side molding - remove or leave on
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From: Security, CO
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
side molding - remove or leave on
The title says it all.... More than likely it's probably a personal preference, right? Its main function seems to be to prevent door dings in the parking lot. ?
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From: Rocket Country MI
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
the one on my ds front door started to warp and stuck out eventually, and cought on the fender caving it in a little
needless to say they're all gone now and i never looked back
needless to say they're all gone now and i never looked back
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From: Seal Beach, CA
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO Straight Six
I hated the look of mine. So I took it off. It looks like crap right now so I'm gunna be sanding it all down soon and then spraying it with bedliner. A lot of guys have done that before and I dig the looks of it
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From: In the middle of Minnesota!
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
My side mouldings are slowly pulling away on my 99. Not sure what I'm going to do. Will price out new mouldings and decide from there.......
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From: Newport News,VA
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0L I6 H.O.
I took the molding off the rear panels. However, I left the molding on the doors. You don't know how many times my doors have accidently tapped something while being opened. Molding protects a little lol.
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From: Missouri
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0 L
Take them off. I was nervous at first but I just ripped one off and didn't look back. Use a heat gun and a rag to get the glue residue off from where the trim was.
