I hear ya. But, to each his own I guess. I'm huge fan of the black/white/chrome trifecta specifically for these trucks. Not a fan of the blacked out (or white-out) look. Doesn't meant it looks bad, just subjective per an individual's taste. I've got more chrome coming - Carriage Works grill just arrived and chrome smoothie Frenched bumper with teardrop lights is on order. No, there are no tacky rocker panels, chrome vents, visors, wipers, mirrors or any other Pep Boys'ish rice-a-lot type stuff in the works. Just understated mild visual improvements. Those two items I mentioned will be the last of the chrome upgrades.
No plans to paint the flares. I like them black as my OEM 'Burb had flat black (on white) from the factory and I liked the contrast. They are "P.U. Technology" made flares from FleaBay.