| I could just send emails to Bernie and Yuichi and ask them about some of these parts, but I figured I'd make it public in case other people have suggestions and tips, or could learn something themselves from the replies. While I was up close and personal with the Z, I got to see all the places where it's falling apart. Here's the nice constellation of rock chips all along the passenger's side door. I know it's a weird shot - I actually pasted about 8 photos together to get this panorama - but the light stripe near the bottom is the top of the rock guard, and the two black breaks in that stripe at either end are where the door begins and ends: 
And here's the lovely dent on my A-pillar that I have to look at every morning:
 But those two photos are really only to gripe. Here's the Bad - this wasn't like this the last time I washed the car - looks like someone pulled into an opposing parking space a little too far:
 
Are cracks like that just in the paint? Or do I need a whole new fascia? Now the Ugly. Yuichi - I know your kits contain some of the following molding pieces - do they contain all of them? This is above the driver's side door, where the windshield meets the top, and it refuses to lay down:
 These are below the side windows:
 
Do your kits contain these "end cap" things? Both on my car are torn and loose:
 
And Bernie - here are my mirror triangles - this is what I meant I wanted to paint, but it does look like some sort of satin flecked charcoal color that would probably be difficult to replicate:
 
And are these plastic fading and broken trim pieces easily replaced, and do you have some? I'm talking about the vertical ones - the horizontal ones are part of Yuichi's kits, no?
 
Thanks for any info, guys! These ugly parts stand out way too much when the car is clean and shiny, and I'd rather figure out how to fix them than never wash it. ;-)
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Now for the Bad and the Ugly (pic heavy): - 
