Removing trim

[ILLCB7]

Hello all, was just curious as to if I should remove my trim on the 92 CB7 coupe or leave it on? Would this be a waste of time or would it actually inprove the looks of the vehicle? I would also like to know if removing this could damage the body/certain way to remove it? I have never seen any accords without the trim. This question is conserning the black trim along the body.

[marz_blackmon]

painting the trim black will look better than removing the trim and leaving the clip mounting holes exposed.

[ILLCB7]

painting the trim black will look better than removing the trim and leaving the clip mounting holes exposed.

Yea, I did it on my Integra. Honestly it looks better without the trim,but I am not very knowledgeable about accords yet,and I don't want to make any mistakes on the vehicle lol

[Bongo]

The trim pieces are clipped into the body. In order to do this without having holes down the side of the car you would have to weld or fill the holes and paint the car. It's not worth it unless you're already doing bodywork and painting the car. Also unless paired with other exterior touches, these cars typically look a lot better with trim than without. You would also still have the bumper trim which would look odd without side trim.

There are some members on here with shaved/removed side trim. I would search them for you but I'm pretty hungover and lazy right now lol

[ILLCB7]

The trim pieces are clipped into the body. In order to do this without having holes down the side of the car you would have to weld or fill the holes and paint the car. It's not worth it unless you're already doing bodywork and painting the car. Also unless paired with other exterior touches, these cars typically look a lot better with trim than without. You would also still have the bumper trim which would look odd without side trim.

There are some members on here with shaved/removed side trim. I would search them for you but I'm pretty hungover and lazy right now lol

Ok lol, also is that trim on both bumpers removeable, or is it molded into the bumper?

[beefyy]

Ok lol, also is that trim on both bumpers removeable, or is it molded into the bumper?

It's part of the bumper and can't be removed

[Bongo]

Ok lol, also is that trim on both bumpers removeable, or is it molded into the bumper?

It can't technically be removed. You could sand it all down and smooth it out with filler but honestly for that to look good you would have to know how to smooth it out correctly. Otherwise it may come out bumpy and uneven.

[ILLCB7]

It's part of the bumper and can't be removed

It can't technically be removed. You could sand it all down and smooth it out with filler but honestly for that to look good you would have to know how to smooth it out correctly. Otherwise it may come out bumpy and uneven.

Thanks guys for the info,but damn that sucks lol

[redlined302]

Just paint it black. I think cars dont look right without the side moldings.

[ILLCB7]

Just paint it black. I think cars dont look right without the side moldings.

Yea most likely that is what I will do.

[Clean_4th gen]

Why don't you have them painted to match the car?



AmznAzn's CB7.

[1990SL0Cb7]

try to find the JDM slim side molding. I personally think it looks pretty catchy. i think its about 99 bucks. I currently am looking for the side molding of that kind

[DanCan]

I think that looks good painted the same as the car.. Might have to think about this before body and paint.

[crazymikey]

CB7s look horrible with the moldings removed.

Leaving them on, swapping them for 9293 thinner style, JDM, EDM styles, or colour matching them is the best way to go IMO.

I made my own JDM style moldings. JDM moldings have a chrome strip built into them. Using my original 9091 moldings, I just added a small 1/8" chrome strip to them.

Only other person I've seen do this is Keepinitclean.