Duder
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- Dec 9, 2009
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- Torrance, CA USA
I'll vote yes on white rocker.
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No. There is a SEM paint to match the factory rocker color
I'll say black. Plus it hides road tar better.
I'll vote yes on white rocker.
Pluses and minuses to both, in my mind: black, as stated before, hides imperfections better. White does make the car look a bit lower on the sides though, which I like. How about you pick one, and I'll do the other?!
In my opinion, the white airdam on my car looks a little strange, because the rockers and butcheeks are black. It hangs down below the imaginary line across the bottom of the car, where below it everything else is painted black. I was hoping that the little black piece of rocker trim would help continue the imaginary line from the back of the car, but also make the white airdam look more appropriate.
Why not, Volvo did color matched rockers on pre 81 cars
I painted my '90 4 door rocker panel white, then black and now it's white again white makes it look lower IMO
I think I'll give the white a try. If I don't like it, then just like you I can paint over it with trim black, or undercoat it to prevent chipping.
Big rush to get little crap fixed and ready, for a 3 hour road trip with my wife and 6 y/o daughter this weekend. My wife's car has an unexpected corded tire, presumably due to a jacked up alignment, so the 242 is pulling family car duty this weekend while I save up for a pair of 245/40/19s. She's been driving the 242 to work all this week, and she actually loves it. But I reeeally don't want this weekend's road trip to be an unpleasant experience! I might even buy some air fresheners, and stop at Starbucks for a $75 breakfast on the way out of town. Any other suggestions, aside from renting a real car?
That's unkind.Tell her to leave your ass behind, Im sure it crossed her mind after you not fixing her car sooner
I can't wait to finish getting the glue off, brushing the rest of it, and then painting the caps. I'm finding that a little bit of brake cleaner on a red scotch brite pad melts the glue pretty quickly, and then a second pass with a wet red pad gives a good brushed finish.I love that side trim. Might have to do that on my car.
Got only a tiny bit done this weekend, chipping away at it little by little.
The side trim was in OK condition, but it had a few blemishes. One of the worst blemishes was on the black part of the rear quarter trim, and that stick is somewhat hard to find since it's 242 only. So in an effort to make the best of it, I pulled the black rubber off the trim, and gave the remaining stainless trim a nice subtle brushed finish. I prefer the early stainless-only trim, and had no idea that all I had to do was remove the rubber to get a very similar look! Also trimmed down the plastic caps on the ends, to match the new profile of the trim.
I love the clean look of it against the white paint. I'll tweek out on the trim's end caps at a later date, maybe with a bit of satin nickel paint to better match the stainless.
I don't get it, that rub rail is the best part of the Dl trim, now it's as vulnerable as 140 trim to denting, and still doesn't look as good.
Personally I would have just sourced another 1/4 stick.
I just think it looks a lot better, but I am sure it's not for everyone.
BTW it will be easier to source a 1/4 panel trim with torched rubber to match this one if I get too many dings, than it would be to find a clean 1/4 trim. Especially if you are the type of person who can't bring yourself to spend over $100 for a piece of trim!