I know it's all about style on newer cars, but the fact that door strips are now painted the same color as the car negates having them at all. My Frontier hasn't been dinged yet, but my roommate's Explorer is dark blue, and someone nailed him on his front passenger door. I guess it's good because the plastic doesn't dent...but it scratched just like the door would have, so strip or no strip, there's still a mark on the door. Ugh...people suck.