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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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today the edge of my door hit something and its chipped now. I was wondering what door molding looks like on a flint mica, has anyone put this stuff on?
Old Aug 12, 2005 | 02:50 AM
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I haven't seen anything like door mouldings specifically for the tC in Scion/Toyota cataogues. If you are talking about door edge moulding, you will have to buy aftermarket.
I myself, bought myself some stick-on body side moulding material that I will eventually apply to my FM tC (1 3/4" wide, matte black, paintable with a very shallow, half oval cross-section. It's going to be a lot of work getting it on, but I plan to have it on the car before summer's over and before any dings appears on my car's sides and bumpers. As long as you do the proper surface prep, these things can stay on for the life of the car like it did on my last car for over seven years.
It might not prevent all dings 100%, but it certainly minimized it on my last car.

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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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where can i get this stuff?
Old Aug 12, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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While haven't seen it used specifically on door edges, the invisible 3M protective tape that is used for front ends (replaces the bra) and around wheels should work well and be virtually invisible.
Old Aug 12, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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The guy who did my clear bra suggested doing the door edges and headlights and stuff. You could put it anywhere. My problem with doing the door edges is that there would be a clear vertical line (no big deal really) and I'm trying to just be careful instead. Also, if you get chips right on the edge of your door, they're easy to paint

I'm not too worried about the stuff I can control - I have to put the smack down on my passengers, but mostly I just get in and out carefully. As for the front, you can't really control what's going to hit you other than by not tailgating big trucks. That's why I've got it up there. All in all though, it would probably work about as good as the half oval molding and not have to worry about color matching or sticking out that much.
Old Aug 13, 2005 | 05:07 AM
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my dealer had a thing were u could order door moldings, dont think it was factory tho, but i think the cars look better w/out moldings. keeps it lookin modern.
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