Ditching the gutter molding, any negative?

[LINUS]

I am sick of fishing pine needles, cedar tree drop, etc - out of the pinchdown in the gutter 2/3 up the windshield.

Does that stupid gutter molding serve a real purpose?

I'd like to hear if those who pulled it found it was serving some aerodynamic (hahahaha) -or other reason, maybe wind noise w/ windows down (total guess)?

I want it gone, but not if it does serve any real purpose.

 

[-Spike-]

Yanked it over a decade ago. The only issue is the whining from purists.

 

[mudgudgeon]

I took it off. The edge on the gutteris not finished smoothly, and paint finish will be a bit shabby.
It looks a little agricultural up close

 

[LINUS]

Yanked it over a decade ago. The only issue is the whining from purists.

Good enough. Mine is getting yarded 1st thing in the AM.

Thanks for the affirm, had searched & saw people say it was trim, but no "after the fact" people confirming it was nothing more.

 

[mehbohdi]

Post a pic when your done I would like to see it, been considering doing the same thing just not sure how it would look?

 

[Fj81]

I yanked mine off and did some semi flat black rustoleum on there!

Ignore the over spray. I cleaned it up. You can see a bit in the second pic where I scratched the paint. Little rattle can action and it is fixed.

 

[mehbohdi]

I'll use a paint brush no overspray. Looks good enough for me. Thx

 

[Fj81]

I got lazy masking the roof. But all that overspray comes off easy peasy.

 

[blkprj80]

There's a little notch that might drip above the rear door. You may notice that it lines up with the window trim directly below so any drips have a clear path that avoids glass.
When I pulled mine, I waxed it with several coats. I didn't paint.
I think I started at the front and worked my way back. Break the lower part loose first.

 

[LS1FJ40]

On my 92 I lost one on a tree limb on a trail back in 96 or 97. The other one blew off on the highway a year or so ago.

I yanked mine on my 93 right after it blew off my 92. I had forgotten about it.

 

[LINUS]

@blkprj80 -good to know, I was thinking of starting rear & moving forward - rip like a band-aid for therapy (I've really grown to hate it).

I'll use your way, and will be happy when it's gone.

I never liked it being sandwiched inbetween my gutter-mount rack feet, so win-win.

 

[scottryana]

It peels off super easily nothing to worry about. It is purely aesthetics.

 

[blkprj80]

Cut them into small pieces and do NOT store them on top of a cabinet in your shop for 2 years like I have. Why do I save this junk??

 

[BILT4ME]

I was missing the one on the right side when I bought my truck, I just didn't know it.

I went through a car wash and the one on the DS started coming off. Once I realized what it was and that the other side was already missing, I tore it off the rest of the way and threw it away.

My sunroof makes more noise than the removal of those trim pieces.

 

[LandCruisinMy93]

My gutter moulding has been rubbed off a few times by those pesky firs and pines but it always pops right back on. I don't worry about cleaning the gutters though, my cruiser almost never gets washed...just pressure washed every once in a while. It's a trail/hunting/camping rig for me so it doesn't need to be purdy.

 

[DominicanFZJ80]

Mine popped right off. Ditched it before installing the Prinsu Rack.

 

[Matthew Spencer]

Took mine off with the flairs and roof rack (aka rust rack). I only had the molding on one side so it was find a replacement or ditch the one that was left.