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Which choice do you like better.The clean smooth sides without trim or
new expensive trim on them. |
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I personally like no trim ..
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Re: Trim or no Trim
Eh -- depends on the truck. On my old stock LWB, the trim is there and I prefer it that way, otherwise there's just acres of uninterrupted sheet metal. On a SWB truck, especially a nice clean mild street custom, no trim would be better.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
This is for my most recent project a lifted 69 1/2 lwb fleet 4x4 that is going to be a dark blue with cragars ,white lettered tires and lots of chrome.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
On a 67-68 swb, no trim. On anything 69 up, I like full trim and 2 tone paint.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I agree with HeavyD, if using trim on a 69-72 -- 2 tone it. A 69 Seafoam and white took the show last weekend. Gorgeous truck. The tailagate letters were seafoam and the steel ralley type wheels were seafoam.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
One of each.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I like the trim on the 2 wheel drives but on the 4 wheel drives I like the smooth look or just the bottom trim.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
detrimmed my 72 long wide. I like the two tone with trim, on a solid color, I like no trim
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I'm actually putting trim on my 67 lwb drag truck...little sleeper look
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Re: Trim or no Trim
No trim, unless there is a style that glues on and doesent allow anything to get behind it. Holes drilled for trim are just starting points for rust.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
All or nuthin!
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I currently have the lower trim on the truck. It is going back on, but I am still debating adding the upper trim also. Since I am not planning mine to be 2-tone, I have not made my final decision yet on the upper, but I do like the lower on it.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
When i pulled home an all origial 71 for free with ac,auto,400smallblock,ect
it was one colored with upper and lower trim |
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I like trim on 67/68 . I have a love / hate relationship with trim on 69/72 . It has to be high quality and lined up correctly to look good , imo .
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Re: Trim or no Trim
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Re: Trim or no Trim
What do you think of a 69 K10 long bed lifted 4 inches with chrome from the bumper to the lockouts to the diff covers to the rear bumper that is dark blue
with cragar rims.Trim? |
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I'm bias:trim!
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Re: Trim or no Trim
67, no trim single color
68, do the 50th anniversary paint job 69-70, no trim single color 71-72, 2 tone paint with full trim. |
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just proving 71-72 shortbeds look good with lower trim only. the first pic is has 88-98 trim. the gold and white 4 door is a 50th anniversary paint job which all 68s should have to look good in my opinion.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
no trim, just trim holes with sunk bondo is my preferred look
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I like to have trim on my trucks. It protects the paint somewhat from those Bozo's that don't know how to open their doors in the parking lot.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
Rust pockets is all that trim is good for, if your restoring your ride, and you don't prep the inside of the panels correctly, then rust , rust, rust, from the inside out.
I doo like the looks of them though
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I like the look of no trim. I think my truck looks smooth and clean without it.
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Re: Trim or no Trim
I think i will go with a lower trim and pin stripping on the top!
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