I hate chrome. I hate chrome. I hate chrome.
The strip at the top of the grille irritates me. It's stupid. I've covered it in gloss black vinyl, and removed it. It didn't look right. I had planned to paint it, but getting paint to stick to chrome, (even chromed plastic,) is difficult. I didn't want it to all flake off later, especially on the front, where it's more susceptible to bugs and gravel.
Somebody at 3M must have heard my plea. They recently introduced a bunch of new films in the Scotchprint 1080 vehicle wrap line, and one of them is called "Gloss Black Metallic." The hue is ever so slightly off from Tuxedo black, but it's so damn close that virtually nobody would notice. I ordered some, but I threw the little sample piece on the grille and snapped some pictures for y'all.
Just thought I'd share in case anyone else was interested.