remove the side molding?

reduceallpain · Post by **reduceallpain** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:20 am

on the front and rear doors on both sides of the car.. the side molding..... did naybody take it off and do they know if there are any holes or anything under it?? i wanna remove it but i dont know what i'm going to find under it

caustic neon · Post by **caustic neon** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:24 am

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daaboots · Post by **daaboots** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:15 am

No holes under the moldings, just double sided tape. Looks awesome when you have it done! Good luck

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Tue May 09, 2006 12:17 pm

theres no holes but depending what year, you'll probably see a dull mark where the molding was. i heard it takes 8-12 months for it to disapear. also, probably see some bubbles. make sure to take a heat gun or a hair dryer and heat it up good other wise, the 2-sided take will stick to the paint and it'll be a bitch to take off.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Tue May 09, 2006 4:38 pm

03neonSE wrote:theres no holes but depending what year, you'll probably see a dull mark where the molding was. i heard it takes 8-12 months for it to disapear. also, probably see some bubbles. make sure to take a heat gun or a hair dryer and heat it up good other wise, the 2-sided take will stick to the paint and it'll be a bitch to take off.

Be prepared to go to the local parts store to get some 3M double sided tape to put them back on... It's possible for the paint to be bubbled underneath.

OB · Post by OB » Tue May 09, 2006 5:36 pm

mine came off with some muscle and goo gone, and they left no marks and no bubbling, but then again my car is less than a year old and has only been through one summer of heat and sun, so results way (and will) vary. its a great mod and very simple and cheap! just takes some time and like 03 said be prepared to stick em back on if there is bad paint underneath, as it will look worse

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:10 pm

I took mine off my 01 in 03 and the paint was fine...I was lucky I guess though.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat May 13, 2006 10:59 pm

here is a possible preview of what the car looks like without:

It's sweet - you know you want it!

esext0three · Post by **esext0three** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:00 pm

my paint had faded, so under the side molding it appeared a diffrent shade of red, its still like that after 1 year.

marakka · Post by **marakka** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:06 pm

If the car is a darker shade of whatever color under the side moldings..... POLISH THE CAR. It will all but go away. I took mine off at 1300 miles so I had no fading.

SteelBlue · Post by **SteelBlue** » Sun May 14, 2006 10:11 pm

I took mine off yesterday. Let it sit in the sun for a few hours and then peel it off slowly. It looks so much better plus I had dirt under mine somehow so getting rid of that helped save from potential rust spots. Good Luck to you.

OB · Post by OB » Mon May 15, 2006 12:49 pm

cleaning the car and waxing/polishing is a good way to help eliminate the fade, but nothing works better than some sun and some real weather to fade it all up.

lolelectricbluesxt · Post by **lolelectricbluesxt** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:12 pm

Im thinking of taking mine off friday, i bought my car new last fall, should look cool.

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:32 pm

lolelectricbluesxt wrote:Im thinking of taking mine off friday, i bought my car new last fall, should look cool.

do it, it'll look great.

lolelectricbluesxt · Post by **lolelectricbluesxt** » Mon May 15, 2006 2:21 pm

Nick Drake wrote:
do it, it'll look great.

Yeah, thats what im thinking. It hasnt even been through any heavy weather situations yet, so i dont think there will be any cosmetic problems.

Post by **jonnymopar** » Mon May 15, 2006 2:27 pm

No side moldings:

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:29 pm

DAMN jonny i've never seen snowflakes that shiny!

Post by **jonnymopar** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:26 pm

Nick Drake wrote:DAMN jonny i've never seen snowflakes that shiny!

http://www.mothers.com/products/product ... -05101.jpg

Right there man. Best shit out there. I use it like car wax. Put it on, let it dry, then wipe the haze off with another cloth. You should see the 16" chromes on my mom's Stratus when I get those done. Absolute mirror finish.

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:07 pm

jonnymopar wrote:
Nick Drake wrote:DAMN jonny i've never seen snowflakes that shiny!
http://www.mothers.com/products/product ... -05101.jpg

Right there man. Best shit out there. I use it like car wax. Put it on, let it dry, then wipe the haze off with another cloth. You should see the 16" chromes on my mom's Stratus when I get those done. Absolute mirror finish.

what would that stuff do to the aluminum rims? well, i'm not quite sure if they're called aluminum per se...but these:

would that be a stupid idea to try that gunk on my rims?^

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:57 pm

Nick Drake wrote:
jonnymopar wrote:
Nick Drake wrote:DAMN jonny i've never seen snowflakes that shiny!
http://www.mothers.com/products/product ... -05101.jpg

Right there man. Best shit out there. I use it like car wax. Put it on, let it dry, then wipe the haze off with another cloth. You should see the 16" chromes on my mom's Stratus when I get those done. Absolute mirror finish.
what would that stuff do to the aluminum rims? well, i'm not quite sure if they're called aluminum per se...but these:

would that be a stupid idea to try that gunk on my rims?^

Don't do it....not made for coated aluminum!

OB · Post by OB » Tue May 16, 2006 12:13 am

yeah its chrome polish right? I used something like that on my exhaust and it worked great.

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Tue May 16, 2006 12:24 am

bigbird wrote:
Nick Drake wrote:
jonnymopar wrote: http://www.mothers.com/products/product ... -05101.jpg

Right there man. Best shit out there. I use it like car wax. Put it on, let it dry, then wipe the haze off with another cloth. You should see the 16" chromes on my mom's Stratus when I get those done. Absolute mirror finish.
what would that stuff do to the aluminum rims? well, i'm not quite sure if they're called aluminum per se...but these:

would that be a stupid idea to try that gunk on my rims?^
Don't do it....not made for coated aluminum!

that's what i figured

Post by **jonnymopar** » Tue May 16, 2006 12:14 pm

I've used this stuff on more coated aluminum rims than anything, as well as chrome rims and the massive 20" stock polished rims on my brother's 04 Ram. So far, this stuff has worked on anything I put it on. It's not actually chrome polish, it's "mag and aluminum" polish. For me it's worked great on anything. Hell, I even used some on the intake on my friend's 98 Jetta.