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cars without side molding? pics?

Anyone not using the side molding?  I know it may be awkward with the bumper contours, but just wondering if anyone has pics without the molding.  Even if it's just an after paint job pic.
1987 TC

cars without side molding? pics?

Reply #1 –
i have a few i snagged from craigslist but im not at my computer right now(internet problems:mad: ) when it works ill post them.
looks wierd without them.
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Reply #2 –
when I painted my bird I left them off:


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Reply #3 –
My original idea was to remove it all and cut the bumper trim at an angle and fade it into the body. but now that i have the body kit on the front it would look horrible... maybe
1986 Cougar LS

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Reply #4 –
Mine were shot and I couldn't find replacements...

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Reply #5 –
Quote from: cougar86_89;217961
My original idea was to remove it all and cut the bumper trim at an angle and fade it into the body.
  That was my thought too.  However looking at the other pics, keeping the front and rear ones and painted body color looks good, too.  Unfortunately, it's the front and rears that are missing.
1987 TC

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Reply #6 –
The front and rears are the easiest to find.I'm leaving off the middle trim and keeping the rest to keep it looking right.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

ya me too

Reply #7 –
Quote from: cougar86_89;217961
My original idea was to remove it all and cut the bumper trim at an angle and fade it into the body....


I've been wondering the same thing.  The "new" rt fender is missing the rub strips and I think the whole car would look good without them. 

Two problems:
1)  it's not parking lot friendly
2) how to blend the bumper covers shape and color? I don't think I want to do mine in one solid color.
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Reply #8 –
The smooth look is starting to grow on me. I like it.
But I worry about door dings, etc. And if I decided to build side-skirts, the moulding is an obvious bodyline to build against.

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Reply #9 –
Heres an interesting one:
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Reply #10 –
i always have hated the side trim even if its in okay shape.
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Reply #11 –
In all my years of experience I have never seen the side moldings on our cars save any dings whatsoever. Other peoples' doors are usually higher when they hit our cars. Our side molding does absolutely nothing but sit there for looks (and in the case of the wide moldings, add about 10-15 lbs. to the weight of the car). So I don't see any detriment in removing them if you want to.

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Reply #12 –
I <3 my side molding. :D  :shakeass:  All of it the whole cicrumference. I was SOOO happy when I re-shot the plastic ones, the bumpers' ones were faded and looked almost grey, and so did the front fender ones (kinda). Having em all a MATCHING deep black was an amazing improvement.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
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Reply #13 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;218031
I <3 my side molding. :D  :shakeass:  All of it the whole cicrumference. I was SOOO happy when I re-shot the plastic ones, the bumpers' ones were faded and looked almost grey, and so did the front fender ones (kinda). Having em all a MATCHING deep black was an amazing improvement.


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Reply #14 –
I wanna to remove them from my car, But i dont want to have the car painted hahaha
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