I finally decided to replace my window belt moldings. The old ones had no rubber left and when it rains or I wash the car, the water would just run straight into the door. When I changed my door speakers, I put plastic tarp material over the backs to protect them while i figured out how to replace the window trim.
I went out on a limb and I replaced the 4 trim pieces with the cheapest set I could find. I just wanted to stop getting water into my doors. I bought the set for $38 on amazon, and while it doesnt look stellar if you examine it, its pretty good from 3 feet away, and excellent from 10 feet away haha. I also plasti-dipped my quarter window trim to match. Definitely not Lexus/toyota quality parts, but the material seems very good, but the fit was a bit off (maybe meant for the Prado 120).
I did have to trim the clip off of both rear window moldings, the last clip didnt want to seat properly and pushed the end of the molding away from the body a bit.
^ Just noticed the funny reflection in this pic. I was like "Thats really spooky that there is a person floating in a white gown in that reflection." Apparently the curved surface really shortened my legs and lengthened my body/white t-shirt!
As you can see, it looks pretty good unless you look down its length, and then it looks a bit shabby. But considering the original trim would have cost around $200, I am satisfied with the cheap stuff that was 1/5th the cost.
I went out on a limb and I replaced the 4 trim pieces with the cheapest set I could find. I just wanted to stop getting water into my doors. I bought the set for $38 on amazon, and while it doesnt look stellar if you examine it, its pretty good from 3 feet away, and excellent from 10 feet away haha. I also plasti-dipped my quarter window trim to match. Definitely not Lexus/toyota quality parts, but the material seems very good, but the fit was a bit off (maybe meant for the Prado 120).
I did have to trim the clip off of both rear window moldings, the last clip didnt want to seat properly and pushed the end of the molding away from the body a bit.
^ Just noticed the funny reflection in this pic. I was like "Thats really spooky that there is a person floating in a white gown in that reflection." Apparently the curved surface really shortened my legs and lengthened my body/white t-shirt!
As you can see, it looks pretty good unless you look down its length, and then it looks a bit shabby. But considering the original trim would have cost around $200, I am satisfied with the cheap stuff that was 1/5th the cost.
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