Appearance: Removing the Exterior Door Trim

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May 23, 2009 | 04:31 PM

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i g0t dReaMs

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fantastic how-to

im doing this soon. like within a week or two. cant wait to see how it looks.

May 28, 2009 | 07:07 PM

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im about to do this mod 2nite. ill have pics laterrr!!!!

May 28, 2009 | 09:54 PM

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TommyP

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Got a before and after of a black sedan. Looks a thousand times better.

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After

May 28, 2009 | 11:34 PM

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i g0t dReaMs

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wow, ur rear looks awesome completely shaved. i left my bowtie cuz i plan on painting it at one point. but i just did this and MAN does it look awesome. seriously. the car looks 170x better =) pics coming soon.

Jun 2, 2009 | 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by coco62584

I debadged and de-trimmed my 2005 4-door over the weekend. I definately love the look! Only problem is there's a color difference on one side of my car...it is lighter where I de-trimmed. Does anyone know how to remedy this?

yo what i did is i washed the doors. completely scrubbed them down. then dried them and waxed. i have a red cobalt which shouldve shown a difference but i'd say wash and wax it again and do it once a week or so and in about 2 weeks it will fade to the same color as your car.