moreace

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I am sure we'll have a meet soon
wait a bit for more people to have cars

I am really going to bed now
finger hurts from hitting refresh all day on this forum

dsc888

Ooops. Sorry to all the readers here for hijacking the thread. I am not worthy:smackhead . I will be more courteous next time.

dsc888

digital_b

I got bsm thrown in because I asked my dealer to match what clair offered. wheel locks are part of my dealers deal anyway when you buy from the net. also got the wood shifter instead of a trunk tray. all for 1000 under msrp with nav.

dsc888

digital_b,

Thanks. Mine will be white too. Do you have a pic of your car you can share with us? I think the white BSM blends in well. I am just using my imagination here, though. You got a fine deal yourself also. Cool!

dsc888

TL_2004_CA

Sorry fellas, Newbie question here:
The purpose of BSM is to protect the door from people dinging your car. So say if a car parked next to you, opens their door and it hits your door, it will obviously leave a mark, BUT with BSM their door will hit your BSM. Won't it still leave a mark on the BSM? Like if i get BSM on my black Acura, won't the ding be on the BSM versus the door? Regardless, there will still be a small dent right?

Thanks for any replies

kona

I don't have the BSM so I don't know what Acura's are comprised of but usually they're made of vinyl or a hardened rubber material. The BSM can get nicked, scratched or dented. I suppose if it got damaged you could just remove it and stick on another new one.

Ron A

Mine seem pretty resistant to dings, but as kona said, they can be replaced if they get too bad, which is better than trying to cure the ding problem, and it will look better too.

Modeler

They offer ZERO protection from dings on the TL. Just open the rear door of your TL to see where it's leading edge is going to strike your car, if another TL was parked next to you. Hint: it's not anywhere near the moldings!

moreace

DON'T SAY THAT
I'm not listening
la la la la la

svtmike

Most cars transport one person on any given trip, and always transports a driver. The driver does not typically exit through the rear doors (in other words, the primary threat of door dings is front doors). The BSMs offer far more than ZERO protection from front doors.

Some common vehicles, such as minivans, only have front doors and the rear doors slide so their rear doors are not a threat at all.

Where my car goes (to work, to my garage), the main threats are co-workers (one driver, exiting the front door, usually out of a sedan in the area I park) and my minivan, whose BSMs match perfectly on a level with mine.

Perhaps you drive and park only where people exit the rear doors, in which case BSMs would offer little protection. But to make a blanket statement that the BSMs offer ZERO (and ZERO is a very well-defined term) protection based on where another TL's rear door would hit your TL is a pretty distant leap and simply not true.

The looks on the other hand are in the eye of the beholder and if you don't like the looks and won't have them because of that, just say so.

Mike

moreace

let's not forget about the stunning, sleek, and sexy lines they add to the car either

tldreamer

Is the side molding an aftermarket item? how much is it at the dealership and which one?

jshih57

I don't have BSM on my TL, don't know how hard it is. The factory BSM on my 00' Maxima (came with every Maxima) is kind of soft, I have mostly "CUTS" on it, seems like the doors cut on the BSM's instead of ding on it. Right now the surface of the BSM's are uneven due to these cuts, some small pieces eventually fell off!

BigPlaya

I got the body side molding on mine and i think it looks GREAT... i wouldnt get a car w/o it because i dont want any dings in the door lol

aggie

HOW much do those cost? what about installation?

moreace

almost $400 from dealer, they will do install
seen them for under $100 on ebay

simple enough answer for you?

Ron A

Dealer list price for BSM is $175.00. I got mine included in the deal for under $200 installed. Installation is a cinch. If I knew it was that easy I would have done it myself but I was afraid I would mess it up so I let them do it. They come with paper templates which you stick on at the crease line and put the moldings at the bottom edge of the template. I have seen a place that sells them for $140+freight but I can't find it now, but if you haven't bought the car yet you can probably work something out with the dealer.

Here is the link for the price
http://acura.com/bap/bap_step5.asp?M...DED=&REQUIRED=

TL_2004_CA

Appreciate the feedback and help TL-ers!

roadman

We saw a few TL's about to be delivered last night when we picked up our MDX and they all had BSM. One guy we spoke to had his TL a month and got a couple of small dings but he was lucky and the BSM coverd them up.

siemsjp

Waiting two more days for my Blue TL. This item should have been std equipment on the car. Let's be realistic - The TL is an excellent car - but still, Japanase sheet metal is paper thin (compared to BMW, Mercedes). It takes nothing to dent the stuff. I'm getting BSM it on mine. I don't mind the looks at all, although I'm concerned it'll discolor over time...

KJSmitty

Blue is good!

Don't worry about them discoloring - if they do, it will be at the same rate as the front/rear bumper

Seriously, today’s paints are pretty resilient to the effects of ultra violet activity. One thing I have noticed lately, including Acura, is that many manufacturers paint jobs/processes are challenged in matching steel panels to plastic/rubber..... Especially the heavy metallics and pearls, dark or light...


Smitty

producrdel

I like the extra molding, I got it on mine and I think that it actually adds some extra look to the car as well as the protection.