With all the stories about new Fits getting dings and dents I was trying to decide on what kind and color of door moulding to attach, or not attach.

I looked in parking lots at all the diff. makes and how wide some of the newer cars had on their doors and color matched.

This is a Paint Shop picture of my A-Silver with a narrow strip. It may not be as wide as this is shown and I couldn't get the rear tip to taper off. It also has 1/8" chrome on each edge.

I don't think it detracts from the general look of the car if I do decide to go this route? It may also be lower down than shown.

 

I think it kind of makes it look cheap, especially in black. It might look better if it were just a simple body colored molding.

 

Maybe you can post a pic of your Fit?

Every other new car has huge body colored mouldings.

Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

 

In Uk Honda do their own door mouldings as after market fit. They come in black but the Honda dealer will spray them the body colour for you at extra cost.

 

Today’s mix of vehicles may not always find the errant door-opener landing her mini van door precisely on the molding strip. Several autos, domestic & foreign are shedding their moldings for the clean look. I call on several tier 1 suppliers of these products and believe it's also a convenient cost savings measure. My suppliers aren’t pleased to loose product only to have an obsolete process taking up space in the plant.

 

just get the oem asian-DM ones like mine

 

 

you could also juse some of that 3M stuff.. it should get the job done

 

I would LOVE to get my hands on a set of JDM body side moldings in Vivid Blue Pearl. Any idea how someone in the USA could get their hands on a set?

 

it lokks ok I like the JDM one or euro one better

 

I think the molding's a waste of time -- it covers, what, maybe 1-2% of the door area? That basically protects nothing. The cheaper alternative, and better looking, is to park where there are no other cars and get a little exercise.

 

Geedee -- could you provide me with a link for where I can obtain the same white side moulding that you have?

 

Hi GeeDee:
Can you tell me where you got your moldings? I have to park in a small lot at work & not to jinx myself, but I realize it's just a matter of time before something terriable happens.....
Thanks, LBW

 

my volvo has side molding on it from the factory. i still have door dings. why is the molding ineffective? because i have a car, but many people have SUV's and therefore the height difference allows retards who could care less be able to sling thier doors open right in to mine.

in the end, if you want your car to remain perfect, put you car in storage and never drive it. ever!

 

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Originally Posted by DewaltDakota

I would LOVE to get my hands on a set of JDM body side moldings in Vivid Blue Pearl. Any idea how someone in the USA could get their hands on a set?

Thanks to all other interested members for NOT bidding against me, this way I got it for cheaper than the already low "Buy Now" price tag :
eBay Store - Sportwing: Honda: HONDA FIT Body-Side Mouldings PAINTED 2007-UP, HONDA CIVIC 4DR Body-Side Mouldings PAINTED 2006-UP

 

For all interested parties: Check out the Zeta Products website. One of their newest items for the Fit is body colored molding, with a 5 year, 50,000 mile warranty. Zeta Products - Your number one source for quality motoring accessories

 

Hate to be the heart-breaker here, but the side moulding is not JDM. It's Jazz-designated which means just about all the Honda Fit variants outside Japan actually has this moulding, including mine. Personally I hate em....

 

Most continents... but North America!
So I am happy that it is available now for those who would rather save a few dents.
I agree that it is a matter of taste, so I will appose try & see if I realy like the look before I fix them permanently.

 

send them to me! your have a NHBP jazz! Just what I have! I need them! I got like 8-10 dents on my car.

 

As I said at the start of this post in the UK these mouldings do not come as standard on the Jazz. They are a Honda aftermarket item that can be bought from any Honda dealer. They all come as black but can be sprayed to match your body colour by the dealer if you ask him.

Just like most Honda parts in the UK they are not cheap.