8G window trim? 8G model differences?

[oakrdrs187]

Greg just noticed something, but may be hard to tell on the pics...

Your car only has chrome between the windows and door and not above the door windows?

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa472/vipergtsr96/doortrim.jpg

I want that!! I want no chrome.

[M-Rod]

Greg just noticed something, but may be hard to tell on the pics...

Your car only has chrome between the windows and door and not above the door windows?

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa472/vipergtsr96/doortrim.jpg

I want that!! I want no chrome.

Its a GTZ thing. Those top chrome trims do come off though.

[JDyal]

Greg just noticed something, but may be hard to tell on the pics...

Your car only has chrome between the windows and door and not above the door windows?

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa472/vipergtsr96/doortrim.jpg

I want that!! I want no chrome.

Huh? I have an ES and I don't have chrome on the top...I think

[Redhaze]

Its Removable...... previous owner most likely removed it

[JDyal]

Oh maybe that's the case

[Sleepervr-4]

You can remove the chrome strip like stated above and I have an es with the chrome strips so it isn't a gtz thing.

[deeznutz]

The DE was the trim level that didn't have the Crome, the top crime pulls right off the bottom however requires DE trims

[M-Rod]

You can remove the chrome strip like stated above and I have an es with the chrome strips so it isn't a gtz thing.

Its not? Then please inform me which other models came like that from the factory.

That would be like color matching a grille and saying its not a gtz thing.

The gtz was the only submodel from the factory to have chrome bottom with black upper.
The de had all black.
The es had chrome top and bottom, and I'm pretty sure I mentioned the upper section was removable.

[Sleepervr-4]

Its not? Then please inform me which other models came like that from the factory.

That would be like color matching a grille and saying its not a gtz thing.

The gtz was the only submodel from the factory to have chrome bottom with black upper.
The de had all black.
The es had chrome top and bottom, and I'm pretty sure I mentioned the upper section was removable.

Wait I must have miss read your statement. I though you said only gtz had the chrome upper strip. Didn't think you were talking about the lack of the strip on the gtz model. Never really paid attention to it since I though models without it were the de models. Didn't know gtz also didn't come with the chrome strip. Also like I stated someone mentioned already that it could be removed. I didn't look at who posted it I just said it was stated already incase it wasn't seen on an earlier post.

[Reelax]

Its not? Then please inform me which other models came like that from the factory.

That would be like color matching a grille and saying its not a gtz thing.

The gtz was the only submodel from the factory to have chrome bottom with black upper.
The de had all black.
The es had chrome top and bottom, and I'm pretty sure I mentioned the upper section was removable.

correct. in addition to the above, for '99-'01 USDM 8G's:

DE has raw black mirrors, raw black door moldings, raw black grill and raw black trunk garnish, external mast antenna

ES has color keyed door moldings, chrome grill, chrome trunk garnish.

LS has color keyed lower door cladding, chrome grill, chrome trunk garnish.

GTZ has color keyed lower door cladding, color keyed grill, color keyed trunk garnish.

so quickest way to spot a DE is mast antenna, black grill/trunk trim. quickest way to spot a ES is chrome grill/chrome trunk trim. quickest way to spot LS is door cladding w/ chrome grill/trunk trim. quickest way to spot a GTZ is color keyed grill/trunk trim... the spoiler was optional on all trims except GTZ which it was standard.

other interesting differences:

DE is the only model w/o a fold down pass through in the rear seat (DE has solid seat). only LS and GTZ have factory leather. GTZ is the only model that had factory white face gauges. DE is i4 only, LS and GTZ are v6 only (LS was offered in i4 starting '02). all v6's came with 16" wheels (and dual piston front calipers in 1999).

[Reelax]

Huh? I have an ES and I don't have chrome on the top...I think

u don't? isn't this your car?

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m403/jamesied/1331506070.jpg

[specter6633]

lmao

[Skyforger]

JDyal's reaction:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Xaus59/2U8Sn.gif

[oakrdrs187]

DE has raw black mirrors, raw black door moldings, raw black grill and raw black trunk garnish


Do Want!! One more off topic question, How hard is it to remove the lower chrome part on the door, I spotted a DE a a yard once and tried removing it from an ES to test first and ended up breaking it, never took the DE trim....

[wetamup2k3g]

They got you straight on it Vic? Reelax knows Galants like the back of his hand! Even I didn't know about the LS having the same cladding as the GTZ, although I did know they offered the LS in 4-cyl form starting in 2002.

[oakrdrs187]

They got you straight on it Vic? Reelax knows Galants like the back of his hand! Even I didn't know about the LS having the same cladding as the GTZ, although I did know they offered the LS in 4-cyl form starting in 2002.

Oh yea, call me well informed. Just another thing to identify G's by when looking to buy.

[JDyal]

Lol I guess I didn't notice it with the rain guards xD oops

[oakrdrs187]

This is cool! Lol!

[Reelax]

This is cool! Lol!
yeah i split this off the 17" wheel thread (since it had nothing to do with 17" wheels, but is thread worthy) and you were the first to go off that topic so you get to be the thread starter/OP of this one. haha.

[oakrdrs187]

^ Works for me, Lol!


Also, I asked this in a post earlier, how does one remove the lower (thicker) chrome part? Any tips on technique or tools? I would like to snatch this from a DE at a yard but of course I don't wanna damage it.

[Reelax]

^ Works for me, Lol!


Also, I asked this in a post earlier, how does one remove the lower (thicker) chrome part? Any tips on technique or tools? I would like to snatch this from a DE at a yard but of course I don't wanna damage it.

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/showthread.php?t=36621

[M-Rod]

They got you straight on it Vic? Reelax knows Galants like the back of his hand! Even I didn't know about the LS having the same cladding as the GTZ, although I did know they offered the LS in 4-cyl form starting in 2002.

Want to know something a little extra about the LS I4? No GTZ door cladding. Another spotters guide difference.

[Reelax]

Want to know something a little extra about the LS I4? No GTZ door cladding. Another spotters guide difference.

in 2002, they changed alot of small things. here's another very small easily overlooked one... the rear bumpers on 1999-2001 have 4 small slits in the bottom 2 long horizontal indentations (2 slits each indentation); in 2002, they filled those slits in and almost all OEM replacement bumper covers (mitsu and aftermarket) had those filled in as well so it's an easy way to determine if the rear bumper cover on a 1999-2001 is original (as it will have those 4 slits).

1999-2001:

http://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/pictures/VEHICLE/1999/Mitsubishi/13544/1999.mitsubishi.galant.7965-E.jpg

2002-2003:

http://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/pictures/EVOX/2003/Mitsubishi/2003.mitsubishi.galant.20171736-E.jpg

also, all 1999-2001 had the traditional red triple diamond emblems, in 2002 mitsu moved to the new corporate chrome badges.

[dknight3]

those door mouldings are kinda hard to get off i broke all mine getting them off but you can get them off without breaking, just go slow. new ones just pop on no prob. They are about $90 from dealer.

contributing: 99 galants have 2 piston front brake calipers :)

[Black8GV6]

in 2002, they changed alot of small things. here's another very small easily overlooked one... the rear bumpers on 1999-2001 have 4 small slits in the bottom 2 long horizontal indentations (2 slits each indentation); in 2002, they filled those slits in and almost all OEM replacement bumper covers (mitsu and aftermarket) had those filled in as well so it's an easy way to determine if the rear bumper cover on a 1999-2001 is original (as it will have those 4 slits).

I have a 2001 ES V6 that I bought brand new from the dealer in October 2001 and my rear bumper has NO slits in the 2 long horizontal indentations. I have the red mitsu symbol in the back so it's def a 2001 and not an early 2002

[specter6633]

well i love all black no chrome DE. i wish i did have vanity mirror ligths. i cant check my look when i get out of my baja pantie ride.
something is buggin me tho. u said that the DE has raw black mirrors and the trunk bezel but the only thing not color coded are my door handles. the trunk has like a carbon look to it and so does the grills. i got one replacement grill off a 2003 in the junk yard and its darker then the original passenger side. so those this mean took them off another car?

btw jaydal when you google galant grill your picture comes up lmao
http://www.google.com/search?q=galant+grill&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=OQo&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=_Cl1T4-SBujL0QH5ppSZDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CDoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1429&bih=748#hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=7kT&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=galant+grill+2002&oq=galant+grill+2002&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=img.3...2153l3197l0l3408l5l5l0l4l0l0l55l55l1l 1l0.frgbld.&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=38a83ae8fe011aec&biw=1429&bih=748

[Reelax]

I have a 2001 ES V6 that I bought brand new from the dealer in October 2001 and my rear bumper has NO slits in the 2 long horizontal indentations. I have the red mitsu symbol in the back so it's def a 2001 and not an early 2002

could be that they started making and using the slit-less bumpers at the factory mid model year... they do that stuff sometimes... u might have a later 2001 that was produced right before the full facelift in 2002.

[johnygezony]

I have no slits as well and I own a 2001

[Reelax]

I have no slits as well and I own a 2001

sounds like they made the change mid year 2001... normal probably started producing the slit-less bumpers ahead of the facelift in 2002... now what would b surprising is if anybody had a '02+ w/ the slits from factory.

[OMEGA PHX]

Behold a silver DE so you can see the contrast:
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z290/OMEGAPHX/Galant2001003.jpg
Door handles are flat black but I installed the chrome covers. As specter said my grill was charcoal greyish but my trunk garnish was chrome. Also no woodgrain, flat black everything full black door moldings and no fog lights

[Reelax]

Behold a silver DE so you can see the contrast:
...
Door handles are flat black but I installed the chrome covers. As specter said my grill was charcoal greyish but my trunk garnish was chrome. Also no woodgrain, flat black everything full black door moldings and no fog lights

yes the 8G DE had black interior trim (and manual remote mirrors instead of power) for the entire run; all other trims from 1999-2001 had the woodgrain pieces. in 2002 the ES and LS went to silver trim while the GTZ got carbon fiber twist. also from 1999-2001, the gauges had a bezel (GTZ had white faces), in 2002 the gauges lost the bezel and the GTZ had dark greyish blue faces.

[oakrdrs187]

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/showthread.php?t=36621

Wish some of those had pics. But still very good info, thanks.