Some folks find them to be a tacky assessory item...I guess the same was done to my car to make it more sellable (especially since it was already shod with chrome rims).

I am thinking of getting a set and reattaching them at the same locations left by the current rivet holes...

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car