Ok I picked up a 1997 Dakota 4X4 this week that needs a little work to get it perfect. I’m no Mechanic or body man thankfully my cousin is helping me out. Anyway I have a question. The black film like stuff That reminds me of window tint only it’s over paint between the door and the back side windowis is rough looking on both sides of the truck. What is that stuff called? Is it just window tint? Can I just peel it off? It looks like there is paint under it. Where can I order more if I want to replace it ?

 

It is some kind of vinyl. I think they put it on the SLT trimmed trucks. My '99 had it and it was cracked up and looked hideous so I used a some plastic razor blades and a steam cleaner for getting wrinkles out of clothing to remove it. It worked O.K., but then I had to use acetone to take off the glue residue that was underneath.

I do plan on doing a vinyl wrap type of material to replace it, I think it looks much better with it than without it.

 

Could you post a picture of your truck without the vinyl so I can see what it looks like?

 

Here it is without trim:


Also there are a ton of pics with the trim still in place on my rebuild thread here: https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...w-project.html