Blaeven wrote:

i like my side strips... bit of tyre shine and they look shmick...

just look at photos of RX models... they have body coloured side skirts...

i don't like the look of them... i've heard people use many different things to make them stay black... tyre shine works for a while... you can also get special automotive plastic blackener...

i've also heard of people using black boot polish with good results...

just re-colour them whenever you wash the car...

and tomm-o, dunno if you are being sarcastic... but i think some blacked out indicators (or clear ones) would look good too... i think you can get either from Import Monster...

though i'm looking at nightshading my tail lights/rear garnish, maybe i'll do my side indicators at the same time...

i dunno why the hell you would want a pattern on the side-strips though...

it's just going to look like shit

but hey, it's your car, do whatever you want...

edit:
and even if you try to match the colour to your car it's not going to work...

i think that in the end, it's going to look shit... unless if you went with black or something... at which point you may as well saved the money and just chucked some boot polish in your current black sidestrips

I know what your saying Blaeven, but I am sick of having to put something on it every week to make it look alright.

As for patterns, I wouldn't bother. Just plain vinyl. Prob a cream colour to match aged paint. 

I am gonna speak to my mate about likelihood of matching the colours and make a decision from there.

And Blaeven let us know how the garnish goes with some nightshades. I was thinking about doing it too

i just don't think you'll be able to get the colours to match properly...
they'll be different textures/colours and levels of reflection...

and i'll let you know about the nightshade when i actually get around to doing it...

i have heard good things about using a heat gun to restore the original look. only from what ive seen around the net. looks easy? and if you are thinking of possibly retrimming them maybe its worth a try first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emlrb38Y … re=related