Shaving body mollding?

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bomon17

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Well, this is my first post here! Got an 89 GT a few weeks ago that has a crappy maaco paint job. A good body shop in town will paint it for 1400 including interior door metal, etc. They suggested shaving the body molding on the sides. ANyone done this? Would love to see a picture if possible.

 

89MustangGX

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It really doesn't work on a GT, only on an LX.

 

G.I.Slow

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IMO, I don't think it works on an LX either. The "molding look" that is part of the bumper covers would throw off the "shaved" look. Also, I believe there is a groove along the sides where the molding is attached, visible once the molding is removed.

Sean

 

90mustangGT

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While converting to the LX style from the GT, I did not put on the side mouldings. I think it looks good, the fender flares breaks it up from the bumpers. Plus, those mouldings are heavy. Your going to have to fill in some holes though, only in the front fender.

 

Dean85GT

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Ive seen an 85 without the moldings on the side and I didnt even notice until someone pointed it out. I dont think it looks to bad either.

 

cjman15

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needs piccsssss

 

90mustangGT

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Let me try...

 

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mustangjoe87

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i know someone that did it on an LX it doesnt look that great. i think that the stock mouldings are much better.

 

mondos90lx

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agreed, keep the moldings on, looks wierd without them

 

90mustangGT

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How I look at it is that they really don't look that good on or off. If they are on it has that refrigerator bumper at the grocery store look, if you take it off, there is a pit there where something is missing. If mine were an LX to begin with, I probally would have left them on, but I didn't want to glue the LX ones on durring the conversion.