Body side molding

[redcrv]

To anyone that has body side molding, how effective are they in preventing door dings? On the 07/08 CRVs they seem to be mounted fairly low on the doors and I'm wondering if they work well that way. Also, how hard are they to install?

[PINODY]

A le$$ expensive alternative, just as effective, already painted to match too :cool: ... http://www.dawn-ent.com/vehicles/honda/crvfe.htm

[redcrv]

A le$$ expensive alternative, just as effective, already painted to match too :cool: ... http://www.dawn-ent.com/vehicles/honda/crvfe.htm

I contacted this company and they said there body side molding is about 1 1/4 inch wide and 1/4 inch thick. Anyone know how that compares to Honda's?

[lizzurd]

I have never hear ofd www.dawn-ent.com but alot of the guys over on the EOC have ordered from sportwing and swear by them.


http://www.sportwing.com/catalog/displaycat.pcgi?fm_catid=22&fm_subcatid=103

[chivas1]

A le$$ expensive alternative, just as effective, already painted to match too :cool: ... http://www.dawn-ent.com/vehicles/honda/crvfe.htm

I contacted this company and they said there body side molding is about 1 1/4 inch wide and 1/4 inch thick. Anyone know how that compares to Honda's?

I got Honda's side molding from H & A Accessories, it measures 2 inches wide and 5/8th of an inch thick

[redcrv]

I got Honda's side molding from H & A Accessories, it measures 2 inches wide and 5/8th of an inch thick

Thanks, I thought the one from dawn looked a little thin. I think I'll go with Honda's (from H and A). BTW when I contacted dawn they referred me to their website which was sportwing.

[chivas1]

To anyone that has body side molding, how effective are they in preventing door dings? On the 07/08 CRVs they seem to be mounted fairly low on the doors and I'm wondering if they work well that way. Also, how hard are they to install?

Forgot to say ...if you have a helper to assist in the installation, then it would be an easier job to do. I just followed the instructions provided and it took about 45 minutes to install. Take your time and it should be a perfect fit:D

[exbauer]

I purchased the OEM Honda ones. I like how it breaks the car apart. They seem to be in a good place where a door makes contact to the body. If you have a Taffeta White CR-V I would suggest not getting them though. The color is a bit off and I have seen them on older model Accords and they turn yellow. I talked to the dealer and it seems to be that plastic holds the color differently than metal (the shade of the color is different).

[PINODY]

I have never hear ofd www.dawn-ent.com but alot of the guys over on the EOC have ordered from sportwing and swear by them.


http://www.sportwing.com/catalog/displaycat.pcgi?fm_catid=22&fm_subcatid=103Yep, same company, had them on my infiniti - thanks for the find, looks less boxy than factory, fits the CRV curvy style more ... http://www.sportwing.com/item_images/image1580.jpg

[1ownerT]

To anyone that has body side molding, how effective are they in preventing door dings? On the 07/08 CRVs they seem to be mounted fairly low on the doors and I'm wondering if they work well that way. Also, how hard are they to install?

They are mounted low, but for the V the right location.
No matter where installed they won't stop all dings, especially from the rear doors from most any vehicle. Look at your V's doors (most 4 dr vehicles are the same) the the cut out for the wheel opening creates a very high impact point.
Install is quite easy, as others have said.

[exbauer]

Well, I just got my first door ding on the front passenger side door. I am glad I got the side moldings. The culprit was a BMW 3 series coupe. It was the model before the current model. It knew it was that car since it has some red on my side molding and the car before was black. It really took a chuck off the side molding. it was an indention and paint chipped off. I touched it up tonight with some touch up paint. It looks okay, but not like it was before.

It really erks me that this person decided to let his door fly open. There was ample room for him since I am cautious how I park. I know how to open a car door as I am sure many of you do. I wanted to drive next to his car and bang my door against his repeatedly as I backed out. But, I refrained from doing this.

[Black Pearl]

It really erks me that this person decided to let his door fly open. There was ample room for him since I am cautious how I park. I know how to open a car door as I am sure many of you do. I wanted to drive next to his car and bang my door against his repeatedly as I backed out. But, I refrained from doing this.

My father extracted revenge once. He was sitting in the car parked off by himself in a large lot. Some guy pulls in nexts to him gets out and whacks the old man's door and starts to walk off. The old man gets out of the car yells "Hey" at the guy. The guy turns around and the old man slams his door into the guy's car. The guy picked up his pace and kept going. So now the old man not only has a dent in his door but also no paint on the edge of his door. Brilliant Dad! But he said it felt good. Today the guy may have emptied a .357 into him.

The problem (and saving grace for society) with revenge is that it is against the law. There is no criminal law against being a careless s.o.b. and whacking the hell out of someone's door. "Oh it was an accident, I didn't really mean to do it." You as the victim have a right to civil recourse if you are patient enough to pursue it and can prove that the individual did it. Good luck with that. When you intentionally seek revenge, no matter how well deserved, you are breaking the law and can end up in a good bit of trouble.

You did the right thing.

I always try to park ridiculously far away from the other vehicles in a lot. If you park a reasonable distance from the other cars, it seems that someone will feel sorry for your car being so alone and park next to you. I look at it as a way to avoid door dings and nasty confrontations. I have a rather explosive temper that wants to go full nuclear--but, fortunately, lacks the physical ability to do so. Buying cars is always an interesting experience for me. Also you get a little exercise thrown in for free.

[exbauer]

I have door edge guards, but that is besides the point. Very true, the satisfaction of "getting them back" is only instant. But, that ding in the door is there forever. Unless you have them money to get it fixed...you will be doing that a lot and get really expensive. It just really made me mad since it was the first anything on the car...scratch, ding, etc. The first one really hurts.

[Black Pearl]

I have door edge guards, but that is besides the point. Very true, the satisfaction of "getting them back" is only instant. But, that ding in the door is there forever. Unless you have them money to get it fixed...you will be doing that a lot and get really expensive. It just really made me mad since it was the first anything on the car...scratch, ding, etc. The first one really hurts.

No doubt about it, the first is the worst. But it is not forever...just until you get a new car and can repeat process. How many dings do you worry about on your previous cars? Sorry to hear about the damage to your car. It does hurt.

[Honda 367]

Unfortunately, this happens all the time. I dread that day when I come out of a building to find a door ding. No matter how careful you are, something like this is outside of your control. When you look around, there are some people who are simply careless and inconsiderate. There is absolutely nothing you can do about this which is truly sad. But having said that, unintended accident does happen such as on a windy day. Inadvertently, the door will swing wide open and slam into another car. How many people are there who would leave a note with their contact number? I don't think there are too many. The best thing one can do is to take all precautionary measures and park away from other cars and park right in the middle of the parking space. ;)

[exbauer]

Very true on parking the car far away. But, in city parking lots where you wait till a car leaves to get a space there is nothing more I can do. If I parked in the middle my car would be keyed or some bozo would try to fit his car in-between. There will be only more to come. I had some on my other car. But, I had them pulled just as long as there wasn’t paint damage. There is nothing I can do about these things and they will happen. Just the first one hurts the most.

[redcrv]

I bought the body side molding, but the installation instructions say they should be installed only if the ambient air temperature is above 60 deg F. Being in a cold weather state, I might have to wait for spring to install them. Even in my garage, I don't think it gets that warm in the winter. Has anyone installed them when the temperature was below 60 deg F?

[Honda 367]

Very true on parking the car far away. But, in city parking lots where you wait till a car leaves to get a space there is nothing more I can do. If I parked in the middle my car would be keyed or some bozo would try to fit his car in-between. There will be only more to come. I had some on my other car. But, I had them pulled just as long as there wasn’t paint damage. There is nothing I can do about these things and they will happen. Just the first one hurts the most.

Actually what I meant by parking in the middle of the space is that you would park between the two lines as I notice sometimes people park closer to one or the other painted line. Sometimes, I can't understand why people park so close to one line or the other. It is probably because the other person parked too close to one line previously. It is really no win situation no matter how you look at it.

[Black Pearl]

When you look at the size of the some of the doors on the larger SUV's and pickup trucks, parking in the middle is not going to save you.

I think most of the people who park off center don't give a damn about door dings--give a little, take a little, who cares. With some of my junkers in the past, I could have cared less about door dings, (the front was loaded with deer dents) but I was very careful not to hit other cars.

If I can't park at a riduculous distance, I try to find an end spot and park to the far side.

But sometimes you are stuck and sooner or later some careless S.O.B. is going to get you. Death, taxes, and door dings are inevitable.

[lefooey]

If I parked in the middle my car would be keyed or some bozo would try to fit his car in-between.

There is the one that just irks me to my core. I've had two cars keys in the last 6 years and I'm still at the point where I'm cringing every day I leave work knowing I'll probably see a huge scratch on the side of the new V.

It would be very, very hard not to take revenge on someone if I caught them keying my car. I really can't even wrap my head around the mentality of the people who would go around doing it!

[Black Pearl]

It would be very, very hard not to take revenge on someone if I caught them keying my car.

Let say you catch someone keying your car, and lets say that you take the law into your own hands and put this guy in the hospital. And furthermore lets say you get caught. And lets say I am on the jury.

I would have to find you guilty and recommend a fine of 99 cents.

Alas, the law don't work that way.