Body Side Moldings

Just got mine today -- ordered them Monday. Only three days! I took advantage of the "moving" sale and paid $110 with free shipping. I've already read most of the threads re: installation and have no reservations about installing them myself. My recommendation -- get them from Danny and support PriusChat.

 

Are they really needed? I've only seen a few Prii with moldings. I've always wanted to ask if they really have saved from damage.

 

About a week after I installed my molding I got a ding in the molding that would have been in the door.

Weel worth it.

 

Got my moldings on 9/11 and finally got a chance to put them on today. I took my time and triple-checked everything before installation and still finished in less than an hour. Looks great! I'll post pics soon.

 

The prius doesn't come with any molding on the sides at all in package 2?

 

ZIP, NADA on any Prius Package. That is why we go to PriusChat and order/install a set. I've installed mine.

 

I see, thanks!

 

For those that may be on the fence about getting them.....

When I left work yesterday I decided to walk through the parking garage and just do an informal inventory of door dents. Of the 12 Prii I looked at mine was the only one with side moldings. 5 out of the other 11 had door dings that would be in the molding and not the door if they had them installed. The reason we don't see many is because they don't come standard on any Prius. I've talked to several people that didn't even know you could get them.

FWIW.

 

A couple of PICS .....

 

Found this thread as part of a search as to whether these look standard and/or stick well. From what I've seen, the answer is yes.

My Jetta is 5.5 yrs old and has no less than 10 places in the (Stock) side molding where I've had to touch up dings. It has one ding in the actual metal, way up high where the point of a rear Tahoe door got it. That took over 5 years to appear. Moral: These things work well.

Unfortunately, in less than 10 days we already have a ding in the Prius. It does seem like it might be exactly where the molding is going to go, though, so if I was being lazy before, it's time to get the moldings now.

I haven't seen any negative comments about the appearance (i.e. the fit and finish of the molding itself, not whether or not it belongs there). Is everyone who has them happy with the product?

Thanks. J.

 

Totally. Besides its protective effect, I think it dresses up the car a bit.

 

Has anyone removed the body side moldings? Once fixed will there be any paint damage when removing the moldings? Just wanted to know the pros and cons before I install them.

 

I have removed body side molding on another car by "sawing" dental tape (string) between the body and adhesive. Worked fine, with a little Goo Gone clean-up. Do not just pull them off! I installed side moldings on my black Prius but DID NOT use the adhesive-facilitating solution that came with them (I don't know what it does to paint and future removal). It's been 4+ years and no problem with the molding lifting off.