07_Red_SS/SC

So you hate your tan pillars and wish they were the same color as your interior.

Go get yourself:
1 yard of desiered material
1 can of Elmers Multi-Purpose Spray Adheasive
80 Grit Sandpaper
Razor Blade or Sharp Knife
Utility Shears
Heat Gun or Blowdryer
Alcohol Perp Pads
Desired A Pillar






Perp the surface by lightly sanding the front and about 3/4" area around the back of the pillar.





Next Wipe down the pillar with the prep pads to remove any oils and the sanding from preping.

Now spray the front of the A pillar and the back of your material with the Adheasive.



Work the material over the front of the pillar using the heat gun to make the vinyl plyable. make sure to work out any wrinkles in the front. let this set up for about 5 mins before starting work on the back.

Start by making pie cuts to relive stress around the radiuses. Then work slowly around the edge of the pillar. Work in about 3"-4" sections. Let the areas set up before moving on.



Once completly surrounded it should look something like this:





Work out any last wrinkles or imperfections by using the heat gun to warm up the area.

Once complete reinstall. BAM now you have a custom color matched peice for your car.

Black SS/SC 06

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Approved

TommyP

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wow that looks great!

ls1fbody

wowee....

ThiZo_19

Sickkkkkk

hungryhip-ccp

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Stephenishere

This looks very very clean, like you purchased it looking like that. I might look into doing this some time over this Christmas break, I hate how out of place the pillar coloring looks some times.

bmb17

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Was it hard to work around the boost gauge one the other side?

Black08SSTC

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sweet, i was going to do this to my arm rest, now i have a basic idea how to. Thanks

Nighthawk243

It would probably be easier to cover it over completely (Remove boost gauge), then trim enough to allow you to slide the boost gauge back in.

395 plus

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thats what I did to my center armrest and also added alittle padding to it. SInce it come apart it really easy to do.

Good work on the pillar!!

jmfselu

that looks really good...i would just be hesitant to do it around my boost gauge since im not too comfortable with using materials like that...but hey makes a good project for a rainy day
nice job

07_Red_SS/SC

for around the boost guage def a pita, lots of heat, stretching and patients. Thnx for the approval and all the other comments.

Mr. Lou

Rissa

Oooo that looks nice.

hungryhip-ccp

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do it!

Rissa

If I do that, I'd have to do it to my triple gauge as well...that doesn't sound fun lol.

cobalt05blue

i wanna do this. what kind of material did you use? i'm going black as well

09blackonblack

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not bad, but would the heat in the summer cause any problems? since around here the heat inside the car can reach 110+ someone should add the how to for the console

ford sucks

good job. looks much better
btw if someone has a cheap console i will do a how to for it

chris88z24

might want to add what material was used in the op

09blackonblack

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im still wondering about if the heat could melt the glue and cause issues?

tru2nrtt777

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Simple, remove console, do as described above.

Gestapo007

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good stuff. i just lightly sanded mine and hit it with flat back paint, but this works very well too

i would paint that tan cap however

jimbos'ss

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nice work man!