What do you guys do to protect the side of your LC200? I know one of the nice things about my LX470 is that the step rail and bodyside clading protects it in a parking lot, I know someday I will buy a 200 but only if I can park it with piece of mind.
Bodyside molding (protecting the 200 in a parking lot)
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In the process of modifying the truck I've added a couple of scratches and dings while installing/uninstalling camping stuff that I don't stress so much about parking lots. I just added a couple more while removing the rear spoiler.:whoops:
How do you protect your Aston in parking lots? I just park further away. Besides, you burn a few more calories that way.
Chimyz...got it!
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I took that cladding off. Now I pity the fool that hits my door with their car.
Park up on snow banks so nobody can get up to you.
I think I read somewhere that the bodyside molding attaches with double-sided tape. If that's true then it offers some nice mall cruising protection knowing that if someone really kills the molding with their door I can easily replace it. I'm definitely going to have to look at putting those slee sliders on though. I kinda like the idea of some guy damaging his own door if he opens it on my (hopefully soon to find) LC, not to mention the real protect they provide when off road.
I just bought the OEM Toyota body side moulding pieces in all black for $212 from a toyota dealer off ebay, Airport Toyota out of TN. The 4 pieces 100% do stick on the LC with pre-installed double sided tape. They are all black, with no chrome like the ones that come on the LX570. They can be ordered in any color to exactly match your LC. Airport Toy had black in stock, so I got them right away. I have not installed them yet, probably will do so this weekend.
side moulding
Hi FirstToyota,
Do you mind posting a picture after you have installed the side mouldings.
Thanks,
Nonong
Hi FirstToyota,
Do you mind posting a picture after you have installed the side mouldings.
Thanks,
Nonong
Can't you use the same molding as the lx 570?
Does anyone have good photos of the LC 200 with the bodyside molding and does it really protect anything?
Here's some pics of an LC with the body side moldings that I found on autotrader:
Outside of the chrome trim, I suspect these are no different than the Lexus versions.
Outside of the chrome trim, I suspect these are no different than the Lexus versions.
Those look pretty nice. Maybe I will put those on my silver LC. Thanks for posting the pics.
$210 total includes shipping for body side molding through toyotapartspeople.com
Has anyone put fender flares on the LC 200 yet?
I'm curious to see an LC with fender flares too. Everytime I've asked a dealer what the fender flares look like they just shrug and say they look like any other set of fender flares... so yeah, not very helpful.
Dont do it!
Unless you space your wheels out 1" or more...with the current stock offset, it already looks goofy, with fender flares, it would look goofier.
Also, fender flares love to rub paint, collect mud, then rust out the fenders.
