Originally Posted by
WD40
You can have plastic parts (like the OE intake pipes) chrome plated just like a metal part. I found this out on a 1971 Toyota Corolla Coupe at the age of 16 when I removed the headlight trim pieces to, I thought, polish a metal part!
https://youtu.be/Ny6LcgV5qJY
The Chrome would crack when flexed on those OEM intake tubes.