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Door edge protectors...yes or no

Started by AKcharger, November 14, 2021, 08:58:27 PM

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What do you think, I could go either way?

Looks good keep it
12 (70.6%)
Take it off
5 (29.4%)

Total Members Voted: 17

AKcharger

My car came with factory door guards but they will mess up the paint if I put them back on so I got a roll of U-shaped chrome stuff from ebay for cheap. wondering if I shoulf keep it. Went one easy enough with no paint damage, just slips on

green69rt

I use some plastic strips from Griots.  Just Google door edge protectors.  Mine were a 3/8" piece of adhesive plastic that you wrap around the door edge.  Prevents 90% of chips to your door and 80% of dings to the guy parked next to you.  You can get it from a lot of sites.  Here's one.  Next to invisible.

https://www.autozone.com/trim-dress-up/door-edge-molding


Mytur Binsdirti

If it's not all chipped or scratched up underneath, take them off unless you have a habit of slamming your doors into other people's cars when you park.

tan top

nice option to have factory or dealer installed  :yesnod:  but if mine came with them ! , i would leave them off  :yesnod:

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AKcharger

Thanks for the feeedback guys, it was a $6 experiment.
- Turbin I only slam others people car with my little Mitsubishi Eclipse
- Tan Top thanks for the kind words. Deep-dish 15inch are VERY hard to find, I think they stopped making them after 1990. Nice thng about those is just takes (a lot) of elbow grease to bring them back to life!

kent

Nice ride! :drool5:
They don't look bad on her. hmmm
Kent

Mopar Nut

If my car had them, I would leave them. It matches the wheel trim.
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Nacho-RT74

With all I'm a chrome and molds lover I'm not sure would add them because I feel they break the car lines, but I think being coded on a nice car like your I think would keep them.
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AKcharger

Thanks for the votes and feedback guys. Verdict is...I'm taking them off. Even thouse leaving them on was leading in the poles I think it does break up the lines, so back to "normal"
:cheers:

70sixpkrt

I think they look nice and break up the color. Mine came with them but I had to take them off when the car got painted.


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odcics2

Breaks up the smooth body lines, IMO.
The smooth body lines are what makes a Charger a Charger!
I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

Aero426

Quote from: odcics2 on November 23, 2021, 08:35:43 AM
Breaks up the smooth body lines, IMO.
The smooth body lines are what makes a Charger a Charger!

I agree.    Personally, I would never put those on my own car.    But if you like the look, it's your choice. 

Puzbie

I'm glad to see this conversation as I have been considering the same. 
I am doing a numbers matching rebuild and the car came with the edge guards, but I am leaning towards leaving them off as well. 
I too think they break-up the lines too much

Thanks for the post!

AKcharger

Quote from: Puzbie on December 02, 2021, 10:06:56 PM
I'm glad to see this conversation as I have been considering the same. 
I am doing a numbers matching rebuild and the car came with the edge guards, but I am leaning towards leaving them off as well. 
I too think they break-up the lines too much

Thanks for the post!
:2thumbs:

green69rt

Quote from: Puzbie on December 02, 2021, 10:06:56 PM
I'm glad to see this conversation as I have been considering the same. 
I am doing a numbers matching rebuild and the car came with the edge guards, but I am leaning towards leaving them off as well. 
I too think they break-up the lines too much

Thanks for the post!

Exactly why I use the clear plastic ones on all my cars.  They are next to invisible.

6pkrtse

My car came with them when I bought it in the 80's. They have been on there ever since.
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