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Door edge guards- Like 'em or no?


I don't see them often. Do they look good- specifically on a 1967 Parisienne 2+2, or any Poncho for that matter? 



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I've always thought they were cool because they are so 60's...

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My car's GM documents show they were factory installed and when I got the LeMans they were in the trunk. I put them on the car but don't really like them. They break up the line of the car with a vertical chrome strip.

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To me..looks good on some cars like Ray's. 2nd gen Acadian not so much. Depends on the car. Some models it breaks up the body line too much(stands out). Some yes...some no.

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To me..looks good on some cars like Ray's. 2nd gen Acadian not so much. Depends on the car. Some models it breaks up the body line too much(stands out). Some yes...some no.


True ... and moredoors, forget about it. 



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I have them on my cars. Even have a couple sets for the wagon. I have a used set that came with it and an nos set I picked up for it. I like them as a piece of history and serves a good purpose

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To me it depends more on the colour of the car. Lighter colour they blend in more, dark tend to stand out like sore thumb. I like their purpose, just not the look when they detract from the car. Colour matched ones would be great.

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I have had original type GM (N.O.S.) door edge guards on my vintage GM cars dating back to the 80's. I have always liked them because i am accessory crazy anyway but they tend to damage the edge of the door paint. My 57 Pontiac is the last car that i will ever put them on for that very reason. If you do put them on, make sure they have the small clips that go on first. With out the clips there is more paint damage and the guards will not stay on right. 



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I have them on my 64cs. Screw on type. I really think they look good and protect, especially in the garage.
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I'm not a fan of them. They do look okay on some cars but on the majority it's a no.

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Like Ray said, my concern with them visually is they might break up the "lines" of our cars- although I think they look good on your '73 Ray. I have a set and wondered if I should ever use them on my 2+2. I'm getting option-itis it seems. Maybe that's because it's easier to collect parts than it is to actually get around to restoring the car.

On that topic, a friend and I bought a '68 Parisienne 2+2 convertible parts car and we will have lots of stuff available soon. I'll start a new thread on that but feel free to PM me if there is anything you have been looking for.

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I like them, they finish the car. Unlike chevies in the late 60s pontiac door edge gards had clips that received screws to hold the guard in place. (Chevies were press fit). The advantage of the Pontiac design (apart from not falling off) is that the gard was much slimmer, barely noticeable on the outside. The Pontiac ones fit beautifully on original paint cars but cheap heavy paint jobs or multiple paint jobs and body filler are obviously problematic.

Did Canadians ponchos use chevy push on or Pontiac screw on guards?

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North wrote:

I like them, they finish the car. Unlike chevies in the late 60s pontiac door edge gards had clips that received screws to hold the guard in place. (Chevies were press fit). The advantage of the Pontiac design (apart from not falling off) is that the gard was much slimmer, barely noticeable on the outside. The Pontiac ones fit beautifully on original paint cars but cheap heavy paint jobs or multiple paint jobs and body filler are obviously problematic.

Did Canadians ponchos use chevy push on or Pontiac screw on guards?


I can get a photo of a set installed on a car that might be original paint. I will post it when I get it. 

 



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North wrote:

Did Canadians ponchos use chevy push on or Pontiac screw on guards?


 My 1973 Canadian Pontiac has push on, however I wouldn't want to generalize on this one, we've seen so many differences from year to year and model to model.



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Hmmm.... I opted not to reinstall mine but they did have a retention screw, so far as I recall.   



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...........if you look close at the edge of the door contour you will see the plastic door guards used by dealers in

the 60's to protect their cars from door dings.....had a couple still in the tool box and still pliable......smile63_Chev_rt_side.jpg



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73SC wrote:

I don't really like them. They break up the line of the car with a vertical chrome strip.hmm

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It's funny, I had lots of options on a 69 Nova SS I restored in the 80's.  It was red with black vinyl top and I had NOS bumper guards and all the exterior options.  Chrome around the windows and along the rocker panels.  I added stainless door edge guards and it really complemented the looks of the car.

Not sure how many of you guys know this but the Chevy II, Nova and Acadians had 2 door edge guards from GM parts but they sold a different set for 4 door cars.  The front door set in the 4 door package also fit a 2 door model.

It drove me nuts because I had several sets of the 4 door guards and I had used some on my own 2 door cars.  When I posted the extras on eBay nobody would buy the 4 door guards, only the 2 door guards.  I even took them out of the wrapper and tried to sell them as for front doors but I had people asking me if they were for a 4 door or 2 door.  I could not convince buyers to give them a try.



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It's funny, I had lots of options on a 69 Nova SS I restored in the 80's.  It was red with black vinyl top and I had NOS bumper guards and all the exterior options.  Chrome around the windows and along the rocker panels.  I added stainless door edge guards and it really complemented the looks of the car.

Not sure how many of you guys know this but the Chevy II, Nova and Acadians had 2 door edge guards from GM parts but they sold a different set for 4 door cars.  The front door set in the 4 door package also fit a 2 door model.

It drove me nuts because I had several sets of the 4 door guards and I had used some on my own 2 door cars.  When I posted the extras on eBay nobody would buy the 4 door guards, only the 2 door guards.  I even took them out of the wrapper and tried to sell them as for front doors but I had people asking me if they were for a 4 door or 2 door.  I could not convince buyers to give them a try.


 They were a bunch of four door racists.



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I have them on my T/A, mainly because they are original and listed on the build sheet. Hardly notice with the gold.

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After reading this post before going to Hershey this past weekend I couldn't believe how many cars I noticed with them on. Some okay looking others not.
There were quite a few NOS sets for sale in the flea market but I didn't stop to look at make and model compatibility.

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