Hey guys, the project is still coming along and today i took of my side moldings. Actaully wasent as hard as i thought i would be. Popped the door panels off .... got underneath the plastic weather gaurd .... snap each pin out and the door part came poppin' off. Then i had to take all the inside back paneling off in order to access the last 3 pins. Popped them out as well and cleaned it up ... did the same to the other side and thats about it ! It was more just a pain in the *** trying to get to the last pins on each side .. you really have to stick your arm in the door to reach em. Well now the 98+ bumpers are installed as well as the 98+ headlights oem corners and tailights and type r lip ... and finally i took of the side moldings. Now just got to send it to get painted and throw on my ldm amber sidemarkers Ill update pics then ... thanks







gutted the rear panels and seats to get easy access



now justs needs a little welding and paint


sorry the pics are a lil blurry/dark .. posted em quickley today



Modified by SPOONup at 2:36 AM 1/19/2005

 

jealous but good luck and wana see some pics after

 

Have fun
I just started shaving stuff of my teg(this is supposed to be the anti mod vehicle)
And my side mouldings are up next.
I hate welding little tiny holes, you have to go so damn slow and watch the heat to avoid alot of warping.

 

nice...i wish there was a decent body shop around here that would do some shaving for me. i was trying to get my spoiler holes welded closed and a few of the local shops wanted at least $400

 

nice, i have my moldings shaved...i like it

 

join the club....I'm so glad I shaved my mouldings

 

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If you were local i would do it for a couple of bucks and some food.

 

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side mouldings = FUGLY

 

Are you leaving it the stock color?

 

Wow I was under the assumption that removing the body moldings would make it look like a civic with the moldings removed. Now that I know its not fugly like a civic, I may do this to my DC. I got someone in the family who may be able to do the welding for me.

 

Will someone explain the correct way to shave the mouldings? Do you guys just weld in some sheet metal from the back, then put in filler and sand smooth. Someone mentioned to me that bodyshops just weld in from the front, and then grind it smooth?

 

EDIT: Nevermind me, I'm dilussional.

 

you weld panels in the back and then weld the holes closed( like a button weld). grind that down then apply filler and glaze to smooth.

 

dont look shaved to me...

 

should look great when you are done

 

noice

 

nice you selling your moldings?? if so let me know

 

look like an R now hehehhehe

 

Do you need moldings? My car is in the shop right now get a full paint and they have already removed the moldings and filled in the holes. You can have them if you pay for shipping- if the shop hasnt thrown them away...

 

post pics when done

 

how u like them speakers in da front?

 

I got all 4 new 6.5" speakers and it sounds soo much better .. all i was looking for is sound quality .. no ghetto system needed in my car .. that will come later when i can afford an escalade on dubs haha ... didnt want the wait of a system so

thanks for the comments

does anyone know of where i can get these filled and welded at for a good price ?
I live in So Cal .. anywhere in the general area would be a great help ... somwhere that does good work

more updates soon

 

pio tsg1640r's.... 45.99 a pair ?

 

looks cleaner

 

"does anyone know of where i can get these filled and welded at for a good price ?
I live in So Cal .. anywhere in the general area would be a great help ... somwhere that does good work"

anyone?????