Has anyone installed different colored body side moldings?

[Dr_Al]

I have an Underground Pro on order and I was thinking of having the dealer install black side moudings. Since it has plenty of black (but not shiny black) parts I wondered if it would break up the color on the sides a bit.

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[Silver Bullet]

Didn’t know there were side moldings. Lol. Guessing the Platinum and a couple other models have it.

 

[Nunzie]

You can add them, or have the dealer install, after.
Not sure if I’d change the color so they stand out.
You could ask to see what’s in stock and hold them up to the truck to see how it looks. Or ask AI to make a fake image.

 

[jcash25]

I have an Underground Pro on order and I was thinking of having the dealer install black side moudings. Since it has plenty of black (but not shiny black) parts I wondered if it would break up the color on the sides a bit.

What are you talking about? the door panel is the door skin.
From what i've seen TRD PROs have glossy black fender flares (larger than ORPs no cut outs) and all handles, grills and rear moldings and badges are all glossy black....More like limited trim packages. ORPs and others have black matte "trim".
That is a 2026 TRD PRO in picture.

 

[ThatSickRIp]

What are you talking about? the door panel is the door skin.
From what i've seen TRD PROs have glossy black fender flares (larger than ORPs no cut outs) and all handles, grills and rear moldings and badges are all glossy black....More like limited trim packages. ORPs and others have black matte "trim".
That is a 2026 TRD PRO in picture.

Hes talking about these. He said side molding not door panel, geez

 

[Dr_Al]

It's been so long since I've actually looked at a real picture of a Pro I forgot that the fender flares are shinny black. All I've been looking at are the dealer images of the "in build phase" Pros for so long now that my mind must have assumed they were flat black. Now that the 2027 build page is live for the 4Runner I was just going through the list to see what I would like.

Being a Pro and it having bits of red on it I was kind of thinking red overlays for the outside lettering. That got me to thinking about red side moldings. That just seemed too loud to me. That got me to thinking of black so it wouldn't stand out as much. Just too much time on my hands waiting.

 

[BonRunner]

https://www.4runner6g.com/forum/threads/body-side-moulding-anyone-install-on-doors-photos.10032/

 

[ThatSickRIp]

I dont think it would look bad, just different. The black will match all the other black parts, so it would flow with the 4R. And a little extra protection from door dings never hurts.

Great thing about this day and age is that you can have AI render it for you before having to pay for it and find out it doesnt look good.

Years ago we had to use MS Paint to mock it up. Little less realistic looking

 

[ThatSickRIp]

https://www.4runner6g.com/forum/threads/body-side-moulding-anyone-install-on-doors-photos.10032/

Good link!

TRD Pros with side molding...aint that something

 

[127.0.0.1]

side molding is port installed ....any trim can have it
or buy the part from a dealer parts dept

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