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04TBEXT
02-18-2005, 11:47 AM
IF YOU LIKE THE MONOTONE LOOK (COLORED KEYED BODY SIDE MOLDINGS & DOOR HANDLE) I.E "LT" TRIM AND WANT TO DEVOID THE VEHICLE OF ALL BADGING, THE NEW '05 T/B HAS A COLOR KEYED FRONT DOOR BODY SIDE MOLDINGS WITHOUT THE "TRAILBLAZER" WORD EMBLEM - PERFECTLY SMOOTH. I BELIEVE THE MOLDING IS THE SAME HEIGHT & THICKNESS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO MEASURE A MOLDING TO MAKE SURE IT IS SIZED THE SAME AS EARLIER MODELS.
BECAUSE MY '04 "LS" IS A DAILY DRIVER, I CANNOT GO WITHOUT BODY SIDE MOLDINGS AND MUST RELY ON THEIR ADVANTAGES IN YOUR TYPICAL PARKING LOT SITUATIONS, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE BLACK BODY SIDE MOLDING AND BLACK DOOR HANDLES ARE "BUTT" UGLY TO ME.
I PLAN TO REPLACE MY CHROME GRILL BAR WITH A COLOR-KEYED BAR, REPLACE THE BODY SIDE MOLDINGS WITH COLOR-KEYED '05 "LT" BODY SIDE MOLDINGS W/O THE "TRAILBLAZER" LOGO, REPLACE ALL (4) DOOR HANDLES W/COLOR-KEYED HANDLES AND DEVOID MY VEHICLE OF ALL CHROME BADGING (I.E TAILGATE, REAR DOOR PILLARS, ETC.)
WADDA' YA' THINK?
Tommy
02-18-2005, 03:32 PM
BECAUSE MY '04 "LS" IS A DAILY DRIVER, I CANNOT GO WITHOUT BODY SIDE MOLDINGS AND MUST RELY ON THEIR ADVANTAGES IN YOUR TYPICAL PARKING LOT SITUATIONS,
Yeah, they are great ding shields. My friends hate going out when I drive because they know I will park in the area of the parking lot where cars never park to avoid door dings. (very far away from entrance) :)
-Tommy
PS: How come you are always screaming when you post?? All Caps?? LOL :)
04TBEXT
02-18-2005, 04:28 PM
NOT MAD AT ALL...SOMEWHAT OLD/SOMEWHAT MELLOW AND TOO LAZY TO HIT THE CAPS LOCK KEY TO CAPITALIZE THE NEEDED LETTERS. YOU MAY ALSO NOTICE SOME "MIZPELLD" WORDS..AGAIN TOO LAZY TO GO BACK & CORRECT...LOL Respectfully, I enjoy chattin' with all of ya'.
Tommy
02-18-2005, 04:29 PM
LOL....:)
Envoy Fan
02-18-2005, 04:51 PM
I PLAN TO REPLACE MY CHROME GRILL BAR WITH A COLOR-KEYED BAR, REPLACE THE BODY SIDE MOLDINGS WITH COLOR-KEYED '05 "LT" BODY SIDE MOLDINGS W/O THE "TRAILBLAZER" LOGO, REPLACE ALL (4) DOOR HANDLES W/COLOR-KEYED HANDLES AND DEVOID MY VEHICLE OF ALL CHROME BADGING (I.E TAILGATE, REAR DOOR PILLARS, ETC.)
WADDA' YA' THINK?
Would look sweet. When you debadge, you will find vehicle easier to wash and wax.
Black Ice
02-18-2005, 05:12 PM
Thank god he's ok with the caps lock! lol... man i was going to say something to you about all the capital letter's but you beat me to it. welcome to the site. Ice
I took my mouldings off almost 2 months ago and I have been careful about parking. I still have 2 "battle scars" now and I'm thinking of putting them back on.
I did read somewhere that they have clear mouldings available. They are generic but they seem to be less obtrusive than the factory mouldings.
trailblazingold
07-23-2007, 09:37 PM
It don't matter to me even if I still had my side moldings, I park as far away from other cars as I can.
ghoster
07-23-2007, 09:37 PM
I took my mouldings off almost 2 months ago and I have been careful about parking. I still have 2 "battle scars" now and I'm thinking of putting them back on.
I did read somewhere that they have clear mouldings available. They are generic but they seem to be less obtrusive than the factory mouldings.
May wanna check the dates on the threads you are responing in. This particualr thread had been dead since early 2005.:laugh: