Pretty sure I don't want any trim on my car... I want it to be a big black minimal tank when I'm done... but my body guy is trying to persuade me to keep the gravel guards and the bottom trim. How useful are they? How about guys without them? Has it really been so bad? You gettin a lot of chips where gravel guards should be?
If you decide not to use them, I could put 'em on my 50 Dodge! Also looking for a hood, if you have any spares...
The ones I do have are in pretty badly pitted and lost someplace in my friend's barn. Regarding the parking, yeah - that took some skill. It also took some affection in the form of several "Brooklyn Kisses". That's where you hit the car in front of you and behind you as you try to cram into your spot... Don't know if there's a set of more actively used bumper guards in the city.
I like the looks of them, but I imagine they would be a moisture/debris trap. I imagine that they`ll pick up a few stone chips as the front of your car will regardless. These were designed in an era where their was still a lot of gravel roads, obviously. Your car your call. If I had all the rocker trim and fender guards, I probably install them, cause my car would never see the rain unless caught in it. Conundrum, I know
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