Body Side Protectors (Honda) Install Summary

[Truckin']

Here are before and after pics and right and left close ups. Harold said the difference in front and back trim alignment on the driver's side isn't noticeable. I can see it, but it is minimal. Both front top and bottom are just a bit higher than the back trim where they meet. It's not worth trying to correct it. That would be a big challenge and it's nothing I'm going to lose sleep over.

After initially disliking the OEM body side moldings, I've come to find them beautiful. Thanks again to everyone who posted installation tips before we tackled the job. Thanks especially to Racer X for finding the great group buy deal that tipped the scale for us. I wished we'd had them on before going to Sedona, but we'll show them off at our next meet. Utah ROCers, are you ready?

[bonerep]

Nice lookin truck. Where did you get the 4x4 stickers?

[amazonJGT]

Nice install, Truckin. The little cardboard templates are a great idea, and I'll bet they really helped speed up the job.

My son and I installed ours this morning. Zero's photos were very hepful in getting things laid out. Thanks to him, and also Racer-X for working on the group buy that made them a lot more affordable.

Hey, maybe some of you "Silvers" should order the moldings in Amazon Green!! Might add a little splash of color to that bare primer

[Truckin']

Thanks, bonerep. I like the 4X4 decals a lot. It sure shows up and sets our truck apart. It's much easier to spot in a parking lot now. We got them from the same local guy who put on our Ridgeline Extreme decals and our pin stripes. We finally tracked him down to replace the word "Extreme" on the two small decals and add it to the large decal on the tailgate. We'd seen the 4X4 decal on a Ridge they had at our dealer's. Sam does all the work for them. We had him slap them on just before we went to Sedona.

If you want some, I'd suggest you get them from LadyRidge. Sam charges more than she, but he puts them on for us. I don't think we could afford to fly JC out to do that. Sam's terribly hard to catch up to and he won't return our phone calls. He's a delightful guy once we get him cornered. Now we know where he lives, so maybe we can find him more easily.

These 4X4 decals are two layers. The bottom is chrome and the top is a carbon fiber pattern.

[zero]

Nice looking installs. I'm glad that my instructions and photos were of some help to you all.

Thanks for adding your photos and write-ups as well. More info and pictures is always better.

[UglyDuck]

Great Photos, will use the tips when I order my side protectors for my silver.

[cdepuydt]

Well, Uglyduck....hopefully this will help you imagine what your billet RL is gonna look like when you get your side moldings on. Driver side before and after pics I hope I get these pics in order. Here's my RL without moldings:

[cdepuydt]

OK after pics with the side moldings:

[cdepuydt]

This is my first mod, not counting the plastic liners for the trunk, and I am happier than a pig in poop. Hopefully next will be my Retrax cover and then the running boards!

[tschirtz]

Ok. I admit I am an idiot today.....

I went outside all set to "quickly" install my SBP, I had all of my needed tools and thought this can't be that hard. I measured (and re-measured) the first one and put it on. It didn't look right so then I read the directions. The directions are a little vague so I decided to see if anyone had posted a how to on the ROC. I found Truckin's post which was very, very helpful.

The template idea is a GREAT idea (whish I had planned it out a bit better and thought of it before I started). I had a 4 foot level that just happened to have metric on it as well. Obviously, I couldn't get into the spots very well with a four foot level to see 6.5mm. I was off by quite a bit and had to take the Upper, Front, Left Hand Side strip off. No problem to the paint or the actual plastic protector but the double sided tape is a mess and needs replaced. Any ideas where I might find some of that black double sided tape to replace what I messed up????? I really don’t want to purchase a complete other kit just to replace the one piece.

Feel free to rub it in as it was a real bonehead move on my part!!!