you talking about the chrome bumper strips... That's about all anyone calls it. Removing them wouldn't look good in my opinion, but painting them is what was done at ford (really they are slightly differnet when painted). I like the chrome look, but many don't. The only place to get them would be a Ford dealer, as far as I know.
Looks just lke this right?
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http://members4.clubphoto.com/nick279495/Contour/photo13.jpg?699[/img]
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