New to the forum: I debadged and the paints a mess underneath...now what?

[EastTXYukon]

Hey guys, glad to be a member on this forum.

I recently bought a stock 1996 GMC Yukon SLT 2 door. I've always wanted one, and came across a deal I couldn't pass up. The truck imediately became my daily driver. I have a mod list for the new Yuk, but it's kinda on the back burner as I work to restore my grandfathers 1978 IH Scout II. I obviously have an addiction to vintage 4x4's...but anyways..

So I was debadging my Yukon, and the paint underneath the side moulding is bubbled in some places, peeled in others. A full paint job is in the future, but not in the next few years. Here's where I need some opinions:

My 2 ideas were to fix this problem:

a) buy new side moulding and install, cleaning up the look of the old rusted peeling moulding or...

b) I like the look of the sport packages. I thought about rhino lining the rockers to cover up the blemishes in a dark charcoal gray color, and paint my fender flares to match, giving me a "kind of" sport package. I'd use bedliner up to where the dip in the body happens, just like on all the sport packages I have seen.

Any opinions are welcome. If you have any experience with either way, let me know

Also, if you know a good place to get the original moulding new, let me know.

Thanks in advance.

 

[xX Mavr1ck Xx]

Welcome to the forum man, I'm feeling option b I think. Do you have any pics of your yukon? If not what color is it?
Heres a link to LMC that has new molding http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/csd/full.aspx?Page=32
Im sure other places have it, thats just the first place I looked

 

[EastTXYukon]

Thanks for the reply Mavr1ck.

My Yukon is White, I guess that would be Summit White. It already has the OEM fender flares, which are a dark gray color. I don't know if thats the way they came from the dealer, or if they have faded from black over time. Either way, they prolly need to be painted as well.

Thanks for the link to lmc. I'll get some pics of my new ride posted up soon.

 

[grnrpr68]

welcome and maybe option 2 would be better if you just debadged it u really dont want to put them back on but either way its your kon but good luck

 

[xX Mavr1ck Xx]

Thanks for the reply Mavr1ck.

My Yukon is White, I guess that would be Summit White. It already has the OEM fender flares, which are a dark gray color. I don't know if thats the way they came from the dealer, or if they have faded from black over time. Either way, they prolly need to be painted as well.

Thanks for the link to lmc. I'll get some pics of my new ride posted up soon.

No problem man, cant wait for the pics!

welcome and maybe option 2 would be better if you just debadged it u really dont want to put them back on but either way its your kon but good luck

Thats what I was thinkin lol, I think you'll like it more demolded. I was unsure when I did mine, and wasnt sure I really liked it. But it grew on me and now I love it! Here's when I halfway done with mine:

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And plus I like the Idea of white on black like you said you were thinking about, IMO it'll look awesome.

 

[99_2door]

definitely option B

 

[EastTXYukon]

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm thinking the same thing. I've attached a pic of what I think my truck will end up looking like, just using charcoal gray rhino lining instead of charcoal gray paint. Thanks to Blackcoffee for the pic.

I do like the look of my Yukon debadged. If the paint underneath the trim wasn't so f'ed, I'd leave it just like it is. It's kinda like a woman...looks real good from far away, but the closer you get, the worse it starts to look.

I think I see a trip to my local body shop in the near future. I have no idea how much my little plan will cost.

Ya'll have some really nice looking rides. Thanks for all the welcomes. I have been on plenty of 4x4 sites where that is not the case.

Oh BTW i went ahead and posted up a pic of my other project as well.