AutoEuphoria
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- '08 CPW Mazdaspeed 3
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Removed the side moldings...much better!
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chronus377
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- MS3
(thumb) So fresh and so clean!
AutoEuphoria
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It did, but only for about 12 hours or so.
Silver Ecstasy
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After looking at the doors, they're zero protection with or without the door moldings. They hardly stick out. If you're going to get a door ding, it's gonna just happen. This will only prevent another Mazda 3/MS3 from door dinging you as it's a perfect height and area.
Thats good, mine stayed a day or two and lasted through any kind of car product I could think of, then went away on their own.
Looks good. I was at first leery of doing this, but you're right in that the moldings are so small and so low, they wouldn't do jack crap in offering protection from dings. Since it hit the mid-'90s yesterday, they came off with just my fingernails and gentle pulling. Only 2,700 miles, so no paint fade or residue.
kickniteasy
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honestly, the protection from door ding thing is complete bs. After 5 years in a college parking garage my car has dings/dents/paint chips everywhere EXCEPT the door moldings. I think with so many SUV/trucks running around a car with door moldings is kind of pointless. Like someone else said, looking at the majority of where my door dings are, the door moldings can't do anything to protect against dings, it's more for show/peace of mind.
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I feel the same way. We're definitely in the minority on this board
Who knows, I may grow tired of them one day.Silver Ecstasy
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Trust me, I think it makes the lines flow well because it adds a little difference in the sides, but then again, it does look great without the moldings. GD!
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It depends...
I disagree.
The mouldings will protect you if the other door or object hits the car squarely. If it's a rear door that has a curve on the lower half or a shopping cart then probably not.
I've actually seen the mouldings protect my car from larger sqaure SUV doors. Some woman flung her door open in the parking lot as I was coming back to my car and hit my door. I walked over and asked her what the hell she was doing- she looked at me like I was crazy. Luckily the SUV's door hit the moulding. There was a slight crease in the moulding that went away after a day or so and the door remained unscathed.
The mouldings are not going to stop EVERYTHING but they do help reduce the percentage of dings. It's preventative not guaranteed. Of course it's up to you if you feel that your willing to go without and have nothing covering you for that 30 to 50% of the doors that will be blocked.
I disagree.
The mouldings will protect you if the other door or object hits the car squarely. If it's a rear door that has a curve on the lower half or a shopping cart then probably not.
I've actually seen the mouldings protect my car from larger sqaure SUV doors. Some woman flung her door open in the parking lot as I was coming back to my car and hit my door. I walked over and asked her what the hell she was doing- she looked at me like I was crazy. Luckily the SUV's door hit the moulding. There was a slight crease in the moulding that went away after a day or so and the door remained unscathed.
The mouldings are not going to stop EVERYTHING but they do help reduce the percentage of dings. It's preventative not guaranteed. Of course it's up to you if you feel that your willing to go without and have nothing covering you for that 30 to 50% of the doors that will be blocked.
I sort of feel the same way. Without the moldings it's just straight up metal-on-metal contact, no matter what the situation.
OK. I went ahead and removed them myself and have to admit. I like it a lot better......
+1 Ahh im bought! ill be doing this today!
