I'm looking for some under the hood black chrome bling
Black Chrome
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I was going to do this project a while back, however could not get enough financial backing to go forward. Good luck with this. I will be keeping a close eye so as to buy some parts from ya.
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Damn after I bought stainless steel insert you now get the black chrome 
They should look awesome Chip, post pics once your get them.
maybe interested in the radio an AC *****
They should look awesome Chip, post pics once your get them.
maybe interested in the radio an AC *****
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"In fact, it is exactly the
same as bright chrome, only the process conditions are altered to yield another color."
Technical:
Black Chrome is a semi hard, non-reflective, abrasion-resistant, heat and corrosion resistant coating (approximately .0002” thick). The Black Chrome finish can be rendered very lustruous for consumer decoarative applications; and clear coated for a functional use. The Black Chrome process has poor throwing power; and conforming anodes are necessary for coverage on intricate shapes. This coating is applied after heat treating and all mechanical operations are performed.
The Black Chrome surface may be waxed or oiled to darken the surface. Coating provides limited corrosion protection, but added protection can be obtained by specifying underplate such as nickel or copper.
The coating color is a dull dark gray, approaching black; and becomes (black) pearl-like when polished. It shall approximate color plate 37038 of Fed. Std. No. 595. Steel parts with Rockwell hardness in excess of Rc 40 shall be stress relieved prior to plating by baking one hour or more at 300° F to 500° F and baked after plating 375 F° ± 25 F° for 3 hours minimum for induced hydrogen embrittlement relief.
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Chip any chance to get the radio/AC **** set in a brushed finish???
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I should have the Proto-type samples by mid to late next week, and I'll have the pics up about 10 minutes after I get them 
Seriously, we have been working on this for over a year now, and I am very excited about it finally getting done. The major issue was finding someone who could do the Black Chrome in a consistent fashion. We have had 5 different companies try it, and all were not up to our standards.
Once I have the Proto-Types and green light the project, it will be 3 to 4 weeks until we get a full production run. Most likely we'll pull 20 or so sets from the first production run so we can at least get some out there in the marketplace...
Peace
Chip
Seriously, we have been working on this for over a year now, and I am very excited about it finally getting done. The major issue was finding someone who could do the Black Chrome in a consistent fashion. We have had 5 different companies try it, and all were not up to our standards.
Once I have the Proto-Types and green light the project, it will be 3 to 4 weeks until we get a full production run.
Most likely we'll pull 20 or so sets from the first production run so we can at least get some out there in the marketplace...Peace
Chip
Now I'm NOT done again for the umpteenth time