thought id share my side molding-less kon
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Twizted_Slammed_Dime
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Nice I'm About To Do The Same Looks Better
RumorsOFsurF
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I guess I don't get it. If you like it, that's cool. It's your rig....but to me it looks like a stripped down state rig now. What's next, a vinyl bench seat and orange paint job?
I guess I just like the chrome accents and emblems. Different strokes for different strokes, I guess. If it makes you happy, go for it. That plain look seems to be popular around here, though.
I guess I just like the chrome accents and emblems. Different strokes for different strokes, I guess. If it makes you happy, go for it. That plain look seems to be popular around here, though.
2drhoeon4s
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haha it doesnt look like a state rig. My tahoe was a state rig... dept of health. And it had side mouldings..
RumorsOFsurF
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I was exaggerating. It doesn't look bad, but I prefer the mouldings. Hell, in 20 years people will probably be buying them from LMC to replace the ones all the previous owners removed...Just like they do with the 70's and 80's ones now!
I just strongly dislike chrome or chrome accents...and prefer just clean body lines... if the side moldings were all blue they may have stayed.
I'd really like to get full painted bumpers to finish the chrome elimination LOL but ya vinyl seat and orange paint will come this winter
RumorsOFsurF
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Hahahaha! Is it possible to remove the chrome insert on the mouldings?
chip
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This thread is funny, because I have had this conversation in my head a hundred times.
On the one hand, I agree strongly with RumorsOFsurf. I like these particular moldings on these particular trucks! I think they just look better with them than without.............but what's so funny, is that I am a "debadge and demold" guy all the way! I'm actually doing just that to my girls accord wagon as we speak.
But when it comes to my Yukon...........I just think they work?!! I like 'EM!! I think it's the whole package that determines the ultimate "demolded look". I've seen some guys who did it right, and it looks **** w/o moldings,so, who knows?
The bottom line IMO, is do what YOU like to your ride! You have to drive it, and the only opinion that should matter is yours!
The funniest thing about it, is that I bet you the dealer charged like a thousand dollars (add-on) for those moldings, now everybody wants them off! LoL!
On the one hand, I agree strongly with RumorsOFsurf. I like these particular moldings on these particular trucks! I think they just look better with them than without.............but what's so funny, is that I am a "debadge and demold" guy all the way! I'm actually doing just that to my girls accord wagon as we speak.
But when it comes to my Yukon...........I just think they work?!! I like 'EM!! I think it's the whole package that determines the ultimate "demolded look". I've seen some guys who did it right, and it looks **** w/o moldings,so, who knows?
The bottom line IMO, is do what YOU like to your ride! You have to drive it, and the only opinion that should matter is yours!
The funniest thing about it, is that I bet you the dealer charged like a thousand dollars (add-on) for those moldings, now everybody wants them off! LoL!
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Looks good Bluekon.
Been reading all the various posts on people taking the molding off. While I am contemplating taking of the badges... I think I am keeping my molding. It Gives it a wider looking stance around the wheels and the body molding blends it in.
Been reading all the various posts on people taking the molding off. While I am contemplating taking of the badges... I think I am keeping my molding. It Gives it a wider looking stance around the wheels and the body molding blends it in.
no the chrome and the molding are one piece
polobuds
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Haha, yeah I hear you Chip. Done the same thing. Debated back and forth until I didn't want to think about it anymore, which is why this forum is awesome. Let's you see how different people have done theirs, and their pictures let you imagine what it would be like if you were to take off all mouldings. Personally, I'm waiting till I can scratch enough money to do most of my mods. Dont really want to be driving around with an SS bumper, mouldings half off, stock headlight and taillights, chrome rear bumper. Know what I mean?
Noto81
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I'm with Rumors on this. I think demolding makes it look factory as **** and I like how the chrome bumpers and molding tie in with my 22's. But to each their own..........
yukondoit
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Looks good. I pulled my mouldings off about 4 weeks ago.. Battled with it for awhile. Woke up 1 Sat morning, and did it. It also helped that I had the 3m eraser wheel with me.. haha Glad I did it...
Brick
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I'm glad I did it too, although mine were pealing so I Didn't have much choice, too each their own
It's your ride so whatever you like is all good but I sure like it a lot more with out the molding! I have done it to almost every truck/suv I have had and so has my dad. He now has a 06 Denali truck with all black molding still on the truck and that looks good but on both his 05 Chevy trucks we took of the molding and it looked so much better. Both his 05 trucks also had 20s & 22s. Me personally I like it alot better with it off! This is what mine looks like with no molding or badges.
Twizted_Slammed_Dime
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how did you get the 3m tape off?? what did you use? fully shave with no emblems makes it look 10x better.
