What have you LS owners done with your side moldings????

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Oct 1, 2002 | 11:11 PM

RegRedTeg

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What have you LS owners done with your side moldings????

have you guys jus kept it black or what? I want to paint mine but how do you do it?

Oct 2, 2002 | 12:07 AM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (RegRedTeg)

i painted mine myself... looks alot better, too.

Oct 2, 2002 | 06:53 AM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (dlplayboy)

Ls doesn't come with painted side moldings?
mine came painted..

Oct 2, 2002 | 07:10 AM

backlash

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (TurbothisLS)

I think they started painting them in 98. Wasn't this topic already posted?
EDIT: Nice double post. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=295605

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Oct 2, 2002 | 07:20 AM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (backlash)

I would like to get them painted. I think they look way better when they are the color of the car.

Oct 2, 2002 | 08:06 AM

FrostyDC4

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (dlplayboy)

How and with what?

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i painted mine myself... looks alot better, too.

Oct 2, 2002 | 10:11 AM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (FrostyDC4)

mine came the color of my car.......

opps i have a GS

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Oct 2, 2002 | 10:24 AM

es four

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (DRAG lll INTEGRA)

Im having mine shaved soon.....I think it looks much better without them. If you can spend the little extra money, I think its worth it. Much cleaner look.

Oct 2, 2002 | 11:08 AM

RegRedTeg

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (RegRedTeg)

yeah i would love to shave mine to but that would mean I would have to get the whole car painted

Oct 2, 2002 | 11:20 AM

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zojirushi

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (RegRedTeg)

my car is black... and so are my side molding.. hehehe

Oct 2, 2002 | 11:56 AM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (RegRedTeg)

My car is red and it stands out alot so wanna get them painted.

Oct 2, 2002 | 12:45 PM

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zilverz

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (TurbothisLS)

95 LS Special Edition side molding came painted just as the GSR'z did

Oct 2, 2002 | 12:45 PM

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lsturbo

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (RegRedTeg)

take it to the bodyshop and have them paint it

Oct 3, 2002 | 09:46 AM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (RegRedTeg)

shaved

looks awsome. if my car is red or silver, it would stand out much more.
I only got the bottom of the car painted. I did it in such a way that i can go back to stock if i want to.

Oct 3, 2002 | 10:23 AM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (94thundergrey)

shaved mine...kinda sux though cuz i got ramed my a shopping cart last week..=X

Oct 3, 2002 | 10:36 AM

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smdandb2

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (allmotorls95)

Black Integra already has black side molding! HAHAH

Oct 3, 2002 | 10:50 AM

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Leimokei

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (allmotorls95)

shave them, it looks sickening...

Oct 3, 2002 | 01:38 PM

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redacura

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (Leimokei)

the guy at the shop told me its alot of work to shave them... it could run up to 1000

Oct 3, 2002 | 02:19 PM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (redacura)

Yea, welding and lots of bondo to shave the side moldings. don't do it if you plan to keep the car for more than a year as the bondo will sag and look shitty. Bondo is just cheap ricey crap anyway.
I painted my whole car myself with a HVLP gun, painted the moldings and my front lip at the same time so everything matches. It looks very nice and clean.

Oct 3, 2002 | 02:43 PM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (dlplayboy)

Painted them Frost white, just like my car.

Oct 3, 2002 | 02:43 PM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (zilverz)

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95 LS Special Edition side molding came painted just as the GSR'z did

As did the '96's

Oct 3, 2002 | 02:54 PM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (JR96Teg)

factory color matched

Oct 3, 2002 | 03:00 PM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings???? (smdandb2)

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Black Integra already has black side molding! HAHAH

Oct 3, 2002 | 03:15 PM

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Re: What have you LS owners done with your side moldings????

They only came unpainted on RS'es and 94 & 95 LS'es... Anyways, I had to replace one of my side moldings and I painted it myself; it was really easy to do. I didn't do a great job, but it still came out looking good. I just got some Duplicolor primer, import paint (frost white in my case), and clear coat. I did a few coats of each and it looks like the original.

I thought about just taking them off when I had to replace that one, but they've saved my doors many times from inconsiderate jerks who park next to me. I wish there were something to protect the rear quarter panels.

I'm careful about where I park, but so many people still hit my car with their doors; it's just ridiculous. I actually considered getting those JDM power-folding mirrors because people walk right into my mirrors too! I just got a new place with a nice big garage so I wont have to deal with this crap.