Originally posted by jada:
don't you guys understand what they are there for? they're "ding guards". if somebody opens their door and hits your car, it'll hit the ding guard instead of your door, which are much less costly than hitting the door itself.
Ryan Wood nailed it. When I look at my other vehicle I bought new 2 years ago, the door ding gaurds do little. It has dings well above and below the plastic, and it's a 4x4 truck. So, you might as well make it look cleaner by removing the gaurds.