Body coloured door plastic - mockup. Thoughts?

TJWhiteStar · Dec 2, 2022

Kithmo said:
Sounds like you've been Tangoed.

Definitely lol

pd2 · Dec 25, 2022

Back to the plastics, china have a luxury model, I think. It comes with gloss black plastics all round with silver highlights. Still undecided myself.

Nezzen · Dec 26, 2022

AdamskiEM said:
Hey,
While I really like the look of the MG4, the plastic on the doors really does seem to take something away overall. My door sills are already slightly scratched where I've accidentally brushed my shoes up against the plastic while getting in and out.

I'm seriously thinking about getting a bodyshop (once they have the paint colour codes) to quote me on getting these plastics painted (they'd need to be sanded to remove the texture).

I've made a mockup using Photoshop (I'm not the best, but you get the idea) using a random photo I found online.

What do you guys think about this look? To me it's a real improvement. And I think the added protection of the paint/lacquer will save from any potential damage from shoes.

Original photo from MG4 hatchback review | Carbuyer

You could probably go for colour coded door protectors and keep the sills black, they better match the lower section of the front bumper, but also leaves less of a mismatch to the rear bumper.

One option could be to copy the vehicles with the silver elements on front bumpers and doors protectors from the high spec Mulan models, but make them orange, not sure how easy that would be to achieve, possibly issues around masking and how robust the paint would be.

Of course this wouldn't give any extra protection, but would look pretty good.

Ian Key · Dec 26, 2022

pd2 said:
Back to the plastics, china have a luxury model, I think. It comes with gloss black plastics all round with silver highlights. Still undecided myself.

Not keen on the look glossy black plastics and they'd show the scuffs and scratches.

Macadoodle · Dec 26, 2022

Ian Key said:
Not keen on the look glossy black plastics and they'd show the scuffs and scratches.

Definitely not ideal, just picked up my first mark on the bodywork by opening the drivers door against the garage wall today ? Luckily the fisher price plastic trim at the bottom absorbed the knock rather than the painted section, not really noticeable being non -shiny.

philowen · Mar 27, 2025

Anyone tried removing the plastic door trim and sill trim? Mine is damaged and wanted to change them but don’t want to risk damaging the paintwork.

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