yeah, they are. just a little bit of body cladding. probably a really good place for rust to start on a gt/gtp and never be seen. it took me awhile to figure out that se's started getting a new front nose after a year or two. i just thought a ton of people decided to switch the nose lol
and i wash my car right before it rains too. it's still worth it, especially if i'm able to get it in the garage for the night haha