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Old 02-07-2014, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Omeletpants
Everything is personal opinion, but since you asked.

I don't get this black out theme in general. It looks cheap and juvenile. Everytime I roll up on a blacked out car I guess it's a teenager and 95% of the time I'm right
Nothing wrong with blacked out cars. And what if all owners were in fact teens? What would it matter? Why? Let those with blacked out cars enjoy their blacked out cars without futile judgement.
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All those darn whippersnappers in their M5s and 911s with blacked out trim, not to mention those hipsters driving their vintage e30 or e36 3-series and their Audi Quattros. So cheap and juvenile...
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Originally Posted by rhit
Nothing wrong with blacked out cars. And what if all owners were in fact teens? What would it matter? Why? Let those with blacked out cars enjoy their blacked out cars without futile judgement.
He asked for opinions and opinions are judgments, both yours and mine. Your making a judgment yourself with this response. See how that works?

That's why I qualified my response with it being my opinion
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Originally Posted by Tucker74
Completely agree and I think removing the chrome actually enhances the grill as it creates a more natural looking line and ties the front together. The chrome distracts the eye and busies up the front. The S6 is even worse with horizontal slats.
Well obviously we disagree, but without contrast, you lose definition in the grill and lose the shape of the grill. IMO, the grill is one of the defining things for Audi's.
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I agree with everyone, which is why I don't have either the chrome or the fully blacked out trim!
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Originally Posted by gatorguy7
Well obviously we disagree, but without contrast, you lose definition in the grill and lose the shape of the grill. IMO, the grill is one of the defining things for Audi's.
Forgot about this thread. We agree on the grill defining the car, but there are ways to provide definition without chrome. Our views are "colored" by comparing a light to dark car. Its obviously harder to contrast a black grill against a dark exterior.
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I personally don't like the chrome, especially on a black car. I wish I was a teen (I'm 34) but it's just a preference. Like it or hate it, each has his/her own preference, so people will fix up their car as they seem fit


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Old 02-25-2014, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by apercele79
I personally don't like the chrome, especially on a black car. I wish I was a teen (I'm 34) but it's just a preference. Like it or hate it, each has his/her own preference, so people will fix up their car as they seem fit
May I ask why you did not change the Audi logo black, too, if you don't like the chrome? Just curious, no bad intention at all.

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Old 02-25-2014, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by iBetterDoNow
May I ask why you did not change the Audi logo black, too, if you don't like the chrome? Just curious, no bad intention at all.
IMO, the logo should stay chrome. Too much black is not my cup of tea as well. The chrome trim around the grill looks better blacked out. The chrome grill makes the grill stand out from the rest of the car and not part of it.

Anyways, these are all just opinions, everyone has them.
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Originally Posted by iBetterDoNow
May I ask why you did not change the Audi logo black, too, if you don't like the chrome? Just curious, no bad intention at all.
I kinda like the logo to stand out onto the black background; Im not crazy for the entire thing blacked out, there needs to be some sort of contrast lol


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