so I walked past a donk show just for you.

avalonian > MUSASHI66 09/06/2020 at 23:13

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Maybe you can send them off for powder coating? Or have a paint shop look into it. 

Svend > MUSASHI66 09/06/2020 at 23:40

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Blacked out chrome areas look much better.

Regular Skoda Superb with chrome grille, window surrounds, etc...

‘Spo rtline’ spec, with blacked out chrome areas.

MUSASHI66 > avalonian 09/06/2020 at 23:43

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I think they are plastic. Maybe I can find a cheap pair to practice on - scuff them well and paint and seal. 

MUSASHI66 > Svend 09/06/2020 at 23:44

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Don’t have to convince me... I hate chrome. I hate that they put it on every car in USA and you need to have special editions to get rid of  it. 

MUSASHI66 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/06/2020 at 23:45

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Mmm candy apple paint looks good and those cars actually work with chrome. 

Svend > MUSASHI66 09/06/2020 at 23:49

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Or go for the base model (still with chrome grille) and have to spec all the options in.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MUSASHI66 09/06/2020 at 23:52

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Save it for the low riders though. I’m no fan of donks but I do live in D onk Ci ty USA. I don’t hate them but it is rare to find ones that well executed.

More are like this poor poor Gladiator.

MUSASHI66 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/07/2020 at 00:08

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https://images.app.goo.gl/ttG1xBBqgKhHTH2w7

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MUSASHI66 09/07/2020 at 00:35

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I think that something we can all agree on yet I see something that has if not worse alarmingly frequently. One of the heavily modified Polarises (Polaris?) I saw today still had the safety info packet taped to the dash. When you have money and no taste bad stuff will happen to unsuspecting vehicles.