Well everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I totally disagree with you. First of all they are painted black, not flat black or the black abs plastic texture. There could be no way to save a single buck over having them chrome or any other color.
I happen to love the black mirror, for two reason. First I hate chrome and secondly I like the contrast and the way it ties in the black running boards, fender flares, and other black accents. Deleting all of the chrome on the truck as compared to my '14 AT was a selling feature for me. Like I said everyone has their like and dislikes. I still think the AT is available with chrome bumpers and other stuff, at least it was in '14 when I bought my other one.