I like chrome. Am I the only one?

[Rimrattle]

First of all I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. I know Santa is bringing my Bronco some gifts and I hope yours gets some too. Most of all I wish you all good health for you and your families because that is the most valuable gift we can receive.

As for my Bronco, I know I am going against the current trends but as a child of the 60's I still like chrome and white sidewall tires. I wanted my new bronco to reflect that. I have a '69 bronco and it is a primitive vehicle but duct tape and bailing wire always got me home. The new electronics both amaze me and scare me.

The chrome I have added around the grill, windshield and body side as well as the metallic blue color and white trim works for me. I am almost embarrassed by the attention it gets. Many people believe it is a restored early bronco. They ask what year it is and look dumbfounded when I tell them.

I will replace the Jeep style taillights and delete the trail sights. My ditch lights are chrome motorcycle driving lights with white running light rings to match the Bronco headlights. My stereo upgrade sure beats the AM only radio in my old Bronco. I removed the rear seats and rear speakers for carrying camping gear. I modified the Method 305 wheels by replacing the ugly center caps with flush chrome ones with Ford logos. I removed the phony ring bolts and polished the outside of the wheel which reminds me of the narrow white sidewalls popular in the 60's. I LOVE seeing all the mods done by you all on this forum and just wanted to share mine so far.

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[BigHoof]

Nice and tastefully done!

 

[RAR13]

That is a great looking Bronco. The best custom job I have seen yet. The simplicity in minor changes gives it a great retro/6G blend. Who painted the custom job/was it expensive?

 

[29AGAIN]

As a geezer, this speaks to me! Well done! Can’t wait to see your planned mods.

 

[zombie]

Sorry but I threw up in my mouth just a little.

 

[Fly by Nite]

Nicely done, those chrome touches make for nice accents without overdoing it.
Here's another one, pic appeared on the board in Jan 2022. I like the chrome sliders and roof rails. ... and the modded Base/BD wheels.
EDIT: this isn't mine, There are some details on the wheels here:
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/attachments/1671918473702-png.438591/

 

[swami37]

I personally don’t like chrome at all. I do like some of what you have done.. But that ford oval on the grill looks atrocious

 

[Dral97]

I had my YJ chromed out. There are a lot of people who don’t like it. Eh, I liked it and thought it looked good. With being said, I switched stuff back to black.

 

[Ksjrb03]

Yes.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

I like chrome on certain vehicles and think yours look good.

 

[goatman2]

Good looking Bronco, and it really brings out the retro look.

 

[Dral97]

And I do like yours, but agree that the ford logo looks out of place. If you could get that top white, the whole thing would look stellar.

 

[2dogcamp]

Is that a first addition with lightning blue or is that an aftermaket paint job? Please give us some additional details. Are those factory fender flares painted?

 

[lni]

i'm not a big chrome fan...


If you like it, awesome.

 

[Dral97]

I think you did it well. The heavy chrome and two pipe bumpers should have died with the 90s Jeeps.

Yep. CJs look great with chrome imo, but no need on anything after that (even though I had some on my YJ like I said). And I HATE those two pipe bumpers.

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