Escalade Side trim delete! Yay or nay??

[JPS0284]

I like the look of the new body style GM SUVs with minimal or no trim for a cleaner look. So I’ve been thinking about filling the holes in the doors for the side trim and thought I’d get some opinions first, what do think? Vote above or leave a comment below thanks for looking!

With trim:

Without:

 

[intheburbs]

Looks much better without the trim, but I have too many idiots in my area banging their doors into me. If I did that, I'd have to park way out in every lot. Becomes tiresome after a while.

 

[JPS0284]

Looks much better without the trim, but I have too many idiots in my area banging their doors into me. If I did that, I'd have to park way out in every lot. Becomes tiresome after a while.

I’m not worried about the idiots as much as when the wife takes it for the day

 

[j91z28d1]

I like it without it too

but since it was already black I'd have probably left it in my town. I hate my chrome sides but I'm worried it would get beat up even worse without it.

 

[Geotrash]

I like the look of the new body style GM SUVs with minimal or no trim for a cleaner look. So I’ve been thinking about filling the holes in the doors for the side trim and thought I’d get some opinions first, what do think? Vote above or leave a comment below thanks for looking!

With trim:
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Without:
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My trim panels on my Denalis are loaded with nicks from careless ass hats. Better there than in the sheet metal.

 

[JPS0284]

I like it without it too

but since it was already black I'd have probably left it in my town. I hate my chrome sides but I'm worried it would get beat up even worse without it.

The passenger side is vinyl wrapped, was pretty easy to do.

 

[Down8]

I replaced mine with something much more flat:

Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

:mad: This is why we have to have BSMs. I park waaay out in the open. Maybe half the time, when I come out of the store or mall, there's an "enthusiasts" car, like a Mustang or Charger, parked behind, ahead or next to me but with an empty spot in between us. Yeah, that was common with my...

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Aside from protection, I have never really liked how slab-sided this generation was and feel they need a body line of some sort. But less ugly.

Your Escalade though could pull off a smooth look. I like it.

-bZj

 

[JPS0284]

I replaced mine with something much more flat:

Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

:mad: This is why we have to have BSMs. I park waaay out in the open. Maybe half the time, when I come out of the store or mall, there's an "enthusiasts" car, like a Mustang or Charger, parked behind, ahead or next to me but with an empty spot in between us. Yeah, that was common with my...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

Aside from protection, I have never really liked how slab-sided this generation was and feel they need a body line of some sort. But less ugly.

Your Escalade though could pull off a smooth look. I like it.

Thanks! I like the body lines of the truck but just can’t stand how glittery these trucks are.

 

[mikeyss]

Looks really good with them removed

 

[CMoore711]

I prefer no side moldings as well.

However the Escalade has holes in the door panel for the side moldings. What’d you do with the holes in the side of the door? Did you plug them with something?

 

[JPS0284]

I prefer no side moldings as well.

However the Escalade has holes in the door panel for the side moldings. What’d you do with the holes in the side of the door? Did you plug them with something?

Electrical tape . I’m wrapping the driver side trim and temporarily put some E tape over the holes.

 

[CMoore711]

Nice! Nothing wrong with that, especially if it’s just a temporary thing. Hell as long as it stays flat you’re probably the only one that knows.

What’d you do to black out the chrome trim on the bottom of the window trim reveal moldings?

Is that wrapped in vinyl also? If so, how long has it been wrapped and how’s it holding up?

 

[petethepug]

The Esky’s have that recessed belt line channel bling’d into the door panels unlike the Tahoe & Yuke. It really sticks out like a sore thumb when the trim is removed.

I think the least of the two evils is keeping the door trim nerered’d out.

All it takes is one time with the truck parked on a steep parking lot for little Johnny to open his 500lb SUV door and have gravity put a silver dollar size permanent pimple in that black panel.

 

[91RS]

It looks nicer without but I wouldn’t spend thousands to fill in the holes and repaint the doors unless the doors already need to be repainted.

 

[JPS0284]

Nice! Nothing wrong with that, especially if it’s just a temporary thing. Hell as long as it stays flat you’re probably the only one that knows.

What’d you do to black out the chrome trim on the bottom of the window trim reveal moldings?

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Is that wrapped in vinyl also? If so, how long has it been wrapped and how’s it holding up?

Took the entire mirror apart, sanded the chrome with 180 to 360grit. The. Sprayed it with spraymax 2 part black epoxy primer then a couple coats of spraymax 2 part single stage gloss black. It’s quite a bit of work but it’s been holding up great

 

[JPS0284]

It looks nicer without but I wouldn’t spend thousands to fill in the holes and repaint the doors unless the doors already need to be repainted.

The garage is setup to spray just need to find the time. I’m currently prepping a dual exhaust rear bumper cover and a new freebee aftermarket platinum bumper cover curtesy of USP for leave tiny crack in it no one will ever see

 

[JPS0284]

The Esky’s have that recessed belt line channel bling’d into the door panels unlike the Tahoe & Yuke. It really sticks out like a sore thumb when the trim is removed.

I think the least of the two evils is keeping the door trim nerered’d out.

All it takes is one time with the truck parked on a steep parking lot for little Johnny to open his 500lb SUV door and have gravity put a silver dollar size permanent pimple in that black panel.

True that, I like that little belt line more then the trim!