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Originally Posted by SuperGoop

I think body moldings look good ONLY when they are by design. The '06 Camry had the moldings that were part of the design, in they looked fine to me. The '06 moldings were slightly recessed into the door, and blend nicely into the overall contours.

Many of the moldings on other cars (e.g. Benz) look nice also... because they were part of the design.

Now, the new '07 Camrys has a smooth door. No recess... nothing. To simply stick a molding on it makes it look like an afterthought.

Personally, I'd like to have nice body moldings but ONLY if it were part of the design. However, I don't think the optional molding on the '07 Camry will look nice.

I share some thoughts that cars without moldings may look like low-end models (e.g. Tercel). However, I am also noticing more and more luxury cars (BMW, Acura, Lexus, etc.) do not have side moldings.

In summary, I prefer to have moldings, but only if integrated nicely with the design. For cars didn't come with moldings, I probably won't add it.

STRONGLY AGREE. I think all previous gens look great with molding, but not on the Gen 6