Dark Chrome Badges

[Pepe]

I've been thinking for a while about darkening my badges, the rest of the car is so dark, the bright chrome badges almost seem out of place...

So, with extremely poor photoshop skills, I've mocked up this...

Thoughts people?

Before



After

[DMS_Dan]

Definitely

[shakespeare]

Definitely

+1

And the rear too, I like this alot

[Big_M]

Looks better imho too.
Black chromed, nice.

[team_v]

Why not just pop it out and hit it with a can of black spray paint?

I did mine with plasti-dip so it can be reversed.

[Pepe]

Thought about black, but not my cup of tea, a bit too boy racer.. plus, just black would look weird, like something was missing.

So, dark chrome it is... just gotta figure out how the hell to do it in real life lol

[xrayshaggy]

I've been looking for something like this also. I've done a few searches for "Black Chrome" but nmothing as of yet. Be very keen to hear if or when anyone has solved this desire.

[Pepe]

I have a possible way of doing it, and when I finish the fitment of my RVC, I'll have a spare rear badge to try it out on too... so I'll give it a shot and post results.

[rvan.lim]

looks good!

[lump_a_charcoal]

Interested to see results!
I wonder if a spray on tint, like used for lenses could work?

[rvan.lim]

ANYONE in melbourne... wanna try plastidip their VW front emblem as per image below?? i thinking to get 1can of black and 1can white plastidip....
just wondering if anyone want to share the fun

[lump_a_charcoal]

That looks fkin awesome!

[rvan.lim]

i have the white strip done already.....
just thinking to do that front emblem exactly like that!!

maybe anyone interested to do together... coz i am not sure how exactly he painted white on the inners....

[GTI JOE]

Must admit, that does look very cool, especially on a white Polo GTI

Hold on!, isn't this a rubber coating?..and what type of finish is it? matt? and durability?

[Ohmang]

i have the white strip done already.....
just thinking to do that front emblem exactly like that!!

maybe anyone interested to do together... coz i am not sure how exactly he painted white on the inners....

He would have painted the whole thing mat white and then did the front in mat / rubber effect black.