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Old 01-22-2009, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by rosswond
Yeah, it isn't as functional as the USDM one. If you look at it, it won't protect you from a rear door on a neighboring Honda Jazz! It will still stop the runaway trolleys, but parking next to SUVs is still best avoided. (as is moving things about nearby with weight bars leaning on them - )



Also a full size spare wheel, translucent lighting up hazard switch, and rear disc brakes.



No problem, but that's an "o".
I fixed it!

And you have Cerulean Blue, which is a smashing color!

I wouldn't think there would be any reason why you couldn't mount the strips where ever you wanted.
 
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Old 01-22-2009, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TaffetaWhite
I fixed it!

And you have Cerulean Blue, which is a smashing color!

I wouldn't think there would be any reason why you couldn't mount the strips where ever you wanted.
I like the colour too. I ticked the box for the strips and the dealer fitted and painted them.

I guess if I'd thought about it, I could have bought them later and fitted them myself, but I would have still needed them painted. They aren't even black unpainted, they're a kind of icky grey colour.
 
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Old 01-22-2009, 11:37 PM
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Sorry its not a great picture...but you can see that they blend with the car nicely.


Idefinitely recommend them. I had the dealer do it , very nice!


 

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Old 01-23-2009, 12:34 AM
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sick fit bro
 
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Old 01-23-2009, 07:04 AM
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agreed, very nice. I actually really like the way the side moldings look!
 
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Old 01-24-2009, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by JDM_DOHC_SiR
Search and you find ... .enjoy
Picasa Web Albums - Tom - Type R badges...
Thanks JDM - neat to see a pic of my car with the summer wheels, all clean, shiny, etc. It's had the OEM's with snows on it now since Thanksgiving and been filthy most of that time. CANNOT WAIT for spring to come - fully detail & poly the car -and ride my bike somewhere other than my basement!

AP ONE - I sent you a PM response earlier this evening with a different pic, but the pics in my Picasa album JDM linked above are actually better.

Save the money, too, and make it a DIY! Not hard at all.
 
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Old 01-24-2009, 11:24 AM
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Check at the link in the signature - you can see the body side moldings in a lot of the pictures at Webshots. Mine is white as well - hope it helps.
 
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Old 01-24-2009, 11:28 PM
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i was thinkin about gettin it when i first but my car.. but i went to the car dealer the other day and i was checkin out some of the fits one of them had it on

wasnt really what i expected didnt look that good, idk just my opinion

ill try to take a picture of it
 
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Old 01-25-2009, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleFit
i was thinkin about gettin it when i first but my car.. but i went to the car dealer the other day and i was checkin out some of the fits one of them had it on

wasnt really what i expected didnt look that good, idk just my opinion

ill try to take a picture of it
There are different styles that can be bought aftermarket too. Flatter or wider. Some have a chrome insert, which could be a nice touch of shine.

My last car was white and after about 16 years of owning it, it got very few side dings, thanks to the strip that was on it. But it got plenty of rock chips on the front and some along the edge of the door from opening my car door into the grocery cart. And every single chip rusts.

Even invisible chips rust. Ones that are so small that the only time I could see there was any rusting going on was if it wasn't washed and got wet.

It's one of those "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" kind of things.
 
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Old 01-25-2009, 10:04 AM
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In Blue Sensation





We happen to like them both the look and protection
 
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Old 01-25-2009, 10:34 AM
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1st Blue Fit I have seen them on Looks Good!
 
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Old 01-26-2009, 09:56 AM
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I think that they visually lengthen the car, and offer some protection from parking lot dings. They're easy to install, and a bunch cheaper from Bernardi's as a DIY. Prepainted, and with templates for location, it's pretty easy to do.
Not including them on the vehicle is some Honda philosophy thing; a buddy's mega-buck Acura only had them as an option ('Looks sleeker without them' quoth the salesperson).
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Old 01-26-2009, 01:46 PM
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Wow actually the side moldings looks pretty good. I also have white and I might just go for them also. Now do anyone know which site would be more trustier to buy online, collegehillshonda or bernardi??
 
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:01 PM
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What do you guys think of the wide body side moldings from zeta?
 
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Old 01-26-2009, 03:42 PM
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I checked out the zeta and meh it doesn't look good imho.. the flat molding just doesn't look good to me. But I'm sure its each to its own taste.
 
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Old 01-26-2009, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Virtual
I'm wondering what it would look like with a black mouldings on a white Fit.
I want that.
 
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Old 01-26-2009, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by luv4jdm
Wow actually the side moldings looks pretty good. I also have white and I might just go for them also. Now do anyone know which site would be more trustier to buy online, collegehillshonda or bernardi??
I've had great success with Bernardi, even if they don't like the Steelers.
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Old 01-27-2009, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by halfmoonclip
I've had great success with Bernardi, even if they don't like the Steelers.
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Thx moon i shall try bernardi
 
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Old 01-28-2009, 07:41 PM
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We got ours from handa-accessories.com but we have also used CollegeHillsHonda.com for other things and like both. At the time we purchased them Handa had our color in stock and CHH was back ordered.
 
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Old 01-31-2009, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by luv4jdm
Wow actually the side moldings looks pretty good. I also have white and I might just go for them also. Now do anyone know which site would be more trustier to buy online, collegehillshonda or bernardi??
I've had good success with Bernardi. In Silver

 


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