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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 02:32 AM
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should i ditch the side moldings? or does it help break up the look of the side of the car? I don't want to take them off and the side of the car looks too tall ya know?
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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Ditch...

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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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I'd leave them on. I can't picture my car looking good without them.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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yeah....nice TA, but that pic doesn't help...as I have a Camaro.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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Here's my car...I am glad I got rid of them!



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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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it looks good on normal camaros....but i'm looking for ones with gfx, because that might not look good.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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no if you're leavig the front and rear pieces on there itd look real stupid. plus your side skirts and held on by hangers. theses hangers are rivetted to the rocker panel, so when the hangers were taken off there would be holes all down the rocker panel that would have to be filled in, smoothed out, and repainted.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by kyles2000z
no if you're leavig the front and rear pieces on there itd look real stupid. plus your side skirts and held on by hangers. theses hangers are rivetted to the rocker panel, so when the hangers were taken off there would be holes all down the rocker panel that would have to be filled in, smoothed out, and repainted.

side moldings, on the doors. Not the side ground effects.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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Ditch them.





For comparison
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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they look better with the moldings off....if i had a pick id show mine....but all the pics i have is with them on
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by vMaster0fPuppets
Ditch them.





For comparison

rofl we're both missing the front pieces
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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ohhh haha i see now. but what wouold having ground effects have anything to do with the appearance of leaving the side moldings on? thats what confused me i guess.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:15 PM
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i guess making the door look too tall, kinda like the Charger and stuff. The molding breaks the door up, i was just wondering if it would still look good with gfx.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 12:12 AM
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I don't think the molding helps break the door up, the line that's in there does it just as well without the "glued" on look of that dumb molding.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 12:22 AM
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ditch them i know im going to
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 12:23 AM
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my car (in sig) has ground effects and no side moudling so you be the judge.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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I'm not sure if I like the looks of them off on cars with GFX. My mind could change though.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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heres some bigger pics...



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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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That doesn't look too bad. I may just do it.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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yeah i think i'm gonna do it too.

whats the best way to remove them?
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