Chrome accent

Somehow, with my hyper black colored rims and black door handles, the car looks exceptionally dark when viewed from the side. I've more or less decided on a chrome accent at the following areas to lighten/brighten up the overall external feel of the car.

• Full chrome Door handles
• Door protector with thin chrome trim
• Chrome garnish for side signal light
• VVT-I logo below side signal light
• Silver color/Chrome sports rim

My rims are only 7 weeks old at this point in time and it's probably not a great idea to change it, but if I do, it'll only cost me S$200. Tempting indeed.

Anyway, after looking around for quite a while, finally found a place to do my full replacement chrome door handles without damaging my door sound proofing. Also, they have the type with only 1 keyhole for the X model. Most I see on the market comes with 2 keyholes for the XE models. Apparently, these are original Toyota OEM parts. Excellent fit. Damage: S$188. The stick-on type chrome door handle covers are only about S$65, but it doesn't work for me. The feel is just not right. I prefer the solid feel of the full replacement handles.

And here's a full side profile. The difference is not so noticable during the day.

So, the door protector's next and perhaps the VVT-I logo after. The side signal light chrome garnish is one elusive accessory to find. Here's a picture taken off a Japanese site. Exactly what I want to do for my car!!

Cheers,