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just remove it cause its ugly
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should i remove the plastic trim or not ?

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Old May 26, 2015 | 10:23 AM
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I cant decide..freshin up the plastic door trim or remove it ? what do yall think? Since I cant make up my mind ill let you guys.
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Old May 26, 2015 | 10:37 AM
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Old May 26, 2015 | 03:18 PM
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pull it off
there is some tape that is kinda stronger than regular 3m tape. thats the hard part to take off
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Old May 26, 2015 | 06:13 PM
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I bedlined mine from the trim down to the rocker panels and I think it looks fine.
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Old May 26, 2015 | 06:39 PM
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pulled mine and bedlined to match up with my fenders
i think it looks good bed lining over the plastic, but i was missing pieces, so i pulled them all
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Old May 26, 2015 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by nolanbalzarini
pulled mine and bedlined to match up with my fenders
i think it looks good bed lining over the plastic, but i was missing pieces, so i pulled them all
I like the look of yours, but I had all my trim so I didn't feel like pulling it off.
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Old May 26, 2015 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Lake00XJ
I like the look of yours, but I had all my trim so I didn't feel like pulling it off.
the heat we have here is has no mercy and is brutal on adhesives and plastics. some of mine just fell off on the highway
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Old May 26, 2015 | 08:33 PM
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Trees and rocks removed mine for me.
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Old May 27, 2015 | 11:13 AM
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Well I just got done piecing together a heat gun from all the broken ones here at work so im taking the trim off soon , and thanks for voting. lol
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Old May 27, 2015 | 04:12 PM
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Pulled mine off. Figured it would be easier to install fender flares since I won't need to trim it.
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