View Poll Results: Molding or No molding?

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Side moldings or not?

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Dec 22, 2007 | 11:44 PM

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Lord_Galva

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Originally Posted by jeff968

Easy removal, they are glued on. You'll need to heat them up and use a special soft tool but they'll come off, then some adhesive remover and you'll never know they were there. They are cheap to buy new so maybe you can sell them and make a few bucks.

Thats good to know. Now if I find a 968 in the comming months I don't have to worry about the moldings.

Dec 23, 2007 | 12:53 AM

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jeff968

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I meant to type was "They aren't cheap to buy new so maybe you can sell them and make a few bucks." Raj is right, about $500 for the set.

Dec 23, 2007 | 01:22 AM

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Lord_Galva

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Also a good idea. Thanks.

Dec 23, 2007 | 02:03 AM

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RajDatta

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Originally Posted by jeff968

I meant to type was "They aren't cheap to buy new so maybe you can sell them and make a few bucks." Raj is right, about $500 for the set.

Jeff, I know the feeling. I am famous for making such mistakes, LOL.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Raj

Dec 23, 2007 | 02:02 PM

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Darryl92Cab

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Originally Posted by Lord_Galva

That is the car I wanted for such a long time. I found it on the UK ebaymotors. It has been sold, and frankly if I bought it I would have put it next to a sofa in my house. Looks wayyy to nice to drive.

Ok, Darryl what did you have to do to remove the strips?
Are they glued on?
Are they screwed on?
Most of the 968s for sale near me have that dang molding I want to know that if I remove the strips it won't make the car look worse.

They are glued on as Jeff says. They took a bit of work to get off though as the strips themselves come off fairly easily...but the layer of glue and gunk they leave behind sucks. The two middle pieces have one screw holding them on the edge of the door too.

I ended up using a hair dryer, 3M adhesive remover, goo gone, and (very carefully) the edge of a credit card. Took a couple of hours total. They were faded and oxidized and now that the whole car has been "paint corrected" as best it can, I'm so happy I took them off. Now to replace the stone guards that are all cracked and fugly!

- Darryl

Dec 23, 2007 | 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Darryl92Cab

Now to replace the stone guards that are all cracked and fugly!

- Darryl

I just did mine (stone guards), pretty straight forward. You will have to remove the body cladding on the lower fender as they extend below it.

Raj, same to you!!!! Jeff

Dec 23, 2007 | 07:52 PM

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I bought a set of used side mouldings and am considering having them painted black to match and install them (w/2-sided foam tape). I sold my Audi TT (daily driver) and am considering using the 968 as my daily driver and I couldn't stand it to get another door ding. My Audi got four dings in less than a year in the domolition derby parking lot. I like the mould-less look but I dislike door dings more. It seems a shame to do this to such a great 968 but why have it if I don't drive it much?

Harvey