Just curious to see an S4 would look like without the modling. Cause I'm thinking of taking mine off.

 

i've thought about doing this on my 10AE just for the smoother body lines. i think i remember seeing someones car without the molding a while back and it looked great.... i'll try to find some pics.

 

found some good pictures.

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/mmm-i-love-fresh-paint-pix-563989/

 

here.....

 

Simon, congrats on getting your car into a magazine. read the little excerpt this morning

 

Are there mounting holes in the body work that wold need to be filled in for the molding? Now I'm thinking about pulling mine on my S4 Vert......

Why can't this forum give me any good ideas that will keep out of trouble?

 

Thanks for the pictures.


How hard is it to remove the moldings?

 

One of mine is falling off and I think it's just held on with some type of glue. I'm probably going to pull that one off to see what's underneath it, and if there are no holes, just clean it up with a hair dryer and some Goo-Gone. Otherwise, I'll just get some all-weather automative glue and stick it back on.

 

Did you guys have to paint what was under the moldings?

 

chances are under the molding will need paint.

 

http://s157.photobucket.com/albums/t...urrent=rx7.jpg

 

Thanks Willub, i didnt expect it. I submitted it while i was bored in Iraq. So far they used it in both Super Street and Project Car!

 

They are held on with glue and clips. The doors and skirts have small holes about 1"x1/2" where the clips snap in, and the side marker moldings have two small holes each like the doors and about a 3"x1" hole for the light and two screw holes each. The hard part about getting rid of all the moldings is the bumpers are intergrated. You would be better off getting fiberglass bumpers and/or weld in a strip of sheet metal into the body lines of the body, doors, and fenders. Hope that helps someone a little. Here is a pick without my door moldings after I painted my car, and you can see the holes in the doors I was talking about.

 

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...highlight=trim

I'm still considering doing something like this to my car, and I have a spare rear bumper and beat up driver's side door that I might be able to practice on, too. I wouldn't just pull the trim, I'd make the surface smooth.

 

S5's only have the clips in the doors. S4's only have clips on the front and rear 1/4 panels.

 

I saw your first post with the pictures and immediatly thought, "that looks just like the FC pictured in SuperStreet"... Guess this post confirms it!
Nice Ride!!! They should have done a full spread though!!!
Seems like all the attention always goes to the FD. Glad you could represent!