Body Side Protection
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sbmrinaldi
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- 07 CX9 Grand Touring FWD
I assume you mean body side moldings? I dont know of anything available for the Mazda.
CX9 SportOwner
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there is another thread on this with a link to custom color matched side moldings for the CX9
I was hoping he would post pictures and his opinion about those...
You can find them...
You can find them on the net and the cost, painted, should not run more than a couple hundred bucks. However, there is no place to put them that will protect from door dings from all vehicles. If you do not want dings, then you are going to need to park as far away as possible from the store or whatever.
You can find them on the net and the cost, painted, should not run more than a couple hundred bucks. However, there is no place to put them that will protect from door dings from all vehicles. If you do not want dings, then you are going to need to park as far away as possible from the store or whatever.
Here is the link for the side moldings:
http://www.sportwing.com/catalog/displaycat.pcgi?fm_catid=22&fm_subcatid=103#
I got a door ding a few hours after I bought the car yesterday. The parking spots at my daycare center aren't wide enough for cars like the CX-9... And the mothers strapping in their toddlers really have my new car sheetmetal way down on their priority list... Oh well, such is life.
I just ordered a set of these moldings, and I was surprised to note that they dropped in price since I last researched them before I got the car- they are now $100.
Perhaps they won't stop all door dings, but the ding I got was exactly in line with where I would have mounted the molding.
http://www.sportwing.com/catalog/displaycat.pcgi?fm_catid=22&fm_subcatid=103#
I got a door ding a few hours after I bought the car yesterday. The parking spots at my daycare center aren't wide enough for cars like the CX-9... And the mothers strapping in their toddlers really have my new car sheetmetal way down on their priority list... Oh well, such is life.
I just ordered a set of these moldings, and I was surprised to note that they dropped in price since I last researched them before I got the car- they are now $100.
Perhaps they won't stop all door dings, but the ding I got was exactly in line with where I would have mounted the molding.
Looks good Bill! I did the same to my 2007 CX-9 last March. Mine's also the Stormy Blue Mica. The color match was perfect. If I remember correctly, I think I measured 11 or 12 inches up from where the black trim meets the metal part of the door. I used blue masking tape to indicate the lines and to make sure I installed the trim straight and level. Once I got over the initial fear of sticking these on my "brand new car", it wasn't too bad...
Yes, the directions state that you mount them 12 inches from the black rocker panel. The color matches perfectly.
I just realized, since these will only deflect a door of a certain height, I can mount 5 more in parallel going up the door... and maybe it will look something like a Testerossa!
(Hahaha)
I just realized, since these will only deflect a door of a certain height, I can mount 5 more in parallel going up the door... and maybe it will look something like a Testerossa!
(Hahaha)
CX9 SportOwner
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Being body color they create another detail line that reduces the broadness of the doors. I like it.
Thanks, I like the way it breaks up the side. I know they are not for everyone.
The AWD emblem is from Volvo.
Tom
That looks great Tom, I was wondering what it would look like on the Black Cherry Mica (Radiant Ebony in Aus)......I will need to get a set of mouldings shipped to Australia(drinks)
