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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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saw this going through a parking lot a few days back and never got a change to post it. Never seen the car on here but had windows tinted and most of the trim was painted white. First time I have seen the door pillars that are black color matched. It was not something stuck on there either....
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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tired of color matching crap, car needs contrast, but that looks 100x better than chrome
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Completely agree with you here.
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tired of color matching crap, car needs contrast, but that looks 100x better than chrome
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by whlkev
tired of color matching crap, car needs contrast, but that looks 100x better than chrome
nothing else to add...
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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chrome looks 10x uglier than colormatched, which looks 10x uglier than stock shiny black.

The B-pillars are not something you want to draw attention to.

They're thick and ugly, and keeping them black with window tint maintains a continuity from the mirror to the hoffmeister kink.

stock pillars look sleeker and better.
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
chrome looks 10x uglier than colormatched, which looks 10x uglier than stock shiny black.

The B-pillars are not something you want to draw attention to.

They're thick and ugly, and keeping them black with window tint maintains a continuity from the mirror to the hoffmeister kink.

stock pillars look sleeker and better.
I second this.
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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no one likes this

I agree they look better black but figured someone might like them this way. Its different Looked better in person then my crappy phone pic and I think white is the only color you can get away with this IMO.
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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report pillar abuse.
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Originally Posted by jre002
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by passnu2
no one likes this

I agree they look better black but figured someone might like them this way. Its different Looked better in person then my crappy phone pic and I think white is the only color you can get away with this IMO.

colored pillars...... ESPECIALLY light/white colors.... destroy the coupe look.

ever notice how coupes don't have thick *** b-pillar trim on the outside?



all black makes it look sporty.
color matched destroys the look. makes it look like jail bars.
example....

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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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you guys are all stuck inside the box...no sense of style I tell you

Honestly this didnt look that bad in person. It flowed with the car in person...its why I drove over to see what it was Its different and not for everyone. I for sure would not do this on my car but many dont like what I have recently painted.

I think I need to paint something else on my car now

Edit: our cars dont look that good. you are cheating can I trade my car for that???
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by passnu2
you guys are all stuck inside the box...no sense of style I tell you

I think I need to paint something else on my car now
go for it.

here's some motivation

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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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leave them blackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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In my opinion black is super, but if you want to dress it up a little bit the second choise is C/F, but again it's just my opinion.
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I just noticed that his lower door mouldings are white too.
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