Anyone regret removing their side door moldings on the 07-up SUVs?

[unpredictableacts]

Curious if anyone regrets removing their side door moldings off of their trucks? My wife sometimes drives it and honestly I am afraid to think where she parks it at times. I am sure she is that one sucker that parks right next to the buggie rack that ends up with a basket against the truck when she returns from a hard workout on our bank account at a local clothing store. This is the main reason why I have left it on. Like others, I too am suffering from spotty side moldings on a black truck. I have to admit it does look clean, But function rules over beauty in my eyes most of the time.


Thanks

PS I also have the "Tahoe" for both doors and the rear that I had painted a satin/flat black by a local BMW dealership....I was going to install them, but chose against it if anyone is interested.

 

[jqhawk]

That factory molding is quite crappy, turning off colored already, been thinking about tearing mine off too...

 

[Modded]

Don't put on those Tahoe badges.
And yeah I removed my molding because it did notmatch the truck good enough for me, but mine was in almost new condition. I have no regrets about pulling them, I just got matching door edge guards from Euro Bumper and put them on all the doors.

 

[baron]

I think the clean look is great too, but I've seen more than a few carts, car doors, and other things that have hit the molding instead of the door. Like you said, function over beauty. I cringe a bit when something hits the molding, but if it was hitting the door, I'd be PO'd

 

[KMeloney]

I think that there are lots of people out there who feel that door moldings are "bumpers" -- that they're there so that you can go ahead and open your door into them. I don't have any real evidence to support this, but I just think that a case could be made for moldings to "invite" people to rest their doors against them more so than if there was nothing there.

 

[bauer4567]

nope, no regrets. I like the look, it encourages me to park far and walk more, and it was really something that made a big difference to the looks of the truck, without spending a boat load.

 

[09LTZ]

I think that there are lots of people out there who feel that door moldings are "bumpers" -- that they're there so that you can go ahead and open your door into them. I don't have any real evidence to support this, but I just think that a case could be made for moldings to "invite" people to rest their doors against them more so than if there was nothing there.

Most people don't care if there is molding or not......they slam their doors into our trucks without any concern.......

the molding is a looks thing only....take it off......

Take 2 spots when you park in public and no one will open their door into you.

 

[bigblue]

i am also thinking about pulling mine off...my passenger side molding is already starting to fade.....gona have to pull it off

 

[sumo]

forget fading, the rear ends of the molding are starting to pull up and i can see the 3m tape

 

[unpredictableacts]

I guess I am at a somewhat loss. I bought my 2000 Limited 3 years used for $15k stickered (left in glove box) for $33k. Never had any fails with the vehicle. Saying that, I find it funny how cheap some of these add ons are for the NNBS. Now dont get me wrong I love the looks, but $50k for a vehicle with parts that fail in 2 years (fading molding, Failing gas gauges...etc) GM is running a nice little hustle. I just feel sorry for those people who actually bought their NNBS brand new.

That being said Ill be pulling my moldings off this up coming weekend.