[bluegrass]

Ummm… you have seen them in real life, right?

Good grief. I didn't think it was possible, but these are even uglier in real life.
I don't see how these offer much protection being located so far down on the door.

 

[14v6]

Those strips come in handy for tight garages or irresponsible adults and kids that don't pay attention when opening doors. Yes, they sit low but that's the first part to of the door to make contact with the garage wall when opening. They also come in handy for those windy days when if you're not paying attention when opening your doors. Minivans helped avoid a lot of this with kids. They probably don't offer much protection from others though as they sit so low.

 

[bluegrass]

Well there is a dispute and you are incorrect

The only one's saying these look good are the 4 people here who stuck these goofy things onto the sides of their trucks.

 

[Laststand]

My opinion since everybody has one and they're worth just what you pay for them. Anyway, I go hot and cold on the BSM for the RTL. I've put BSM on almost every car we've owned and currently have it on our RDX (BSM is almost identical in shape/looks and location). They have protected the RDX from some dings but they are mounted low like the RTLs, shopping carts and the back doors of most vehicles will still hit sheet metal.

The doors on the RTL are very smooth and relatively "flat" until you get to the bottom. In my opinion they look cleaner without the BSM, again to each his own. The Honda S2000 had the same issue, no where to put any BSM where it looked decent - those doors were very "flat" from top to bottom.

For now I am conscious on where I park (look for a curb/island to park next to at least take one side out of the ding equation - mostly). I still may end up with the BSM - probably after my first door dig.

 

[Steve Jordan]

My opinion since everybody has one and they're worth just what you pay for them. Anyway, I go hot and cold on the BSM for the RTL. I've put BSM on almost every car we've owned and currently have it on our RDX (BSM is almost identical in shape/looks and location). They have protected the RDX from some dings but they are mounted low like the RTLs, shopping carts and the back doors of most vehicles will still hit sheet metal.

The doors on the RTL are very smooth and relatively "flat" until you get to the bottom. In my opinion they look cleaner without the BSM, again to each his own. The Honda S2000 had the same issue, no where to put any BSM where it looked decent - those doors were very "flat" from top to bottom.

For now I am conscious on where I park (look for a curb/island to park next to at least take one side out of the ding equation - mostly). I still may end up with the BSM - probably after my first door dig.

Many years ago I had a 'Grey Market' 1974 Mercedes 230.6 with smallish factory bsm's that were mildly effective (thank goodness for the thick sheet metal of the era, only the paint would get dinged, no actual dents). I daydreamed the perfect bsm's which were close to the body when the ignition was on (car moving) but when parked they would pop out about 1 - 2 inches to provide more protection from idiots with loose door habits. Needless to say those items never existed then or since (still think there is a market, hint: talented inventors). The only real effective solution is to tie a pool noodle to each side when parking in public (which would of course soon get stolen plus look like crap). I respect other's cars & wish everyone was more considerate of others.

 

[securityguy]

Many years ago I had a 'Grey Market' 1974 Mercedes 230.6 with smallish factory bsm's that were mildly effective (thank goodness for the thick sheet metal of the era, only the paint would get dinged, no actual dents). I daydreamed the perfect bsm's which were close to the body when the ignition was on (car moving) but when parked they would pop out about 1 - 2 inches to provide more protection from idiots with loose door habits. Needless to say those items never existed then or since (still think there is a market, hint: talented inventors). The only real effective solution is to tie a pool noodle to each side when parking in public (which would of course soon get stolen plus look like crap). I respect other's cars & wish everyone was more considerate of others.

Pool noodles are a great idea...but I've been using the large bubble wrap for years to help supplement my BSM.......

 

[securityguy]

The only one's saying these look good are the 4 people here who stuck these goofy things onto the sides of their trucks.

You wanna talk about goofy things stuck on a truck? Then all you have to do is look at the cartoonish HPD fender flares

 

[Ric P]

Dawn industries makes very nice color matched side molding. Costs under 200 bucks in in a location where they will stop door dings. Check them out.

 

[securityguy]

Dawn industries makes very nice color matched side molding. Costs under 200 bucks in in a location where they will stop door dings. Check them out.

I have used their products in the past and very pleased. Not sure they would look that good on a RL. The OEM BSM does sit low, but it still protects the door fairly well based on what you're parked next to.

 

[F6Hawk]

That is a rather harsh response.

Years ago I always added body side moldings to avoid door dings. For the past 15 years or so, vehicles have been designed with smoother sides where the moldings do not blend in as well, so I have changed my preference to get away from moldings. Since that time, I have had only a single door ding on any of the 9 new vehicles I have purchased. That one was an elderly shopper that lost control of his shopping cart while loading a large item. It cost me $900 to have the dent removed from the wheel opening surround.

I am very careful where I park to avoid runaway shopping carts by parking uphill and upwind of any probable path and located so it is very inconvenient for the discourteous shoppers. At first my wife did not like that, but she now makes suggestions for spots with highest probability for avoiding the careless shoppers.

No, not at ALL harsh, just accurate. (Unless one is a snowflake, of course, which NO RL owner is!)

Doesn't matter if you park 50 ft. or 500 M away, someone WILL give two shites less about your vehicle and damage it.
Came out of the market the other day, truck was parked in the closest spot to the store, only to discover a shopping cart resting AGAINST my truck. The area between my truck and then curb was large, and two other carts also resided there, but someone let their cart go and it actually hit my truck. Thankfully, no damage.

Doesn't
Matter
Where
You
Park

 

[njamesj]

Came out of the market the other day, truck was parked in the closest spot to the store, only to discover a shopping cart resting AGAINST my truck. The area between my truck and then curb was large, and two other carts also resided there, but someone let their cart go and it actually hit my truck.

I would NEVER EVEN THINK about parking in a space as described. Too many lazy individuals search for the closest spaces.

 

[F6Hawk]

Under no circumstances should you buy these goofy body side moldings.
They look hideous and do absolutely nothing to protect the vehicle from door dings.
Just say no to all doo-dads / accessories that stick onto your vehicle.

Talk about harsh, baseless opinions...

 

[F6Hawk]

I would NEVER EVEN THINK about parking in a space as described. Too many lazy individuals search for the closest spaces.

Normally, I don't. But I was in a hurry, and the lot was full.

 

[njamesj]

Normally, I don't. But I was in a hurry, and the lot was full.

Can't ever let your guard down. The inconsiderates lurk around the corner waiting for the unsuspecting, especially with nice trucks.

 

[HeavyDuty]

Ah, we do have an ignore function here.

 

[F6Hawk]

Ah, we do have an ignore function here.

Who are we ignoring today?

 

[HeavyDuty]

Who are we ignoring today?

Oh, just the usual blowhards.

 

[HeavyDuty]

Now I’m curious. I’m going to look at where typical shopping carts come up to the side panels to see if the BSMs provide any protection against marauding trolleys. I got them to protect against door dings - the BSMs on my 2015 CR-V were very similar, and the dings they took were proof they were doing their job.

 

[Khold]

Park carefully and you won't need body side molding.

That is nice idea...however, a lot of "other people" don't care. There lays the problem.

 

[LUCrative]

I'm getting a new White Black Edition truck next week. I wanted to know your guys opinion on the body side moulding. Going to be ordering some other stuff for it soon also.

1. Leave it alone for the nice clean look, and maybe get some door dings.
2. Get the Honda White body side moulding, not sure yet if I like the look.
3. Get the Black Honda body side moulding, maybe adds contrast with all the other blacked out parts?

I'm trading in my Black 2017 RTL-T and I put the black body side moulding on it and really seems to blend with the color of the truck. I've seen a pic of a White truck with the white body side moulding and it seems to stick out like a sore thumb to me.

Any thoughts?

I got color matching for my sonic grey and it looks awesome. Very discrete.