Well...
I did my next exterior mod... B-pillars!
Im sorry to dissapoint you though, its not a real Carbon Fiber...even though it looks almost real and impressive... Stock b-pillars were completely faded away and it looked crap and I wanted to fix that and came up with a cheap way of doing it since I want to use the money elsewhere for the time being...
Here are the pics to explain how I did em...
I hope they will last me for quite a while... and Im thinking of adding clear coat to them so they'd last longer. So tell me what you think guys? Yay or Nay?
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how do you get the b pillar off?
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Its easy...
Just pull the weather stripping off between the window and B-pillars and you'll see three screws on the inside... Unscrew all 3 and slowly pull it up and sideways out.
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nice man, looks awesome. im doing this exact mod with vinyl (same carbon fiber look) called carbon2. Let me know how they last.
how do you get the weather stripping off maybe you could do a how to on this. I would like to do something with my pillars since they're all nasty lookin now.
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yea im definatly thinking about doing this. since mine loook like crap right now.
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tha_prowler wrote:looks sweet! where did you get that cf vinyl?
Its found in the ricer aisle at the local auto parts store.
I made a set of autocross #'s out of that and magnetic sheets from the craft store.
Sweet.....now you can open the door faster since it is so light weight!!!!!
Careful that you don't break the door hinges now since you are used to opening a heavy door.
thats awesome. adding it to my summer project. can i find that vinyl stuff at autozone or adv auto parts?
LOL, Thanks for the comments guys... and VERY FUNNY @ SonicZ.
Anyways, for those who asked where I got em... I got them from Checkers Auto Store (in Arizona where I live) and Im not sure about any other autostore though, but I did a search for the product and I found em on checkers website and u can order for them online if you cant find anything better...
Its a TrimBrite brand and part number is T1850.
Here is the site for em.. but no picture.. sorry...
Checkers Auto Store: TrimBrite molding accessories
Hope I helped, and again thanks for the comments. I always try to come up with new ideas and help others as well...
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I did a quick check on the ordering them online... and Im sorry, but if you dont have checkers by where you live... I dont know how else you will be able to get them...
Maybe u can go directly to TrimBrite website order some from there... if there is a website for one.
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and Im sorry, but if you dont have checkers by where you live
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I think it looks hot actually, and I usually dont like that cheap stuff, but very nice work
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We sell it at Advance Auto. and i kno that pep boys sells it also. i was impressed when i saw it, cause most of the fake stuff looks like ass.
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i'd add a couple coats of clear if u can, make it look more realistic and prolly last longer.. dunno if the clear would keep it from fading quicker or not tho...
Thanks for the comments again and about the clear coat... is there a place where I can buy a paint of UV ray protection before applying clear coat? Just thought I'd ask.
I will make a quick post on how to remove the weather stripping and removing the B-pillars tonight for those who doesnt know how to do it...
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looks great but deff clear coat them!
Looks pretty good, for a sticker that is
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Sonic Z wrote:Sweet.....now you can open the door faster since it is so light weight!!!!! Careful that you don't break the door hinges now since you are used to opening a heavy door.
lol I couldn't help but laugh at that comment. Other than that I think it looks pretty good.
UPDATE!!!!
After a couple of days observing how my b-pillar is holding out in the weather, DONT BOTHER doing this mod. It started to make bubbles from under it all over the B-pillar. Its not worth the mod. I made sure there was no bubbles when i applied it but it still came up somehow. So, Dont do it, if you havent done it. Just get the B-pillar repainted or undercoat it.
Sorry for the waste of this whole thread.
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how cold was it when you put them on ?
and did you prep the pilar piece ?
