Side molding...to remove or not to remove

[ecordell]

You will always see my Tahoe in the back 40. Better than a door ding IMO.

Until one of those little cart pushin bastards gives a cart a little ghost ride and sends it into the side of your ride..........

 

[Travieso]

or just take the wifey's care everywhere like i do especially at shopping centers

 

[MOBmentality]

I didnt even think about the fact i could remove mine till the day i picked it up from paint...

this time theyll be off before it gets dropped off!

 

[Narco]

yeah, i cant waitt o rip them ***** off...if it were painted to match like some of the denalis id leave it but that black plastic look is terrible

 

[Narco]

wow. it took 45 secs to pull them off and over 45 mins to clean it up. i used goof off, goo gone, gas, heat gun, nothing would get that adhesive off! i called EVERYWHERE looking for a damn 3m eraser wheel. i finally found it 30 mins from hom at napa and went and paid $40 for it. while it was costly it was worth every penny. jesus that thing made life easy. i wish i had it when i took the fender flares off. carquest also has them for $29 but were out of stock.

i like the look of it alot better w/o the flares and molding. unfortunately there are pretty deep hairline sratches on the doors and fenders. i washed it, clayed it, used some meguires scratch x remover, and waxed it. it looks better but you can still see it up close. ill take it for a professional detail in a few weeks. ill post pocs as soon as the weather clears up.

 

[Cobra]

they've already saved my doors from dings 5-6 times in 2 months.

Otherwise I'd be hard pressed NOT to remove them.

I like the look of everyones hoes debadged but, like Eagle its the door ding worry that has been stopping me. I try to becareful where I park and even park away but, seems even when I park way out I come out to ******'s parked next to me. I had one fool throw his door out against my passenger side while I was sitting in it with the windows down. Burned me up. HE like it's okay no damage hit the plastic. **** that! I can not and will not disclose the rest.

 

[HitandRunDriver]

Same here, i had some dbag scuff the hell out of the molding on my drivers side rear door. Looked like they were turning into the space and scraped about a foot and a half before backing out and leaving....(no note) The molding took the brunt of it, but i got some rubbing just beneath it on the paint.

 

[Narco]

here's a pic i just took. weather is still ****** but damn black looks good when it rains. tomorrow will be another story when the sun comes out! pic is once i removed the fender flares and the side molding. roof rack cross bars are next and once i decide how to best plug the holes i'll likely remove the whole thing.

 

[ecordell]

where's the pic?

 

[Narco]

i dont know. damn. ill fix it later tonight. apparantly photobucket is considered "entertainment" by the web filters at work. who knew?

if anyone knows a good filter bypass ill fix it. send a link. the damn filters also block the filter bypass pages!