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2003 body question
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2003 body question
Good Evening
Can anybody tell me the significance of the "ridge" (don't know how else to describe it) the side about 1/2 way up the door on 03's? Why do some have it and some don't
Thanks
Can anybody tell me the significance of the "ridge" (don't know how else to describe it) the side about 1/2 way up the door on 03's? Why do some have it and some don't
Thanks
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That was an optional body side molding B84. You can still purchase them from vendors like Mid America and the like. I think new it was either just north or south of $100 and now its like $600.
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette...y-side-molding
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette...y-side-molding
Last edited by Ed Ramberger; Feb 8, 2018 at 09:39 PM.
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That was an optional body side molding B84. You can still purchase them from vendors like Mid America and the like. I think new it was either just north or south of $100 and now its like $600.
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette...y-side-molding
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette...y-side-molding
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I will happily remove my BSMs if someone wants to give me the money to respray my door.
When I removed them it was clear someone in the past had resprayed the door without taking them off...
When I removed them it was clear someone in the past had resprayed the door without taking them off...
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Seems like the body side moldings are either a love it or hate it type of thing on the car. Personally I think they look good but many decide to take them off to get a cleaner look to the side of the car. Either way, the car looks good IMO.
A hairdryer and some strong fishing line will get them off (along with some adhesive remover to clean up the double sided tape residue), but you may have some paint color difference where the BSMs were and in some cases the paint may lift when removing them. The latter usually only happens when the car has been repainted, but that is not always the case.
A hairdryer and some strong fishing line will get them off (along with some adhesive remover to clean up the double sided tape residue), but you may have some paint color difference where the BSMs were and in some cases the paint may lift when removing them. The latter usually only happens when the car has been repainted, but that is not always the case.
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I had the same problem. Unfortunately I found out when it was too late...removed the drives side door last and thats where the respray was. I wasn't about to reinstall them all so i left it off and i'm living with it....for now.
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As far as I know my car has been a outside car it's entire life. Removed BSM's and didn't see any evidence of fade...did see a drivers side door repaint but no fade.
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Remove that chit as fast as you can....
for the weary ones..you can replace them with 2 way tape in an instant...wtf.
