Piecha aluminum bonnet fins - Chrome or Satin Silver?

watsons · 05-03-2007

Hi all, need your opinion...

I am going to buy a set of Piecha aluminum bonnet fins for my Cubanite Silver SLK, but I can't decide whether I should go for Chrome or Satin Silver. Which one looks better for my car? Can anyone give my some opinion?

Thanks a lot!

Baron7700 · 05-03-2007

hmm preference thing. Me I want to get satin ones and then paint them the color of my car.

jamesbond007 · 05-04-2007

agree with baron. Colour of the car.
I have black on black.
But you have to have them. Make a very nice difference.

Banned · 05-04-2007

Cubanit - take chrome. A SLK should show its teeth

N4PWJ · 05-04-2007

on silver i would honestly go with satin silver. i went for chrome for mine as it is black and shows up well against the black.
chrome and silver dont really match to well.
if you could paint the, black, as black touches on a silver car look great

**alroumi** · 05-04-2007

I would recomend you to go with Satin, Chrome is supposed to be on American or British Vehicles, bentley , rolls royce , lincolin and cadillac.

watsons · 05-04-2007

Thanks all for your opinion... still struggling... maybe I should buy two sets~ :P

Banned · 05-04-2007

**Ynot** · 05-04-2007

Another vote for satin, chrome only looks good on black cars, I keep all the chrome parts that comes with the car but would never add additional chrome parts to it. If I had black I would still buy the satin and paint it black.

jamesbond007 · 05-04-2007

you can buy black directly from schaetz tuning. The distru=ibutor for the US has been posted somewhere.

**Woolly** · 05-04-2007

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Originally Posted by alroumi

I would recomend you to go with Satin, Chrome is supposed to be on American or British Vehicles, bentley , rolls royce , lincolin and cadillac.

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N4PWJ · 05-04-2007

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Originally Posted by jamesbond007

you can buy black directly from schaetz tuning. The distru=ibutor for the US has been posted somewhere.

there you go Baron (john0 you no longer need to get them painted, order them direct. and i agree that black o black looks great

**alroumi** · 05-04-2007

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Originally Posted by Woolly

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I dont think that is real, Looks disgucsting sorry.

Baron7700 · 05-04-2007

What you talking about its real, and it looks awesome! (get my sarcasm?).

Man that thing would weigh a like 5 tons, and i wouldnt dare touch the surface for fear of burning myself.

**Woolly** · 05-04-2007

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Originally Posted by alroumi

I dont think that is real, Looks disgucsting sorry.

Mercedes made about 4 or 5 of them - SL, S Class, CL, and possibly an E Class for some promotional thing- can't remember exactly.

N4PWJ · 05-04-2007

no that chrome paint is real!!!!!!!! hoenstly.
special paint that comes out chrome. MB have done a clk and SL in it.
Audi also did an A8 in this paint.

here:
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/633/audi6pv.jpg

http://qster.com/archives/uploaded/2005/11/silver%20Audi%20A8%20Dubai%201-thumb.jpg

N4PWJ · 05-04-2007

and here is a chrome M3 from years ago... still looks cool:

http://www.bmwquebec.com/pics/chrome/chrome5.jpg

watsons · 05-04-2007

After looking at these chrome cars... I decide to go for Satin Silver!

**Ynot** · 05-04-2007

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Originally Posted by watsons

After looking at these chrome cars... I decide to go for Satin Silver!

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Too much chrome is bad on the eyes

**alroumi** · 05-04-2007

Ive seen a Audi S8 in chrome at the Audi museum 3 years ago, looks Mafia at its finest!

05-03-2007	#1 (permalink)
watsons Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hong Kong Vehicle: 2007 SLK280 Posts: 655 Country: Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Piecha aluminum bonnet fins - Chrome or Satin Silver? Hi all, need your opinion... I am going to buy a set of Piecha aluminum bonnet fins for my Cubanite Silver SLK, but I can't decide whether I should go for Chrome or Satin Silver. Which one looks better for my car? Can anyone give my some opinion? Thanks a lot!

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Baron7700 Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennyslvania Vehicle: 2006 Slk 350 Other Toys: Lots of ATV's Posts: 1,599 Country: Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	hmm preference thing. Me I want to get satin ones and then paint them the color of my car.

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jamesbond007 Senior SLK World Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Paris (France) Vehicle: CLK 500 Cabriolet Posts: 154 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	agree with baron. Colour of the car. I have black on black. But you have to have them. Make a very nice difference.

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Banned Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,167 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cubanit - take chrome. A SLK should show its teeth

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N4PWJ Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belfast,N.Ireland Vehicle: 2006,slk280,carlsson Other Toys: Caterham Posts: 1,417 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	on silver i would honestly go with satin silver. i went for chrome for mine as it is black and shows up well against the black. chrome and silver dont really match to well. if you could paint the, black, as black touches on a silver car look great

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watsons Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hong Kong Vehicle: 2007 SLK280 Posts: 655 Country: Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Thanks all for your opinion... still struggling... maybe I should buy two sets~ :P

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Baron7700 Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennyslvania Vehicle: 2006 Slk 350 Other Toys: Lots of ATV's Posts: 1,599 Country: Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	What you talking about its real, and it looks awesome! (get my sarcasm?). Man that thing would weigh a like 5 tons, and i wouldnt dare touch the surface for fear of burning myself.

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N4PWJ Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belfast,N.Ireland Vehicle: 2006,slk280,carlsson Other Toys: Caterham Posts: 1,417 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	no that chrome paint is real!!!!!!!! hoenstly. special paint that comes out chrome. MB have done a clk and SL in it. Audi also did an A8 in this paint. here: http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/633/audi6pv.jpg http://qster.com/archives/uploaded/2005/11/silver%20Audi%20A8%20Dubai%201-thumb.jpg

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N4PWJ Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belfast,N.Ireland Vehicle: 2006,slk280,carlsson Other Toys: Caterham Posts: 1,417 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	and here is a chrome M3 from years ago... still looks cool: http://www.bmwquebec.com/pics/chrome/chrome5.jpg

05-04-2007	#18 (permalink)
watsons Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hong Kong Vehicle: 2007 SLK280 Posts: 655 Country: Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	After looking at these chrome cars... I decide to go for Satin Silver!