photos: moldings GONE

killerZ-71 · April 10, 2005

first off: what an INCREDIBLE difference with the moldings gone!!!! i posted some pictures to show. PLUS, i am a new father today, of my second bullmastiff, so i put in some photos. AND ON THE EIGHTH DAY GOD MADE THE BULLMASTIFF

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sincityZ71 · April 11, 2005

Looks good. That is one of the first things I did with my truck, taking the mouldings off makes a world of difference.

Nice looking dogs too, congrats on the new pup!!

lrymal · April 11, 2005

Definitely nice looking.

Am curious, though... where are you guys parking your trucks at stores now since the door-dingers now have full access to smashing their doors on your sheet metal? No cladding, no protection.

moloss · April 11, 2005

nice truck, nice dogs.....I have an english and neopolitan mastiff....it's hard to be humble when your owned by a mastiff.

killerZ-71 · April 11, 2005

THANXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!!!!!

facn8me · April 11, 2005

Definitely nice looking.

Am curious, though... where are you guys parking your trucks at stores now since the door-dingers now have full access to smashing their doors on your sheet metal? No cladding, no protection.

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lrymal I found that once the truck is lifted the nerf bars are at perfect height for doors. I no longer dread parking next to people. If they wanna smack the nerf's more power to them. Most people don't want to.

Killerz Looks great

Jasonsupafly · April 11, 2005

Nice looking truck....Cute puppy

snoman · April 11, 2005

Definitely nice looking.

Am curious, though... where are you guys parking your trucks at stores now since the door-dingers now have full access to smashing their doors on your sheet metal? No cladding, no protection.

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lrymal I found that once the truck is lifted the nerf bars are at perfect height for doors. I no longer dread parking next to people. If they wanna smack the nerf's more power to them. Most people don't want to.

Killerz Looks great

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Unless they are in a truck of a fullsized van to which you moldingless body would be quite naked.

facn8me · April 11, 2005

Snoman, wow another one that you point out how wrong someone is. Your so cool. Anyway my truck without moulding would be succeptable to a van door just as your's with moulding would be succeptable to the same door. Because it would hit the fender. (that's where a van door is near the fenderwell when parked next to a truck. The unprotected (in most cases) fender well Snoman, I can also get dent's from jelous people and morons. Cart's at the right anglewould hit the bed also. Of course there is hail and debris that could hit it also. Thing's on the hiway could also. Dogs, dogs can scratchpaint too. Did I miss any thing?

snoman · April 11, 2005

Snoman, wow another one that you point out how wrong someone is. Your so cool. Anyway my truck without moulding would be succeptable to a van door just as your's with moulding would be succeptable to the same door. Because it would hit the fender. (that's where a van door is near the fenderwell when parked next to a truck. The unprotected (in most cases) fender well Snoman, I can also get dent's from jelous people and morons. Cart's at the right anglewould hit the bed also. Of course there is hail and debris that could hit it also. Thing's on the hiway could also. Dogs, dogs can scratchpaint too. Did I miss any thing?

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The moldings are there aofor a pupose and while they are not full proof they do offer more protection than a naked body. When you also factor in the thin metal they use in trucks today, it is even more critical. The moldings also protect your door when you open it into something as well and I would not pay 30 ot 40 G's for a truck and then make it even easier to ding up. Over the years I have owned trucks both way as they came for factory and without molding they do get beat up a lot quicker. Yes it looks sleeker for a show truck to have no molding but not for a daily driver than has to live in the jungle.

lrymal · April 11, 2005

Geeze, facn8me, don't take this stuff so personally. Folks are just adding feedback...

Just a little added comment. Again, I think the decladded truck simply looks wonderful. But, in the real world, that truck is somewhat exposed. The hideous looking molding definitely offers some degree of protection.

The nerf bars (and also wheel well flairs for the fender areas), add to the protection, but they only assist protecting if the jerk's door is shaped in a way that the nerf bar gets in the way. If the shape is such that the nerf bar doesn't contact the door, then the side cladding will possibly connect and protect the door.

My 2003 Silverado doesn't have any dings on it, but if I look at its cladding just right, I see all sorts of small chips and nicks. The cladding definitely blocked *something* and I am sure the nerf bars on that '03 did their job as well.

facn8me · April 11, 2005

I guess my truck sitting 11" higher than your's affords me more protection from the nerfs. I worried when it sat lower. Not much worrying any more. As far as taking it personally, no not really. I offered my opinion from a lifted truck standpoint. And on a lifted truck the nerfs give me about the same protection. I did not say it was the perfect solution. Sno has his right to an opinion also. Even if he's wrong or reaching to prove someone wrong.

snoman · April 11, 2005

Sno has his right to an opinion also. Even if he's wrong or reaching to prove someone wrong.

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A matter of perception on your part. A raised truck is not immune, maybe a little harder target but still viable. My wife moldingless base Cherokee got whacked good last year where the molding would have been and saved it instead it got dinged but good.

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SilverCrew · April 12, 2005

Definitely nice looking.

Am curious, though... where are you guys parking your trucks at stores now since the door-dingers now have full access to smashing their doors on your sheet metal? No cladding, no protection.

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Hell I park my ride in 2 spots at the veeeeeery back of the lot.....if and when it actually goes to a store. Moulding or no moulding, there will always be some lazy f#$%@er on a beater car that kicks their door open on your truck. My wife drives the burban everyday...with moulding and it's still getting beat up.