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Old 02-20-2012, 11:55 PM
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Purpose of?

What is the Purpose of this?

Just seemed kinda odd when i looked at my TL and others but mine had that guard thing
Old 02-21-2012, 12:05 AM
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They are called the BSM (Body Side Molding) aka Uglies....

they are used to prevent door dings to your car....
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I'm pretty sure that they're there to protect your car from getting door dings/dents.
Old 02-21-2012, 12:18 AM
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no way to remove them then huh? D:
Old 02-21-2012, 12:30 AM
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they are normally held on by double sided tape or emblem/molding glue. not so bad getting the moldig off its the stuff that holds it on thats the pain most of the time
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The first arrow: Just a contour of the car and how it was designed.
Thr second arrow: BSM.
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Originally Posted by Laughing
no way to remove them then huh? D:
all you need is a hair dryer and dental floss....

use the hair dryer to heat up the dual sided tape and dental floss between the uglies and the car body....

if some tape is left over, just use some goo-gone

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The first arrow: Just a contour of the car and how it was designed.
Thr second arrow: BSM.
i think that was more like a paint error....BSM all the way LOL....
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^^^ he is correct dats how i removed mine, look for my thread where i took them off
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I'd use something a little more durable than floss. After snapping 5 or 6 different strings of floss on the first BSM, I got out a plastic gift/credit card and used that instead. 10x easier than the floss, IMO.
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Originally Posted by guitarplayer16
The first arrow: Just a contour of the car and how it was designed.
Thr second arrow: BSM.
LOL you so silly.
Old 02-21-2012, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by turbo_oxide
I'd use something a little more durable than floss. After snapping 5 or 6 different strings of floss on the first BSM, I got out a plastic gift/credit card and used that instead. 10x easier than the floss, IMO.
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