Has anyone found anything to spruce up the bottom window molding to make it look a little nicer? I was just curious b/c mine isn't lookin so hot anymore.

 

new ones

 

www.mazdatrix.com

 

You could go through all the trouble to sand, fill and then paint, but it's simply much cheaper to buy a new one. Takes a lot less time. Also, when you remove the old, all the little plastic clips will break.

 

I removed the inner door panel and pryed them right off. They are in pretty good shape except for the plastic facings that are cracked and separated from the steel frame.. I am just going to sand, primer and paint them. New ones are are around 40.00 ea.
Maybe I'm just cheap but I would rather spend the money for more meaningfull parts.

 

I was able to get the off without removing the inner panel.. FYI.

PaulC

 

btw: thanks for the info. I am noticing the same wear on mine too(along with a bit of surface rust on the moldings). I have just not taken the time to fool with it but I guess I can now that I have the motivation.

 

i stripped/sanded/painted mine. no problems. looks like new.

 

Yea baby, a utility knife to slice off the old loose vinyl cover, clean off the rust, then Rust-oleum flat black.

 

I took the sanding and painting route. Be extra careful along the bottom edge of the thing where its gonna touch the door. You wanna keep some of the good vinyl in place to protect the door, and if you cut away too much, you get a ugly jagged edge. Also some of the pitting in the metal shows thru the paint. I sprayed it black metallic which looks great.

I'll probably end up buying the new pieces eventually but this works good for now.

 

Here up In T.O your looking to spend $90.00 for the top molding (the bow), and another $40.00 for the straight bottom molding. In total that Is, plus applicable taxes, $299. Although, I do get my 20% discount.

 

The new one will look infinitly better then trying to paint the old ones...

 

and will last another 10 years