Originally posted by SMRT Buses:
As long as the buses are in working condition, whether the dress rims are removed or intact does not matter that much...
Agreed . I believe they removed it during its repainting process.
But i have to agree with what TS has said . It does look ugly . Compare our SG buses with UK buses and HK buses . They have their dress rims on and i dont see why SG cant be the same as them.

HK VO3x , those with dress rims on, looks smarter and brighter than SG ones (except for those 3rd batch VO3x with dress rims.)