Tundra Owners Report Defect on Faux Tinted Chrome

Has anyone else on here had an issue with their Faux Tinted chrome? It's been a pretty widespread issue in Facebook forums and many people have come to us to chrome-delete their grilles. Was wondering if anyone else is having defect issues, particularly peeling and chipping, on their tinted Tundra Grilles (or their regular chrome Grilles in general?).

Here's a photo I pulled from one of the Facebook forums. Nasty stuff.

 

Yes, last time I looked close I had some chips on my Platinum dark chrome. I don't recall if it was just the mustache or the grill as well.

 

That really sucks. Chrome is bad enough, but peeling/chipped chrome is a whole new level of nasty

 

Gee, if only some vender would come up with some good overlays for those chrome parts....

 

Well now that you mention it

 

Sales must be slowing down.

I'm one of the old farts on this forum who happens to like the fake chrome on my truck. It's the beautiful shiny stuff, and it doesn't have any defects.

I was curious about your fog lamp bezel overlay, though. I think the paint matched version brakes up the massive grille nicely. Decided against it because I think it might collect dust under it, like the tailgate spoiler on these truck do. That damn thing drips muddy water out of it for an hour after I wash my truck. We live in the boonies with nothing but dirt roads for 7 miles in any direction, so dust is a big issue.

 

This is happening on my 2024 as well, it goes in next week for warranty repair for the grille and stache. Pretty sad a $60-$70K truck was fitted with this level of cheapness. I explained to my dealership that this is going to be a recurring problem and I'll likely be back next year for when this happens again, painting a "smoked" clear coat or candy coat on a smooth surface like chrome doesn't work, the clear has nothing to adhere to. The first micro chip in the clear lets water in and it grows from there.

 

This is why modern chrome = bad. IMO.
There's been no such thing as real chrome plating since the age of the steel bumper.

I'm an old fart too, and I really don't mind the look on say, a Platinum/1794 or a Capstone, but if the choices are plasti-chrome or paint, I'll stick with paint for longevity.

 

Chrome looks great when it's integrated into the styling and body lines. That's why a lot of 50's and 60's cars look so good. Modern stylists just seem to want to chrome random pieces without thought to how they meld into the body lines. Most of the chrome on old cars was polished stainless, so it would hold up. All the new stuff is plastic, and unfortunately will fade with age and is not durable against rocks and debris. I like the chrome grills on the tundra, and the smoked chrome looks great as well. I would have body colored the mustache though, I think it would have flowed better with the body lines, but that's just my personal preference. Sorry to hear folks having issues with the finish, hopefully they can get it taken care of.

 

Only nice thing about issues is that there is a new market for our bumpershellz to cover up that chrome. But with all the money Toyota puts in to designing their trucks, it's kind of sad that this problem even exists on the newer models.

 

There are chrome "pens" out there that might make this better. Seen them used on chrome wheels with good visual success.

 

I've mainly just seen those pens used on wheels as well. Interesting to see how that would look on a bumper or grille.