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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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So, dumba$$ me knocks my door into my river-rock driveway wall this morning. Put a swell ding in the driver's side door.
I've been looking for side moldings that look good, but it's not easy to find anything good.
I ran across THESE today on ebay - looks nice, but I have asked for more pix form the dealer.

Has anyone found any shops or places that carry nice side-moldings? This place actually color-matches the moldings, so it should be nice-looking.

Thanks for any input - I'm totally bummin'

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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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I don't understand what those are... does it run down the middle of the door? Or is it something that's on the door jam? That pic sucks... it really doesn't show anything at all.
Old Mar 7, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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It's about 6" below the door handle, and runs across the door and part of the rear quarter panel...
I hope the send more pix.

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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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Ohh... no. I don't think I'd ever put those on. Disrupts the pretty lines.
Old Mar 7, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Please don't do that to the tC. You can have them on a caddy, you can have them on a minivan, but not on the tC.
Old Mar 7, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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I'm not thrilled either guys, but damn, I don't want to try and get someone to paint my door either.
It's that or live with the ding...
Old Mar 7, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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I've seen a pix of a white tC with them on, they look pretty good IMO. Let me try and find the pix
Old Mar 7, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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thanks - I appreciate that. I think I recall that too - white with white molding...

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Yea, thats the exact one. Crap, I cant find it
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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Thanks!
Who's tC is that?
I want to see if those are the same ones - they look like it.

Scott
Old Mar 7, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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yea thats the one! that tC is hella smoooth!
Old Mar 7, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by slboettcher
Thanks!
Who's tC is that?
I want to see if those are the same ones - they look like it.

Scott

That is mario's tC. He's from san diego.
Old Mar 7, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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See - those don't look so bad.
I think I have to do it - unless someone knows of a hell of a shop to get it fixed?
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wow i never really looked at the lip kit before
i like
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Originally Posted by slboettcher
See - those don't look so bad.
Agreed. Not like it'd be long before parking lot dings appear anyway, and since these might prevent such, go for it! Thx for finding them on ebay too.
Old Mar 8, 2006 | 11:35 PM
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NP - I reckon that one ding is a warning, the rest are easily avoided.
Hey, it's not like I'm dorking out my new Enzo - it's a tC, and to me, they look good.

Scott
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