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PSA.... Found something cool to prevent door scuffs.

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#1 ·
I found these after seeing them available for others foreign cars. I've been looking for these for a long time and finally found and ordered them. They seem to fit pretty well and so far I'm just attaching them with 3m command velcro strips meant for hanging pictures. I plan to use the real 3m velcro that won't fall off in the summer soon but I wanted to make sure I liked the looks of them first. I haven't put the rears on yet but they look like they should fit as well. Pretty cool and a good way to protect your door panels from people kicking them. They are machine washable supposedly and they have many different colors/trim options if you are so inclined. I personally like the classic black on black so it matches everything. It will take a while to get these if you do order them but I ordered two sets for $70 ish that way if I ever wear one set out I'm covered.

Here is the link:

http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6306147499.html

I was aprehensive about Aliexpress but everything came as described.

Hope this helps some of you. I appreciate all I've learned from this board and maybe can help someone who cares about door scuffs. ; )

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What color did you order? I'm not seeing dark gray which I think I'd need. These are the colors listed.

Color: Army Green, Sky Blue, Chocolate, orange, Light gray, Light green

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I actually ordered black with black trim. The match my interior with black leather/black plastic pretty well. Just make a note when you place what color you want. I think they might have more colors than are listed. I asked for black with back trim when I ordered and they confirmed that is what I would get.

Good luck!
 
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It was two entire sets of four. I thought pretty reasonable. I wanted a spare in case they started looking ratty, the 3M tape while removable will probably be a permanent fixture. I plan to keep my jeep for a long time (maxcare lifetime warranty).
 
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I can't believe how soft the plastic is in these cars. I glance the plastic with my fingernail and I've scratched it. The recall they did for the OBD left 4 panels on my center console scratched/gouged they now have to replace and the console is not lined up correctly. And so when it goes in to have the damaged panels replaced I am dreading what else they will do to it. And it better not cause rattles. This whole deal is as result of the recall, nothing that was really my choice. :(

Seriously an almost $50k vehicle should be more durable. The service manager told me the softer plastic gives it a more upscale look and feel customers want. So for the time it sits on the dealer lot I agree. But in actual use scratched plastic looks like sh**. And the center console where you click your searbelt is PAINTED black. WTH? At least if you get a slate gray Sharpie and carefully dot the scratches snd smudge it with your finger you can lessen them quite a bit (on the black interior). The service manager also mentioned paint protection film can also be used on the plastic.... I plan to try that where the seatbelts are to reduce further scratches in that are. Heck I may even cover the whole interior if it works. ; )
 
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#12 ·
Nice find, thanks for sharing.
 
#18 ·
They make kickback mats or just kick mats.. at least I think that's what they are called. Just google search and you will see tons of them. They come in different sizes and options. They are not custom made for the Jeep but mine cover the back of my seats nicely.
 
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I thought about that. But you would still have to make them out of something you could attatch to the doors AND you would be paying to get something custom. Not cheap to do that. Hubbie said the same thing. IMHO these are a good price for what you get and a simple fix.
 
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Well I JUST got them on, I ended up being a lot busier than I thought I was going to be last weekend. I have some good news on the installation part of it though. They supply 3M fasteners with the door pads but I find that 3M Command Picture and Frame hangers work just as well (also Velcro like). There was something about the 3M they supplied that seemed to be really permanent, and I want the option to take these off without seeing where they were on the plastic. Also to get the 3M pads they supplied off I think I would have to use some kind of adhesive remover to totally remove them. When I compared their fasteners to the 3M picture hanging fasteners the "cling" you get to the back of the door pads seems the same to me. I assume I will need to replace these a couple times a year because the heat will affect the 3M command strips but I'm okay with that. I need to get some black ones though as you can see a few of them from the top. One word of warning though make sure you do not get the fasteners anywhere near the front of the pads! They will really cling to it. I was able to pull them off but it really snags the front of the pad. I was able trim off the fibers of the pad that were pulled up with a scissor and you can't even tell it happened.

One other thing I did was to cover a little black metal clip that's on the edge of all the pads. I simply used a really thin felt pad because I thought if someone scraped against it, it might scratch the plastic behind it.

Attached are pics of the install.

Good luck!


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#32 ·
Sat in Jeep, cranked stereo (Juke Box Hero, gotta love the oldies, yeah I am oldish) and listened while flipping cover off and on. There might be a very very small difference. And only if you were listening specifically for it. I'd say go for it! Put them on with 3M Command and test it yourself. If it bothers you I am sure you could sell them, but I don't think it will.
 
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