Rocker moldings for vehicles

A vehicle comprising a vehicle door, a rocker panel, and a rocker molding for attachment to the rocker panel of the vehicle, the rocker molding comprising:

• a rocker garnish having an arcuate cross section;
• a garnish shelf extending from an upper edge of the rocker garnish such that the garnish shelf is substantially perpendicular to the upper edge of the rocker garnish;
• a riser portion extending from an inboard edge of the garnish shelf in a substantially vertical direction;
• and
• a cap shelf extending from a top edge of the riser portion in an inboard direction, wherein, when the rocker molding is installed on the rocker panel of the vehicle:
• the garnish shelf extends from the rocker panel in an outboard direction;
• the riser portion is substantially flush with a skin of the vehicle door when the door is in a closed position;
• and
• a bottom edge of the vehicle door is spaced apart from the garnish shelf by at least a height H of the riser portion.

A vehicle comprising a vehicle door, a rocker panel, and a rocker molding for attachment to the rocker panel of the vehicle, the rocker molding comprising:

• a rocker garnish having an arcuate cross section;
• a connector box pivotably attached to a lower edge of the rocker garnish for movement relative to the rocker garnish;
• a garnish shelf extending from an upper edge of the rocker garnish such that the garnish shelf is substantially perpendicular to the upper edge of the rocker garnish;
• a riser portion extending from an inboard edge of the garnish shelf in a substantially vertical direction;
• a plurality of attachment tabs positioned on an inboard side of the rocker molding for attaching the rocker molding to the rocker panel of the vehicle;
• and
• a cap shelf extending from a top edge of the riser portion in an inboard direction, wherein, when the rocker molding is installed on the rocker panel of the vehicle:
• the garnish shelf extends from the rocker panel in an outboard direction;
• the riser portion is substantially flush with a skin of the vehicle door when the door is in a closed position;
• and
• a bottom edge of the vehicle door is spaced apart from the garnish shelf by at least a height H of the riser portion.