Custom Side Moldings

rosky1 · 03-25-2008, 07:38 PM

I discovered a source for painted body side moldings for the 135 & decided to get them. Helps avoid the bad door dings- some that dent wizard can't remove. Plus I like the way they breakup the broad smooth sides, though I'm sure some won't like 'em for the same reason. Anyway source is Sportwing.com if you're interested- they don't have a 1er molding yet but the 6 series fits perfectly. Not hard to do, though I confess I had a body shop friend do it (they do 'em alot) to be sure the spacing was right- wanted it to parallel the upper character line.

JGut12 · 03-25-2008, 07:45 PM

dosent look that bad..but it does add something to the car..

richsnuc · 03-25-2008, 09:19 PM

Looks almost like an oldsmobile...

M3Newbie88 · 03-25-2008, 09:21 PM

Personally I dont like it.. makes it look kinda cheap lol. but thats my opinion thou...

mchaskell · 03-25-2008, 09:31 PM

Does not look bad at all.

Year1of1 · 03-25-2008, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 1LazyBmw

Personally I dont like it.. makes it look kinda cheap lol. but thats my opinion thou...

agreed:iono:

e49er81 · 03-25-2008, 10:15 PM

not bad actually looks pretty cool

roadburn · 03-25-2008, 10:24 PM

Get some glue-on tail fins, and you'll be all set!

(Seriously, dings do look like a probable problem; I'm just not sure this is the solution.)

jeremyc74 · 03-25-2008, 10:55 PM

I don't care for them at all.

mateo · 03-25-2008, 11:10 PM

I would just pickup a pistol instead. Not bad if thats what you're into.

Rearro · 03-26-2008, 12:25 AM

I though about that too!! But I'm not sure I like the look! They look like they are positioned I bit High almost at mid door... they might look better in the were a bit lower on the door.

spcheng · 03-26-2008, 12:45 AM

Give the guy a break! They don't look that bad, and it'll save him some digs from those supermarket barbarians.

Oregon · 03-26-2008, 01:33 AM

Parking well away from the knuckle-dragging slack-jawed hordes will avoid dings. Also, the walk will do you good.

Sorry, but, the protectors are dreadful.

gocal73 · 03-26-2008, 02:15 AM

Nothing looks worse than door dings. This answer seems like a pretty good one. Probably need to try some different spacing to see what looks best.

Plus, I love silver on this car. Lots of people said this car wouldn't look good in silver. I'd just laugh at those posts because BMW has never built a car that didn't look good in silver!

mateo · 03-26-2008, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by sp335i

Give the guy a break! They don't look that bad, and it'll save him some digs from those supermarket barbarians.

What I was trying to say was a pistol to shoot the damn people who dent doors...

sadu77 · 03-26-2008, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by richsnuc

Looks almost like an oldsmobile...

oldsmobile he he... oldsmobile.

whiplash · 03-26-2008, 10:37 AM

It's your car and the only opinion that really matters is your own.

However, the first thing I thought of when I saw it was my old Ford Taurus company car...

Dave · 03-26-2008, 10:42 AM

ouch i feel bad for this guy

props to u for trying it out first

not my thing but i see you smiling about this later when half of us in this thread are starting threads about door dings

AwesomeBMW · 03-26-2008, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mateo

What I was trying to say was a pistol to shoot the damn people who dent doors...

Now you have a dead body to stuff in the trunk in addition to the door dings:biggrin:

rosky1 · 03-26-2008, 06:41 PM

My thoughts exactly Izzodesh. Now that I'm more used to the moldings, the plain sides look a bit too empty. I had a 944 back in '86 and always was thankful for the moldings, which were factory but looked just like these. Incidentally, I feel your pain re: the deer. Back in Oct. 2006 I was driving a Va. country lane in the gold 325 (in the background of my pic) when a large buck jumped across the road. He almost made it, but the car clipped him with the right front fender. Broke the light & dented the fender, but just grazed the deer- he kept going into a field. Yours was much worse- lucky not a hit on the new 135 & no one hurt.

Italteen3 · 03-26-2008, 07:07 PM

Not to my liking, but Im sure it will save you atleast once. People are jerks and don't own up to anything or even watch when they open their doors.....

My brother had someone open their door right into his door while he was in the car. The guy didnt even look when he opened the door. DING. My brother gets out and flips. The guy ran away :biggrin:

BMW Dreamer · 03-26-2008, 07:16 PM

SORRY, but I hate side molding.

03-25-2008, 07:38 PM	#1
rosky1 Private First Class 39 Rep 146 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2007 iTrader: (0)	Custom Side Moldings I discovered a source for painted body side moldings for the 135 & decided to get them. Helps avoid the bad door dings- some that dent wizard can't remove. Plus I like the way they breakup the broad smooth sides, though I'm sure some won't like 'em for the same reason. Anyway source is Sportwing.com if you're interested- they don't have a 1er molding yet but the 6 series fits perfectly. Not hard to do, though I confess I had a body shop friend do it (they do 'em alot) to be sure the spacing was right- wanted it to parallel the upper character line. Attached Images
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JGut12 New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0)	dosent look that bad..but it does add something to the car..
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03-25-2008, 09:19 PM	#3
richsnuc Retired USN LT 18 Rep 192 Posts Drives: 2024 X5M60i Avus Blue/Coffee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	Looks almost like an oldsmobile...
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03-25-2008, 09:21 PM	#4
M3Newbie88 Brigadier General 138 Rep 4,053 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada iTrader: (5)	Personally I dont like it.. makes it look kinda cheap lol. but thats my opinion thou...
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03-25-2008, 09:31 PM	#5
mchaskell Traveler 8 Rep 173 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Never where I want to be. iTrader: (0)	Does not look bad at all.
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03-25-2008, 10:15 PM	#7
e49er81 Private 1 Rep 71 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (0)	not bad actually looks pretty cool
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03-25-2008, 10:24 PM	#8
roadburn rrroadburn 20 Rep 243 Posts Drives: SGM 135i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ohio Valley iTrader: (0)	Get some glue-on tail fins, and you'll be all set! (Seriously, dings do look like a probable problem; I'm just not sure this is the solution.) __________________ CXXXVi
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03-25-2008, 10:55 PM	#9
jeremyc74 Banned 76 Rep 5,970 Posts Drives: '08 135i Montego/Terra Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Evansville, IN iTrader: (0)	I don't care for them at all.
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03-25-2008, 11:10 PM	#10
mateo Addicted Member 15 Rep 603 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jul 2007 iTrader: (0)	I would just pickup a pistol instead. Not bad if thats what you're into. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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03-26-2008, 12:25 AM	#11
Rearro Lieutenant 24 Rep 507 Posts Drives: Bmw 135I Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Silverdale, Wa. iTrader: (0)	I though about that too!! But I'm not sure I like the look! They look like they are positioned I bit High almost at mid door... they might look better in the were a bit lower on the door. __________________ 2008 135i,Dinan Stage 2,Dinan Free flow exhaust.
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03-26-2008, 12:45 AM	#12
spcheng Private 4 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 335i COMING SOON! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: BAY AREA iTrader: (0)	Give the guy a break! They don't look that bad, and it'll save him some digs from those supermarket barbarians.
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03-26-2008, 01:33 AM	#13
Oregon NRA Life Member, BMW CCA 30 year member 181 Rep 2,614 Posts Drives: 04' M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon iTrader: (1) Garage List 1971 2002 [0.00] 2004 M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [0.00]	Parking well away from the knuckle-dragging slack-jawed hordes will avoid dings. Also, the walk will do you good.Sorry, but, the protectors are dreadful. __________________ Resigned 1ADDICTS Moderator “To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them.” – George Mason
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03-26-2008, 02:15 AM	#14
gocal73 Private First Class 5 Rep 146 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2007 iTrader: (0)	Looks Much Better than Dings Nothing looks worse than door dings. This answer seems like a pretty good one. Probably need to try some different spacing to see what looks best. Plus, I love silver on this car. Lots of people said this car wouldn't look good in silver. I'd just laugh at those posts because BMW has never built a car that didn't look good in silver!
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03-26-2008, 10:37 AM	#17
whiplash Private No Class 11 Rep 203 Posts Drives: Depends on the day Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	It's your car and the only opinion that really matters is your own. However, the first thing I thought of when I saw it was my old Ford Taurus company car... __________________ They followed me home...can I keep them? Dan in Houston / CCA # 93849
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03-26-2008, 10:42 AM	#18
Dave formerly izzo/comeback 287 Rep 3,382 Posts Drives: 2016 RC 350 F Sport Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 135i [6.80]	ouch i feel bad for this guy props to u for trying it out first not my thing but i see you smiling about this later when half of us in this thread are starting threads about door dings __________________ BMW CCA # 418268
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03-26-2008, 06:41 PM	#20
rosky1 Private First Class 39 Rep 146 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2007 iTrader: (0)	My thoughts exactly Izzodesh. Now that I'm more used to the moldings, the plain sides look a bit too empty. I had a 944 back in '86 and always was thankful for the moldings, which were factory but looked just like these. Incidentally, I feel your pain re: the deer. Back in Oct. 2006 I was driving a Va. country lane in the gold 325 (in the background of my pic) when a large buck jumped across the road. He almost made it, but the car clipped him with the right front fender. Broke the light & dented the fender, but just grazed the deer- he kept going into a field. Yours was much worse- lucky not a hit on the new 135 & no one hurt.
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03-26-2008, 07:07 PM	#21
Italteen3 Captain 59 Rep 765 Posts Drives: 135i JB Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere..... iTrader: (0)	Not to my liking, but Im sure it will save you atleast once. People are jerks and don't own up to anything or even watch when they open their doors..... My brother had someone open their door right into his door while he was in the car. The guy didnt even look when he opened the door. DING. My brother gets out and flips. The guy ran away :biggrin:
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03-26-2008, 07:16 PM	#22
BMW Dreamer Colonel 72 Rep 2,387 Posts Drives: Modded 06 TL Manual Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northern IL. iTrader: (0)	SORRY, but I hate side molding.
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