B-C Pillar Vinyl

[MarusGTR]

Hey guys. I searched a bit and couldn't find a thread for fixing the vinyl covering the B and C pillars.

Basically the vinyl covering the pillars is completely unglued on the B pillars and it's ridiculously ugly. I was wondering if I'd be able to properly fix them. I've tried contact cement but the vinyl is too tight when you try to put it back into position so it never holds.

It's fixing it or replacing it, it's that bad.

Just wondering if you guys ever dealt with that problem.

[caliber676]

I would be cautious when removing any pillar. The plastic is already rather thin and after twenty years is extremely brittle. Mine literally crumbled into pieces when i tried removing it.

[M13]

yes that plastic is brittle as hell.


What I'd do is to paint etching primer, then spray adhesive and wrap.


Mine just shattered apart so I'm just rocking w/o them. Looks ok.

[DarkCaporaL]

Yeah take them off, save an extra 25g of weight.

But yeah mine are also super dryed up / cracked / shattered / you name it. I still find pieces of plastic under my seats now and then.

I figure it's probably easier to just buy good ones, except no one ever sits in my back seat, it's way too crammed with the roll cage.

[MarusGTR]

Thanks for the info guys. I'll probably revive the thread for next summer when I'll do the job.

yes that plastic is brittle as hell.


What I'd do is to paint etching primer, then spray adhesive and wrap.


Mine just shattered apart so I'm just rocking w/o them. Looks ok.

Did you have to do anything to make it look ok? Like paint the bare metal? Got a picture of how it looks?

[Nismo_line]

Is that the pillar by the small window mine cracked in the corner and looks bad

[nelsonmxmarc]

Mine just shattered apart so I'm just rocking w/o them. Looks ok.

Weight SAVINGS!!!111!

Those things are heavy.. If you're not running a back seat, might as well toss em. Also a good excuse to put in cross bracing/cage and looks way more bad ass.. lol

Mine are all broken up as well. They're not as resilient as our "wooden" front door panels lol

[MarusGTR]

Anyone got a picture of how the pillar looks naked? Maybe I'll just rip it off, it's better than looking like I have two strips of yellow flapping skin in each rear pillar windows.