the plastic/rubber part on car doors

[Bacardi151]

i'm wondering what the slim rubber/fiber plastic part on the doors on certain cars are called. i think it's suppose to serve as protection from other car doors hitting yours. take a look at the picture provided, the part im talking about is circled in blue.

http://www.geocities.com/ballazrus4o8/HONDA.jpg

and furthermore i was wondering, can it be replaced, after being scratched up too many times. and can it be replaced at home, or must one take it to a dealer and so forth...and how much does one of those costs?

thanks in advance for any feedback!

 

[myusername]

Trim? Molding? Flappy Thing? Held on with adhesive - with a little care and a hairdryer you should be able to do it yourself. no idea the cost.

 

[Bacardi151]

thanks,

so i assume honda dealers do sell these separately for ppl to replace their old ones with?

 

[myusername]

I know nothing about hondas, but I'm sure someone here who frequents a honda forum will show up shortly with a link to said forum. It's likely the dealer can order the part, but if you find a good forum, you will probably be able to search for a place that will sell it quite a bit cheaper than the stealership. Also, might find a writeup with pics too.

Edit: oh, and if the molding is in good shape but is just discolored, you might look for a product called "forever black" - assuming the original color was black, of course..

 

[Shawn]

get real pic hosting

 

[sniperruff]

i think they are called "side moldings", at least that is what hyundai calls them.

 

[myusername]

I totally wouldn't trust any place with a "handa" url, but this place does have .pdf's of year-specific installation instructions (as well as prices if you feel the need to purchase there) http://www.handa-accessories.com/accext01.html

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: myusername
I totally wouldn't trust any place with a "handa" url, but this place does have .pdf's of year-specific installation instructions (as well as prices if you feel the need to purchase there) http://www.handa-accessories.com/accext01.html

if you look at what handa stands for i think it's pretty smart

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Bacardi151
thanks,

so i assume honda dealers do sell these separately for ppl to replace their old ones with?

I know that there are outfits that will put the trim on for you. I have done that on every car I've had since I discovered it could be done.

 

[Vegito]

i bought from handa a lot.. they're very cheap and fast on shipment.. i just bought 2 sets of wheel lock and trunk lining for my tsx that i just picked up..

they're also great side for installation manuals..

if u cant find what you're looing for www.manhonda.com parts dept is great too.. parts with detail pictures

 

[DMT]

Originally posted by: Bacardi151
i think it's suppose to serve as protection from other car doors hitting yours.

LOL

Sorry, I've been in the used car business - the plastic is used to hide rust spots and other non desireable looking stuff along the edges of doors. It wasnt designed per se to prevent door dings, but I guess they could do that as well. When detaling out a car, there's usually some paint chips and spots that need touching up from daily use/abuse and the easist way to hide it is to slap the molding on.

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: myusername
I totally wouldn't trust any place with a "handa" url...

if you look at what handa stands for i think it's pretty smart

pwnt

 

[Cawchy87]

I think toyota calls them seals, thats all i know.

 

[Baked]

It's called "jackasses who kick open their car door in tight parking garage/lot" guard.

 

[Bacardi151]

Originally posted by: DMT

Originally posted by: Bacardi151
i think it's suppose to serve as protection from other car doors hitting yours.

LOL

Sorry, I've been in the used car business - the plastic is used to hide rust spots and other non desireable looking stuff along the edges of doors. It wasnt designed per se to prevent door dings, but I guess they could do that as well. When detaling out a car, there's usually some paint chips and spots that need touching up from daily use/abuse and the easist way to hide it is to slap the molding on.

hmm, but it's not along the edge, it's in the middle of the door though.

anyways, thanks for the input, i will browse those sites when i decide to replace mine.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: DMT

Originally posted by: Bacardi151
i think it's suppose to serve as protection from other car doors hitting yours.

LOL

Sorry, I've been in the used car business - the plastic is used to hide rust spots and other non desireable looking stuff along the edges of doors. It wasnt designed per se to prevent door dings, but I guess they could do that as well. When detaling out a car, there's usually some paint chips and spots that need touching up from daily use/abuse and the easist way to hide it is to slap the molding on.

Um. no - it's called side body molding, and it's applied to the widest part of the body because that area is most liekly to get hit by doors, rabid shopping carts, etc. it doesn't stop all impacts, but a large amount of them it will. :roll:

 

[DealMonkey]

Plubber?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: DMT
LOL

Sorry, I've been in the used car business -

...meaning you used to steal cars?

Those things are useless to prevent door dings, since car doors are all too different and they are never at the right height.

 

[Bacardi151]

hmm this sucks, it looks like the sites only provides those body side moldings (thanks bloedow for giving the correct term) to coupes, and they're not available for the sedan.

i'm only looking for the moldings for the 2 front doors, arent the front door the same for both models?

 

[NutBucket]

Yes, they're called side moldings and yes they are dealer only. You can get aftermarket ones (OE style) but chances are they won't look as good (cheap plastic). They're about $50 each from a dealer for the longer peices. They're held on by a combo of clips/screws/adhesive.

 

[Bacardi151]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Yes, they're called side moldings and yes they are dealer only. You can get aftermarket ones (OE style) but chances are they won't look as good (cheap plastic). They're about $50 each from a dealer for the longer peices. They're held on by a combo of clips/screws/adhesive.

thanks for the info.

i will consider investing in some in the future if needed. hopefully the price for it will drop down as well

 

[NutBucket]

HA! Keep dreaming. They're about $60 for my '91 Accord. Prices don't drop.

 

[Doggiedog]

Its called Body Side Molding

You can also get it at Hondacuraworld.

http://www.hondacuraworld.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc

They are an actual Honda dealership with authentic parts.

I have bought lots of stuff there including BSM for my car.

 

[nwfsnake]

Try here:

http://www.slhondaparts.com