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Product review: Carbon Covers Lexus LS 95-00 Piano Black B-Pillar Covers

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Old 05-21-13, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by timmy0tool
^ dang good stuff! i got mine in the mail yesterday. i'll be putting them on before the weekend.

how did they know you posted them?
I sent them an e-mail with links to the 3 threads. They emailed me back the next day. Then paypal emailed me saying that I had been refunded. :thumbsup:
Old 05-21-13, 01:25 PM
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I'm talking about the inside of the trim closes to the windshield that exposes the chrome or steel underneath.
or... do like I do and just use a black permanent marker and fill them in... can't really tell from a distance and at least it's not shiny any more...
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Mine are at the post office. i havent had time to go get them...lol
Old 05-23-13, 01:10 AM
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I have been thinking about the chrome ones.. I wonder if they are going to be ghetto or if they really will look chrome.

HMMMMMM

its cheaper then polishing them..That would take forever and thats the first plan i had.
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It's a personal preference, but I really think they will look tacky or ghetto as you have said. But... it may have a totally different affect on your car being a light colored car.
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Originally Posted by TaffyK20si
It's a personal preference, but I really think they will look tacky or ghetto as you have said. But... it may have a totally different affect on your car being a light colored car.
I fear it could go either way. I was thinking polished originally cause its soft chrome is so hard and cold. my front ones have some chips so maybe i polish those and see how it looks. Maybe i just respray the ones i have black again...I was thinking chrome handles(to fix my cracked one) so it may just be too much bling!
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I cracked my driver door handle after about a year or so of owning my LS. I sourced a brand new handle PAINTED for like $115.00??? from www.toyotalexusscionparts.com
I feel like you could probably get a better deal from Sewell lexus with the Club Lexus discount. I wish I had know about it then. You just have to register and give your CL username and it show you the discount on everything after you sign in.
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had a chance to install the piano black b-pillars on my car and they are decent. what i would change is the sharpness of the edges, maybe put a small bevel to them. when closing the doors they are significantly sharper. they fit great. only time will tell if they last!
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Originally Posted by TaffyK20si
I cracked my driver door handle after about a year or so of owning my LS. I sourced a brand new handle PAINTED for like $115.00??? from www.toyotalexusscionparts.com
I feel like you could probably get a better deal from Sewell lexus with the Club Lexus discount. I wish I had know about it then. You just have to register and give your CL username and it show you the discount on everything after you sign in.
Thinking of ordering these pillars and then noticed this post... That price is less than Sewell ($128.47) and then over at the place you got it for, it's $135.79. So prices are climbing.

My driver side handle is cracked too.
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Can anyone give us a report on how these have held up over the last almost 3 years?
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Originally Posted by Shiryo
Can anyone give us a report on how these have held up over the last almost 3 years?
Eastwood offers a restoration grade black trim paint and, self-etching primer to promote durable

adhesion to stainless steel.

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