well if it was me i would have rip them off and since i don't like chrome i would get this stuff called plastidip if you wanna know more about it i would youtube it but you can get the stuff at your local home depot, lowes, ace hardware store but i would recommend getting it at either home depot or lowes it's cheaper their then ace and that's what i would do if i was in your shoe's hope that helped you out alittle or at least point's you in a direction if you choose to go down that path