Just received my door molding in the mail, but the color is a silver/gray. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look very good against my black paint. I was hoping it would be darker like the other body plastics. Anyway, I’m considering painting the trim myself. I see Bondo makes a bumper paint in black.

Any suggestions, warnings, etc...

 

Get an estimate from a local body shop. It can't be much to paint them.

 

Shouldnt be more than $30-50 to get it professionally done... call some local paint shops, my $.02

 

WHich molding did u get and how much was it ?

 

How does the color compare to the silver painted rail/handles/lower bumperon the XLS?

 

Please dont painit it yourself. Your bondo paint wont match your factory color paint. Go to a body shop and have them run your paint code and get the correct paint. Now the paint wont match 100% since its a different batch and not all places use the same paint primer and clear coat but it should be almost perfect. Wont cost much and if you dont have everything to paint like compressor gun and so on then you will actually save money.

 

Return them and go to http://www.sportwing.com... They're inexpensive and they paint to color match your factory color... I'm VERY happy with mine...

See another users experience here: https://mitsubishiforum.com/m_166809/tm.htm

These are exactly what I have...

Good Luck!
Anton

 

anyone have a Promotion ID for Sportwing.com i can usefor getting the sidemolding any little discount helps hehe

 

Got a friend to paint the moldings at a body shop for free. They look good, but I hate they way they look on the car.

The orginial gray silver color they come in does not match anything on the car, so painting is a must.

They look like a complete after thought with rouded ends.

I will not be installing them.

 

Yeah, the stock ones are about the worst that I have seen.