Shaving side moldings on a Focus?

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tgnorman
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Anyone done it? I'm thinking of popping out the moldings and shaving the indents flush. I'll probably have a photochop up in the next couple days, I'd like some opinions.
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I don't like it...
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Pappy
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It doesn't look good. It needs the body line....
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tgnorman
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Out of curiosity, why not? I realize it's a ton of work, but I think the results may be worth it.

I'm looking to do a bit cleaner appearance.
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Monkey-Gein
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there's a guy on fivezeroseven.com named CSpeed. he shaved his side molding not too long ago.
only pic i could find
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frankjt96
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I don't mind it, however don't let people tell you what you should do. It's your car, do it the way you want to. :D
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I think it looks fine with the molding removed (05-07 S model style) but the line does tie in the 2 wheel arches a bit.
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o2designs
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Heres another picture of a Focus without the sidemoldings...
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iminhell
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I want it done too, but I want a twist, pull the fenders and roll the body line out (seen it once and I liked it). Color makes a big difference IMO.

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Monkey-Gein
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ick. taking out the fender line? i saw that too and it looked dumb
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iminhell
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^Happen to remember the guy's SN? (think I saw it on FJ but I can't recall, tanish color car IIRC)
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hafftrak
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I think I remember that car. It looked good because everything else (bumpers, hatch. etc.) was shaved.
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o2designs
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Its a Belguim car...
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It's moula's car.
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Pappy wrote:It's moula's car.
I can only see some of the pics here form work but I will say that Moulas car is PERFECT!
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