BACKLIT BODYWORK ELEMENT INCLUDING A CHROME LAYER

A motor vehicle bodywork element comprising a body made of a transparent material comprising an internal face and an external face and a light source placed behind the internal face of the body, wherein the internal face is covered by a layer of metal deposit, said layer of metal deposit being covered by a layer of an opaque material, both layers being etched so as to form a pattern visible from the external face of the body, wherein the layer of opaque material is a second layer of metal deposit darker than the metal of the first layer.