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longdingydong Oct 24, 2011 03:39 PM

is this happening to anybody else?
 
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...024_181514.jpg

all the moldings @ bottom of window is doing this. are the moldings able to be painted. really starting to piss me off lol

4RETECH Oct 24, 2011 03:56 PM

Nah, not here.

Has the car ever been painted? Looks like some sort of chemical spray reaction.

longdingydong Oct 24, 2011 04:57 PM

nope car never been painted.

eddievo8 Oct 24, 2011 05:05 PM

My evo has what looks to be the same thing, but have I have no idea what it is

1UpMoto Oct 24, 2011 05:10 PM

mine looks like that, I plan on replacing it after winter.

longdingydong Oct 24, 2011 05:11 PM

i was wondering if it could be painted. feels like its metal and not rubber. would def. be cheaper to paint. but i havent looked up prices yet.

EVOSE06 Oct 24, 2011 05:12 PM

Looks like regular sun damage to me. The outside trim on Evo's seems to be pretty poor quality. I wax my car and the trim about 4 times a year and that keeps the trim looking decent enough. I did see an Evo at a show a few weeks ago that had all its trim painted body color, with the exception of the door pillars. So it seems that it is feasible to paint it.

longdingydong Oct 24, 2011 05:14 PM

^ did it being painted body color look good, or out of place?

CJ2X Oct 24, 2011 05:16 PM

I'm getting that too.. But mine's not as bad.

EVOSE06 Oct 24, 2011 05:18 PM


Originally Posted by longdingydong (Post 9695441)
^ did it being painted body color look good, or out of place?

It looked a bit different, but not out of place. You could paint it black so it looks stock, but is more durable and can be waxed like the rest of the car.

longdingydong Oct 24, 2011 05:24 PM


Originally Posted by EVOSE06 (Post 9695449)
It looked a bit different, but not out of place. You could paint it black so it looks stock, but is more durable and can be waxed like the rest of the car.

yeah will prob get them painted black this winter.

Johnnyb93 Oct 24, 2011 05:28 PM

looks like sun damage

CJ2X Oct 24, 2011 05:37 PM

I'm going to have to agree with sun damage. Before I bought my Evo, it wasn't garaged and in the hot Florida sun. Once I bought, it has been garaged and the "damage" hasn't gotten any worse..

Unless it's something from the humidity..? :confused:

reboundicon Oct 24, 2011 11:22 PM

Looks sun faded to me, you can pick up the entire molding kit from Mitsubishi for around $200 or so, as I remember someone posting one in the for sale section before.

turbotalawd Oct 25, 2011 12:55 PM

At least its not starting to peel like the 1g dsms. Paint it black and forget about it.


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