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I've owned both and I got bored with the painted bumpers. When I pull up to a store with plate glass windows, the reflection with chrome looks more tuff.
Chrome Chrome Chrome all the way!! Really.. this is probably tied to the age of the person voting or buying the Ram. Being at or past the senior citizen age I was born and raised with Chrome era (1950s and 1960s). I believe the younger drivers today would tend to vote Painted vs Chrome since the cars being produced have little or no chrome on them. Would be intersting to see the age demographics of the voting.
My .02 cents.
I prefer the painted but can not knock how great the chrome does look. I just tend to be more minimalist on my modern vehicles. My bike is an all grey (matches my truck) job with little else.
Painted! I'm not a "blingy" type of guy. The less flash, the better. I like subtle. I'm probably one of the only people in the world who would have actually preferred the honeycomb grill. This is the day I brought it home. The tires don't shine anymore....