Originally Posted by JHM2K
^^^ What he said.
I work in service parts redistribution department for Nissan, and often the "discontinued" models fetch lower prices on service parts even if they are better looking or more effective. Case in point, the SRT bumper.
My guess is that the designation of "base" forced Chrysler to sell it for a lower amount because the darker color isn't OEM spec for the "higher line" of XFs.
Little does Chrysler know, we actually prefer the darker color. Pocket the savings and enjoy!
See what you wrote just makes to much sense! Chrysler however, doesn't do things logically. The black windshield surrounds are FAR more pricey than the silver ones--like 3-4 times the price!
Update: I did call chrysler part direct to clarify what I was hoping to get. Supposedly the grill is black and the neutral is silver--that doesn't really clear much up for me though. More importantly, the grills are on indefinite back order with 200 pending orders for grills currently. Isn't this illegal? Doesn't chrysler need to have parts for cars for up to 10 years after production of the car? This is one of the downsides to owning this car. What a mess--Chrysler+Mercedes+Karmann+Fiat+VW/Audi (who revived Karmann)= a f'ing mess!