[weemers]

alright, on my 93 300E, i have chrome around my rear and front windows, also around the sides. sadly, these have faded over time!! cry cry, i know. i have tried chrome polish and soem other stuff, but it won't bring the chrome back to its original glory. any other cars that do this? if so, how do i go about fixing this?? thanks

 

[Tubs300E]

Post some pictures, see what we're looking at here.

The strips around my front and rear windows are a darker smoked color. So if yours are a darker color like that, then that's how it's supposed to be.

-Tubs

 

[menaceboy]

my father says those are anodized
i dunno myself
you can paint those, either body color or black

 

[Kestas]

Yeah, probably anodized aluminum. Double-check with a magnet. Chrome typically doesn't fade, it pits. I don't know of any DIY fix for faded anodizing, just replacement. Mine's faded as well.

 

[Storm]

You should check out the outer window base of my 129,.. now that is some seriously pitted anodizing (the best of both worlds[])

The frames of the windows should be anodised, not chrome. Guessing that is what you might mean and that you actually want the dull grey/browm metal to shine even brighter than it is (which i'm guessing is stock) you probably wont be able to.

Perhaps if you could post a few pics it might help, as then we would know exactly what we are looking at.

 

[weemers]

aright thanks, i'll work on getting the pics up tommorrow