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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 09:34 AM
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Well yesterday I decided to take the plunge and remove the "beloved" body side molidings. Here are a couple of pics. I do have to get the car wet sanded a little on one side but I will soon be adding a flush rear spoiler and will get the wet sanding done while the car is at the body shop. Overall I really like the look with out the moldings!!!


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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 09:38 AM
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Very nice indeed! Great looking car.

Is the spot you need wetsanded the spot behind the driver's door where the reflection gets all distorted?
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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realizing that we all have opinions, i think a c5 without bsm looks hot!! bub
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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Thanks! It's actually the door itself; the car had some minor damage to the front quarter about a year ago and the door was resprayed to blend the paint. This caused a "line" across the top of thr bsm. It was not noticable till I removed the molding. I'll take care of this in about a month.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 09:48 AM
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Lots of us like that "sans bsm" look. Way to go
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 11:17 AM
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Hope you like it. Congrats!
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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I'm thinking about removing mine also, your car looks great, you might have to respray that door to get rid of the tape line....do you have pics of the spoiler?
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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Your car looks really nice! Good job.
I had my BSM's removed a few months ago, and love the new look. It's much easier to wax now as well.

What spoiler are you having installed?
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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Good job! At first I didn't like the sans bsm look, but its been growing on me. I doubt it will be done on my vette anytime soon though, because the thought of removing all that double sided tape makes me cringe.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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Looks great!! I'm just not ready to go there yet.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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Good move!
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 05:24 PM
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I like it!!
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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Looks great, love the wheels.

I keep going back and forth about removing mine, maybe someday.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Looks good without but I am not ready to remove mine yet.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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looks great! did mine too!!
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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Lookin' good!
Mine will stay off with the completion of new paint job.
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Welcome to the smooth side.
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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Good move

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Looks much better!
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