Chrome Pillars and Chrome Door Handles

usbseawolf2000 · 08-30-2008, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flying White Dutchman

where did you got those shiny door handles?

Ebay. I got the version for Smart Key entry. It cost like $9 more for having two extra holes. I don't get it.

usbseawolf2000 · 08-30-2008, 06:44 PM

I made some progress... I am going to post as I progressed so others can see how Prius looks with various combinations.

Below is a picture without chrome door edge guard and trim ring from the OEM rims.

Now with Kyowa KR206s.

Interior shot showing chrome pillar, wood dash and Kyowa.

Exterior shot with chrome rear door triangle. My neighbor walked by and he agreed it looked better with the rear triangle. So I installed it permanently (provided 3M adhesive).

TheForce · 08-30-2008, 06:50 PM

It looks much better now. It still looks a little odd to me. I just cant put my finger on it. But it still looks good.

usbseawolf2000 · 08-30-2008, 07:14 PM

I know... I need to wash / wax my car and then shine the tires.

Flying White Dutchman · 08-31-2008, 05:46 AM

you still neeed to darken your back windows
then its compleet

patsparks · 08-31-2008, 10:46 AM

I'd like it more if the frames around the windows were chromed rather than the pillars but that is just my opinion. I think someone said it earlier, I'd rather add horizontal lines to my Prius because it is short bumper to bumper but quite tall, horizontal lines add length with out adding height but the chrome pillars add height visually.
The door handles on the other hand I quite like as they are horizontal.

usbseawolf2000 · 08-31-2008, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patsparks

I'd like it more if the frames around the windows were chromed rather than the pillars but that is just my opinion.

I've seen this pic from a ebay seller and I think it is "over-chromed". The triangle window in the back can not be chromed because it is all glass. If you really wanted to, I guess you could over the glass but it won't level with the others.

1SweetPri · 08-31-2008, 01:33 PM

The last progression is my favorite. I think a chrome shark fin would look good on it too.

KAR IDEA · 09-03-2008, 01:28 PM

I'm a little late on the uptake here...been away upstate in Watkins Glen.
IMO: Ditch the pillars and triangles.

Tint the windows to balance out the black...the chrome trim on the Kyowas with the door handles is perfect. Just the hint of accent for the wheel trim is all in the door handles. Eeesa Niice.

Dave

usbseawolf2000 · 09-03-2008, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flying White Dutchman

you still neeed to darken your back windows
then its compleet

I do regret not getting the tint darker for better looks but I don't regret because I have not gotten a ticket... so far

08-30-2008, 06:44 PM	#12
usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 3,254 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #3 Thanks: 106 Thanked 178 Times in 111 Posts Friends: 59	Re: Chrome Pillars and Chrome Door Handles I made some progress... I am going to post as I progressed so others can see how Prius looks with various combinations. Below is a picture without chrome door edge guard and trim ring from the OEM rims. Now with Kyowa KR206s. Interior shot showing chrome pillar, wood dash and Kyowa. Exterior shot with chrome rear door triangle. My neighbor walked by and he agreed it looked better with the rear triangle. So I installed it permanently (provided 3M adhesive). Attached Thumbnails __________________ Prius shaped the form of future cars. Hybrid Synergy Drive is the engine of change that moved us forward. Kyowa KR206 17" Black Chrome Lips \| Sherwood Wood Dash (Birds Eye) \| Infinity 6020CS Front \| Kappa 62.7i Rear \| B-Quiet Ultimate \| LED Interior+License Plate \| EV Button \| Auterra Dyno Scan \| Professionally Self-Installed Leather Last edited by usbseawolf2000; 08-30-2008 at 06:49 PM.

08-30-2008, 06:50 PM	#13
TheForce I Plug-In My Prius Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wheelersburg, Ohio Posts: 2,734 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 159 Times in 117 Posts Friends: 22	Re: Chrome Pillars and Chrome Door Handles It looks much better now. It still looks a little odd to me. I just cant put my finger on it. But it still looks good.

08-30-2008, 07:14 PM	#14
usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 3,254 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #3 Thanks: 106 Thanked 178 Times in 111 Posts Friends: 59	Re: Chrome Pillars and Chrome Door Handles I know... I need to wash / wax my car and then shine the tires.

08-31-2008, 05:46 AM	#15
Flying White Dutchman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,546 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: Thanks: 3 Thanked 183 Times in 150 Posts Friends: 9	Re: Chrome Pillars and Chrome Door Handles you still neeed to darken your back windows then its compleet

08-31-2008, 10:46 AM	#16
patsparks An Aussie perspective Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide South Australia Posts: 9,223 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: Base Thanks: 124 Thanked 180 Times in 138 Posts Friends: 33	Re: Chrome Pillars and Chrome Door Handles I'd like it more if the frames around the windows were chromed rather than the pillars but that is just my opinion. I think someone said it earlier, I'd rather add horizontal lines to my Prius because it is short bumper to bumper but quite tall, horizontal lines add length with out adding height but the chrome pillars add height visually. The door handles on the other hand I quite like as they are horizontal.

08-31-2008, 01:33 PM	#18
1SweetPri Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Is this Heaven? Posts: 9 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Chrome Pillars and Chrome Door Handles The last progression is my favorite. I think a chrome shark fin would look good on it too.

09-03-2008, 01:28 PM	#19
KAR IDEA Fuzzy Westchester NY Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yonkers, NY USA Posts: 430 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #3 Touring Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 13	Re: Chrome Pillars and Chrome Door Handles I'm a little late on the uptake here...been away upstate in Watkins Glen. IMO: Ditch the pillars and triangles. Tint the windows to balance out the black...the chrome trim on the Kyowas with the door handles is perfect. Just the hint of accent for the wheel trim is all in the door handles. Eeesa Niice. Dave

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