I am thinking of adding side body moldings as one of my next accessories. What has been your experience with them? do they help prevent dings from people opening their doors next to your vehicle? I know doors and cars come in different sizes and shapes so it would be hard to cover all angles, but just wanted to ask.

 

I dunno.... I see other cars with door dings and they don't appear to be in a straight line, at the same height, where the molding would be.... I fail to see how the moldings would work... Unless all other car doors where identical and constructed in a way that contacted the MDX's body at the exact same height... It just doesn't pass the BS test.

 

I see what you're saying, I just don't know if they are really worth it. What really is their purpose?

 

definitely worth it. so far these guys saved 3 deep dings to the front doors. those f*ckers don't give a sh*t about your vehicle; they just kick their p.o.s. door open. without the moldings, i would've been dealing with 3 deep dings, and possible paint repairs.

 

I like the mouldings for the design aspect, it breaks up the expanse of steel but they won't do much for dings. I park my RL next to my MDX and the RL does not hit the mouldings. I suggest that you go to a shopping mall and check out all of the cars that align to the mouldings and keep a list in the car. Everytime you now have to park, you must find one of the cars on your list to park next to!

 

or, park far away (good exercise too)

 

For me they worked very well. Just noticed the other day someone really flew their door open and thankfully the molding did it's job. Won't work all the time, especially if it's the rear door of an offending car but replacing the molding would be a lot less than repairing dings and dents.

 

Had my molding for 7 years on a 2004 MDX. Although I also have some dings, there are many more marks on the molding which would have dings without the molding.
Also, they are not that expensive and easy to apply yourself if you buy them on the internet. No tools are required.

 

On our '08 silver Tech model, I think they look great. And when parked in the garage, the door on my low sitting Integra engages the door moldings on the MDX perfectly. These have a lot more depth to them than say the strips on my Maxima, but yet they look good in spite of (or maybe because of) that.

 

^This. I miss having moldings on our MDX and am also contemplating them. Molding comes in real handy when parked side-by-side in the garage.

You can see the close fit our 6 and MDX have with each other and neither car has molding...especially with a wife and baby, it's a challenge...

 

I have them on my '09 and I would recommend them if you're the least bit concerned over door dings and dents. Though I do tend to park far enough away (when I can), there are still jerks who tend to want to pull their '92 Buick aircraft carriers close enough to you to break balls. It is true that car doors come in all sorts of shapes, and the mouldings only prevent dings from doors that would line up correctly, but I also have the step rails that also help protect the sides. Every bit helps I guess.

 

I thinks body side moldings help prevent dings. I was driving my 2010 pilot awd in the snow. The driver side hit the 2 inches round light pole. It didn't cause any damages or dings.. so I get lucky.

 

If you had the MDX with SH-AWD you would have missed the pole completely.

 

Hilarious

 

I need to get some respect. because I put 220,000 miles in 4 years. VTM-4 system is good enough for me. SH-AWD is greater. VTM-4 system works excellent in the snow storm, ( around north lake tahoe/truckee area). I always make it to the top.

so far I only slide 1 time with the pilot. It was unplowed snow, slippery, and dangerous.

maybe if I have better tire such as michelin ltx m/s, it will do better.

 

I had them added to my MDX Advance.
They should come that way as factory std.
They prob will help some but parking in far unused
lot is the best and cheapest way.

 

as others have said they do help at times, but not always though; anyways maybe you should try a set of these (would have to be custom though)
http://www.rocky-road.com/titanrockrail.html

obviously painted red, so they stand out since it is the products selling page



then lift it up like an inch or two, so that you will be slightly higher then the other cars around, but also so there doors hit lower on yours, and they hit the slide instead....