tpham86

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I have a 97' and the side pillar covers on the door arent in very good condition. It looks like the previous owner spray painted them black to fix whatever aging it was showing. Can I take this whole piece off and replace it? I want it to look oem or at least not cheap.

I found these covers on ebay but they seem very pricey for a freaking sticker.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91-00...ht_1582wt_1165

I also found them in carbon fiber but I think it looks kind of tacky. Id rather have something oem than a sticker that can catch dirt on the edges and lift.

Any suggestions?

MIGS

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dont buy those tacky stick-on pieces of sheeeeot from ebay.

just drop both of your exterior window trims off at a paint shop, and have them paint the pillars black. thats what i did. u wont regret it.

tpham86

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are the pieces plastic or metal? can you give me a quick breakdown of how to take these off? thanks!

pieisgude

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Yeah, i'm pretty sure it's really hard to remove. But yeah, just get them painted.

MIGS

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first you have to remove your door panels and the inner window trims.

you also have to unscrew the side mirrors (which are held on by just 3 bolts).

once you have those taken off...

then you can access the small nuts that hold the exterior window trim to the door. (5 nuts i believe)

it's really easy once you take off the interior panels. after that, u'll see its very easy to remove the exterior window trim.

while you have it off, might as well inspect it to make sure the rubber isen't sun-dried/rotted. if so, i would replace it all together.

GL

tpham86

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damn that means that will be down to get that done

chnk

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or just tape around the edges of the pillar and new paper the surrounding area for over spray protection, sand it down, prime, sand again, paint, sand, clear

NEbiker10

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I was going to do that method. There's an auto paint supply in my area that makes your exact paint in a spray can for 20 bucks

tpham86

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im not very good at painting so thats too risky for me. offtopic but did you buy your wheels from a guy that had a Tsx? those wheels familiar

chnk

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i did the same thing came out great till someone decided to scratch it, so i gotta paint it agian

no, i got it off a guy trying to get it to fit on an s13

there is a guy in IL with the same color car and wheels i think,

try the paint it yourself, its a small area as long as you spray evenly and lightly you cant really mess up

suislide

Hey I bought my CF covers on ebay and I'm very happy with them

tpham86

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pics? do they actually wrap around to where you dont see a seam?

flash92sc

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i have CF covers on my 95 and i think they look great not tacky at all

mrlextasy

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caRbon fiber looks great good job!!

1JZPWRD

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Not bad looking at all.