i'm having body work/paint done in the next few weeks. i have the option to shave the side moldings. here are some bad photoshops (yeah, i'm new at PS) of what i think it'll look like. thus question for all of you....





[Modified by DOHCDX, 3:40 AM 3/2/2003]

 

Um, personally I dont like color matched stuff to much. I think it is just a texture issue for me. So, if you are going to go color matched then I say shave 'em. But, then again, I really dont like shaved stuff either because a lot of people wont spend the money to get body work done *right* so the shave looks like poo a lot of time. So...if you got a good body guy shave em. If not, buy the CTR flat moldings for $225 a set and rock something that most people dont have.

Good luck
Jon Black

 

i like it when you take the moldings off and fill the holes more on an eg. the indent breaks up the body nicely. but if you dont want to do that, shaving and filling looks fine too.

 

Keep the mouldings, just colour code everything!

 

Dont shave...but thats just me...do it at your OWN taste...good luck

 

DONT Shave...looks better with the moldings

 

dont shave sides....and what mirrors are those???

 

Are you talking about filling up the channel or just shaving in the original mounting holes?

Filling in the whole channel looks nizzasty, mostly because nobody spends enough money to do it right.

Buy some new moldings cause the color matched stuff dotn work either. Get the JDM thin ones for $225 and call it a day.

Jon Black

 

 

I would actually suggest taking the mouldings off but only shaving the HOLES left behind, NOT the entire moulding and filling it in. I like the way CX hatches look with the moulding absent, but with the indent and I would also change those mirrors...but I know you didn't ask about that

 

just paint the siade moldings. it looks the best.

 

yeah, i have spoon style mirrors on the way

actually, i'm not going to shave anything. i'm leaving the OEM moldings, just painting them to match.

 

I would leave it

 

I'm not too much of a fan of shaved moldings, only a few cars I've seen that could pull it off.

 

 

don't shave

 

its really up to you, it is your car, but i on the other hand like the shaved look....i think it looks a lot sharper with just on body line on the doors...thats just me thought...dont have to agree

 

werd

 

dont shave

 

keep the molding.