Body Side Molding Delete
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When I started shopping for my C5 my list started with mileage, color, price and options. Body side moldings were never part of the equation. That is until I bought it and started comparing my car with other C5's. Two things missing were the BSM and red brake calipers. Could it be a carryover from my mud flap and spinner hubcap days because I don't want to take anything off?
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I've had them on for over a year, and it kept bugging me. They always stood out and kept me looking at the BSM's instead of the car. It gave the car a shorter appearance too.
Anyway I couldn't take it any longer...I took them off today.
Anyway I couldn't take it any longer...I took them off today.
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....but I would not have them for all the tea in china
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I just took mine off today. I'm not sure how I feel about it, I kind of feel like there is something missing now. Might just be that I'm not used to the look. Hopefully I won't regret this one.
Definitely parking in the back of the parking lot every time I go anywhere now that I have no protection from idiots and teenage girl drivers in SUVs
Definitely parking in the back of the parking lot every time I go anywhere now that I have no protection from idiots and teenage girl drivers in SUVs
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So I finally took them off, but I'm having a hell of a time removing the thin glue lines. Any tips? Tried goo-gone, clay bar, scratch-x, some other cleaner... it just doesn't want to come off! It's definitely glue though since I can remove it with my fingernail, but I don't want to be sitting there scratching a new line in my car to remove the glue 
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The biggest issue with removing them is if the car was ever repaired and painted AROUND the BSM's. A few have removed them to find out the car was painted, the BSM's were masked off and then the have a crater where the BSM was. The only fix was to have the panel resprayed.