hey i dont know if many people know this but i for one have just found this out.

instead of buying that u-trim moulding thas something like 3 buxs a foot to trim off a blow whole or just freshen up an edge. Instead get some coaxial cable and take that thin layer of coating thats on their off. It works amazingly well to hide your crappy cuts or just to give some life to your holes. all u gotta do is just take a razor blade and slice down the center of the cord where the writing is so that part is towards the back just make sure that your cuts are straight and your good to go. For all of you that knew this your damn smart people and for those who didn't go check around and you'll find lots of neet stuff
Lee

Quote: Originally Posted by lpapirny hey i dont know if many people know this but i for one have just found this out. instead of buying that u-trim moulding thas something like 3 buxs a foot to trim off a blow whole or just freshen up an edge. Instead get some coaxial cable and take that thin layer of coating thats on their off. It works amazingly well to hide your crappy cuts or just to give some life to your holes. all u gotta do is just take a razor blade and slice down the center of the cord where the writing is so that part is towards the back just make sure that your cuts are straight and your good to go. For all of you that knew this your damn smart people and for those who didn't go check around and you'll find lots of neet stuff Lee

Hey as i work in the security buisness i have a lot of coaxial cable lying around but im not sure what sleeving u are on about using maybe a pic wud help? as the sleeving i am thinking of wud be pretty horrible to go round the blow hole

Any kind of coated wire will work. If you have CAT5 cable laying around some of it is in different colors which can really make what your triming look nice.........

Quote: Originally Posted by yuzi87 Hey as i work in the security buisness i have a lot of coaxial cable lying around but im not sure what sleeving u are on about using maybe a pic wud help? as the sleeving i am thinking of wud be pretty horrible to go round the blow hole

sorry man i dont have a camera if i did id post a pic sorry..
what i mean by the sleeving is the rubber like coating over top of the plastic coating covering the actuall cable if u cut that off and take out the metal reinforcements, which is like a weave like pattern then thas ur molding. and any wire will work like aaron said. you can also use differant gauges too just coaxial cable everyone knows about so their for easiest..
and welcome to PR if u need any help u know where we are....look at me im a poet

you must have some pretty damn thin coaxal....

Quote: Originally Posted by Anchi you must have some pretty damn thin coaxal....

dude its only the coating im talking about like the black top rubber coat tht is what u cut and use.

hmmm mabye yr right, it just looks too big in my head.

Not just coax cable but any cable with sleeving might work.....Look around you might find something better.

Great idea, thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I did this with some el cheapo clear/neon red speaker wire from WalMart for the "Adult Entertainment" case... to cut it easier I just found a table with a foldout wing, jammed the wire in the joint and attacked it with a Xacto... It is suprisingly good looking, but it is just a tad hard to install... Wish I had pics... Maybe when I get back from vacation...

Metku did this a long time back in his window guide. Good idea nonetheless, you have a lot more color options with wire IMO.

that is a neat write up but i must say that is a VERY feminine (i cant spell and there is no one here to ask ) color on the wire but a great idea.

I have a pic of me using it..it came out pretty nice..

I took your idea , a good one i must say, but i used video line , you know the kind , goes from your tv to vcr, dvd etc. has yellow red and white conectors , being that its about half the width of cable . it does better on corners and bends , .oh nice cut on the top blow hole , but bottom one kinda looks like charlie browns head.>>Mike

umm how about using vacuum(spelling?) line from cars? its like 20 cents a foot, and comes in all types of sizes and colors (and its made from very pliable rubber) they have it at autozone, O'reilys car quest, and so on....

Quote: Originally Posted by lwrs10 umm how about using vacuum(spelling?) line from cars? its like 20 cents a foot, and comes in all types of sizes and colors (and its made from very pliable rubber) they have it at autozone, O'reilys car quest, and so on....

THAS AN AWSOME IDEA
that never clicked into my mind as an alternative that is great its already hollow and is a great size to be working with ....
AWSOME advice lwrs10 to u buddy

Good idea using that cable idea.

Quote: Originally Posted by lwrs10 umm how about using vacuum(spelling?) line from cars? its like 20 cents a foot, and comes in all types of sizes and colors (and its made from very pliable rubber) they have it at autozone, O'reilys car quest, and so on....

>>>>>>Ya, finally you have and idea i like , much better then the dip idea , you had in other thread , , didnt know vacume hose came in dif, colors , thumbs up !

I can now see myself running around to different car stores looking for odds and ends. Leaving the clerk there in the aisle with a stupid dumbfounded look on their face.

"Excuse me sir can I help you? What kind of car are you fixing?"
"Sorry it's not for a car. I'm not pimpin' my ride I'm pipmin' my rig."

Isn't that really the point of modding. Making something into something else by using odd materials. To me it is.

Quote: Originally Posted by CyberTech I can now see myself running around to different car stores looking for odds and ends. Leaving the clerk there in the aisle with a stupid dumbfounded look on their face. "Excuse me sir can I help you? What kind of car are you fixing?" "Sorry it's not for a car. I'm not pimpin' my ride I'm pipmin' my rig." Isn't that really the point of modding. Making something into something else by using odd materials. To me it is.

That's exactly the way I feel when I go to the home renovation store. I'll pick up a brushed aluminum drawer handle, a curved PVC elbow pipe, some auto paints, a dryer vent, some pieces of mirror glass tiles, and an acrylic faucet handle...I wonder if the cashier is looking at my basket and thinking, "WTF?"

Quote: Originally Posted by CyberTech I can now see myself running around to different car stores looking for odds and ends. Leaving the clerk there in the aisle with a stupid dumbfounded look on their face. "Excuse me sir can I help you? What kind of car are you fixing?" "Sorry it's not for a car. I'm not pimpin' my ride I'm pipmin' my rig." Isn't that really the point of modding. Making something into something else by using odd materials. To me it is.

I go to the Automotive store all the Time...Cheaper then online
I get the Door trim for the window on the side panels