Tacky silver plastic also grinds my gears

[DemonPig]

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What is it with today's manufacturers and their cheesy, silvery plastic fetish?

From a Civic to an X5, there's an abundance of plastic elements painted silver. Why??? It really doesn't look like any kind of metal, it is a bright, sometimes shiny surface which is not suitable for the interior of the car, and especially in case of cheaper vehicles, it fades really quickly, revealing plastic's natural colour.

What is the bloody point? Does anyone really like that tacky crap? Just keep it black, like it used to be.

 

[frekeyguy]

....or wood trim....

 

[SFer]

Wood trim is aweful.

The only car I've ever seen wood trim look good in was a Bentley.

 

[Mina]

....or wood trim....

Yes, the wood trim on the Accords, etc...
But the real wood grain on Jaguars and higher end vehicles makes the car so much more classy, especially on the steering wheel.

 

[Macs]

I hate anything shiny on the interior of cars. Consider vinyl wrapping it.

 

[RetroGrouch]

Plenty of chromed plastic on Japanese cruisers.

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