DIY: Replacing B Pillar Vinyl

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kewlliljethro

· #2 · Jul 15, 2011

your diys are always good and thorough. stupid assholes at the gym, which one was it? I'm guessing bella terra

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cYn

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 15, 2011

kewlliljethro said:
your diys are always good and thorough. stupid assholes at the gym, which one was it? I'm guessing bella terra

It happened in Portland actually.

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K.nguyen619

· #4 · Jul 15, 2011

Great job on the diy danny...f*ck that a**hole that stole your visors! I like the cgp b pillars lol

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jono_l

· #5 · Jul 15, 2011

Great DIY, thanks for that! One of my b-pillars is scratched and actually has a dent in it from the previous owner, and I've been looking into getting it filled and re-vinyled for quite a while now.

Just a quick point though, it might actually be easier to wet apply the new vinyl pieces? I did a wet application on the B-pillar vinyl on my last car, and I found it made it a lot easier to tuck the vinyl in under trim pieces etc. On the negative side though, the folded over bits simply wouldn't stick properly until it dried - that took a good 2-3 days til they were stuck down properly. Once they did stick they didn't budge though luckily!

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Mayuga

· #6 · Jul 15, 2011

Danny I love you, great DIY!!

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Luwin1026

· #7 · Jul 15, 2011

Great job on the DIY, Danny - always appreciative for your information and contribution to this forum for stuff like this -

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pjotsx

· #8 · Jul 15, 2011

Awesome DIY. Looks fresh!

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wong05tsx

· #9 · Jul 15, 2011

Dang i was hoping you were gonna remove both vinyl and take a picture of how it'd look with cgp pillars!

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HoRRo

· #10 · Jul 15, 2011

wong05tsx said:
Dang i was hoping you were gonna remove both vinyl and take a picture of how it'd look with cgp pillars!

+1

I was like, wow, that looks pretty decent, how about both sides!

Great DIY nonetheless.

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cYn

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jul 15, 2011

I also really wanted to see what cgp pillars would look like but the rears didn't get damaged so I didn't want to replace it. It would have probably be a first look on what oem paint pillars look like. I think it can be photoshopped

- Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Unknown
- I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan
- The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars. - William Westmoreland
- Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. - Herbert Hoover
- The secret recipe to great tasting food is hunger. - Unknown
- The key to immortality is first to live a life worth remembering. - Bruce Lee
- If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. - Isaac Newton
- Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards. - Unknown
- Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing. - Unknown
- If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. - Unknown

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BigBurton13

· #12 · Jul 15, 2011

Nice DIY. It sucks about your visors. Some people just don't have any respect at all. Karma is a bitch though, they'll receive punishment soon enough.

The B-pillars uncovered would look sweet I think. +1 on photoshop/finding out what it would look like. Might have found the newest and free mod.

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Phisigbrotha

· #13 · Jul 16, 2011 (Edited)

Body color B pillars probably only look good on CGP, NBP, RBP.

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SLIKRIK

· #14 · Jul 16, 2011

Phisigbrotha said:
Body color B pillars probably only look good on CGP, NBP, RBP.

Haha...my thoughts exactly! I read an old post about a year ago that stated that underneath the B pillar vinyl u would find whatever color ur car was. I was curious so I peeled just a tiny lil bit from the inside corner and sure enough, there was my NBP! My vinyl is decent with a few scuffs and I seriously considered removing all the vinyl cuz afterall, my car is black and it'll probably look good but I just never pulled the trigger for fear I wouldn't be able to reverse it. :nervous: but now,....hmmmm?....

Great write up Danny!
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cYn

Discussion Starter · #15 · Jul 16, 2011 (Edited)

^ I think nbp is the perfect candidate for vinyl removal because youre coming from flat black to clear coat black

- Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Unknown
- I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan
- The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars. - William Westmoreland
- Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. - Herbert Hoover
- The secret recipe to great tasting food is hunger. - Unknown
- The key to immortality is first to live a life worth remembering. - Bruce Lee
- If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. - Isaac Newton
- Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards. - Unknown
- Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing. - Unknown
- If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. - Unknown

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tsx&skate

· #16 · Jul 16, 2011

damn danny that looks really good.dumb asshole who took your visors tho.sorry to hear.

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iVtecDTsX

· #17 · Jul 16, 2011

Great Diy danny, sorry you had to waste money because of some idiots!

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willy18

· #18 · Jul 16, 2011

Great write up. I had no idea that part was vinyl. I just thought it was plastic.

SLIKRIK said:
Haha...my thoughts exactly! I read an old post about a year ago that stated that underneath the B pillar vinyl u would find whatever color ur car was. I was curious so I peeled just a tiny lil bit from the inside corner and sure enough, there was my NBP! My vinyl is decent with a few scuffs and I seriously considered removing all the vinyl cuz afterall, my car is black and it'll probably look good but I just never pulled the trigger for fear I wouldn't be able to reverse it. :nervous: but now,....hmmmm?....

Great write up Danny!
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I would love to see this. Please post pics if you do.