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Old 02-21-10, 06:31 PM
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Default Need Help with Exterior B-Pillar

Everytime I walk around my project car I see things that catch my attention as annoyances. Something that bothers me on my project car is the exterior B-pillar area that I have pointed out in the picture below.

What are my options to fix this?




1. Do I go the ebay route and buy those stick on "pillars" to cover it up? (My only hold up is how much they would look like a "sticker" by being raised around the edges.)

2. Do I sand it down and paint it? (If so, can I use some sort of duplicolor primer and paint?)

3. Do I just replace the entire door? (I know this is the least cost efficient method, but I wanted to put it out there.)
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Scrape off the rest of the paint and make it chrome

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Old 02-22-10, 12:06 AM
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Sand it down and repaint it... or replace it i think its clipped on.. Think i read it on one of the threads, ill try looking. OR grind it down to chrome
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You do not have to replace the whole door, you can replace that trim piece. It's a whole piece that goes around the window
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Originally Posted by Dx3
Scrape off the rest of the paint and make it chrome

Jonny
Will it rust?

Originally Posted by Mistahxken
Sand it down and repaint it... or replace it i think its clipped on.. Think i read it on one of the threads, ill try looking. OR grind it down to chrome
Originally Posted by Hil
You do not have to replace the whole door, you can replace that trim piece. It's a whole piece that goes around the window
I just saw a craigslist posting of selling the piece that goes around the window for each side for $80.00 from a 1992 SC300... I'm going to look into sanding it down first to see how it looks.

Thanks everyone.
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Originally Posted by Anti-Venom
Will it rust?

Thanks everyone.
Has the chrome that is showing now rusted ??

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Chrome b-pillar = FAIL.

Get new external window trims or sand down and paint!
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Originally Posted by Dx3
Has the chrome that is showing now rusted ??

Jonny
lol
Old 02-22-10, 08:14 PM
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Lol i might have that part good and no flaking or chipping for sell. if i dont end up using it.
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