Blinding Chrome Dash Trim

[scdaren]

Thanks the video helps, looks very simple to remove. Plastidip makes a silver turquoise color shifting finish that might look sweet over that chrome. Looks like I should be able to remove the piece, tape off the chrome parts, and hit it with that. 

[HondaHawkGT]

This might be a decent permanent solution:

 

[wizard4878]

I'm sorry that you all are having a problem,  but at the same time I'm really happy that I am not.  Maybe I'm "old school" or something, but I would never cover up good ol' chrome

[FDHog]

Don't want to state the obvious, but did you ever try polarized sunglasses?

[econometrics]

24 minutes ago, FDHog said:

Don't want to state the obvious, but did you ever try polarized sunglasses?

I use very good ones, and they only help minimally. 

[Wiggums]

Nobody thought of this.. how about moving so that you're north or south of your work instead of east or west? That along with polarized sunglasses and tinted windows should do wonders.

[econometrics]

7 minutes ago, Wiggums said:

That along with polarized sunglasses and tinted windows should do wonders.

Doesn't help for me. I have tint as deep as you can go here in TX, and some good Oakley polarized lenses. Still very bright off the chrome trim. 

[FDHog]

Put a piece of black electric tape over it when it's sunny and take it off later. Easy and not permanent.

[Daverado]

On 5/18/2019 at 12:27 AM, scdaren said:

I was wondering this. If it just clips off, I can do like a grey or silver plastidip. 

 

Feels like a lot of effort trying to have a piece of vinyl or wrap custom cut. I was thinking maybe put electrical tape over the bottom, and use an exacto to trim it to fit. Would look slightly janky though on my brand new $50k truck. 

Your electrical tape idea is pretty much exactly how vinyl wrap is done for stuff like this.  A lot of electrical tape is PVC (vinyl) too lol.

 

You can buy smaller rolls of vinyl wrap like these:

http://shadowlinetrim.com/

https://www.premiumautostyling.com/3m-trim-wrap-chrome-delete/

 

Taking a larger rectangle piece over the whole vent and cutting the center out would be nicer of course, but it still comes back to cut-to-fit and wedge the edges into the gaps.