aphex23

Hey! I was wondering if any one has done a little DIY, and thinned down their side moldings?? mine are ungly as hell, and really like the look of the JDM ones, but my search for actual jdm ones for my car, havent turned anything up...

So, i was thinking, why not just buzz em down half an inch on my own?? Only thing.. i have no idea how to go about this.. first thought was like, get a belt sander or something.. but wouldnt that leave it rough?? i dunno, some one must have done this.. lemme know if so! share the knowledge! and TIA!

edit: also, does any one know if the ek ones fit the eg's at all? my guess would be no, but, i am often wrong..


Modified by aphex23 at 9:28 PM 5/30/2004

b20_ed

you want to cut your moldings?

Id rather look harder for the actual JDM ones. ......

aphex23

haha, yeah, i actully just found some.. but, hey, this cant be that hard to do? can it?? would save me $160 i could spend on something that will make me go faster.. thats how i look at it

mikehawkBUiLT

ive never heard of this being done but i know passwordjdm has em for coupes. good luck to you

aphex23

yeah, thats where i found them.. which is what i might have to resort to if i dont get any bites on this.... ?

Luserkid

Just shave your side moldings completely off.

If you really want to cut them down i guess you could get some gruff sand paper and just start sanding then smooth it out with a fine paper :shurgs:

95eg6

I'd buy the real ones. 2 days to make money for the JDM moldings would be easier than all the work it would take to make them look like the real deal.

rodrez.

It's been awhile, but if I remember correctly, the stock moldings are hollow. Even if they're not, it would be difficult to get them straight all the way across, so theyr'e not wavy.

elwood

Yeah I too think it would come out kinda ghetto looking.

I have seen aftermarket side moldings that are a lot
thinner the oem honda. I had to ask the guy if they
were the real ones, so I guess they didnt look too bad.

Sorry I dont have any links that have aftermarket. I would
guess places like pep boys and such.

JDM PRO

a powerful belt sander would just eat up that side molding. Just buy the real one

Built B16A

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lol, i can see it now.. you have it laying on a table.. you let that sander hit it.. and vroom!!! it flys accross the room.. lol

aphex23

hmm, alright, so, not exactly a DIY project here.. too bad, i like doing stuff on my own, thanks for the thoughts though guys!

bobby_booshay

shaving off the moldings. looks nice
jdm moldings, more $$$ tho
DIY... sounds hard

heyyou82

yeah, i don't think this will work. i had mine off last summer for some body work, and what i remember is that they are shaped like a C, meaning they are hollow. so, i don't know how much you would be able to sand down, if even possible, before you broke through and now had a hole in your molding.