RPI Painted A-pillars
 

Something Ive always wondered why its not that way from the factory.....

Exterior or interior?

Not sure how to remove/install but they are $400.00??? !!!!! :eek::eek::leaving:

ok, I've done it. Here's the problem. There are stainless steel 'runners' or channels inside pillar that lend structure to the rubber weatherstrip. They DO NOT come with replacement A pillar covers....no vendor has ever offered a complete package....you must reuse your current ones. Sadly, there are no part numbers on the runners..you cannot buy them separately. Now, they are riveted in place to keep the fastener height down to achieve a flat, smooth fit. you will have to drill out the rivets and either re-rivet the new parts, or somehow fit/find a flat nut/bolt combination equal to the height of the rivet assembly. At this point, I gave up on mine and sold them. Also, the body color does not line up well at the top where the A pillar meets the roof panel...you can see this on your current setup...there is also a depressed line on the A pillar piece that is absent on the roof....just doesn't look proper. Put another way, if you switch your exterior colors to torch red, and your top is torch red there will be a noticeable interruption to the flow of the lines....hope this helps.

Not according to post above by Frumnuttn... Another conflicting issue, which one is correct??? :eek:

we are both correct. My input begins after the torx screws are removed.....that's the easy part.

...or just buy a black C7 to begin with. :lol:

Thanks..You say in your post "here's the problem"...when I hear that, its a problem, lol...:thumbs:

Why not just have a good body shop paint your black ones. I usually drive with the top on and I have the CF top. I always thought the black A pillars made the car look like something is missing or that GM took a short cut. All of the other exotic cars I have seen have the A Pillar painted to match the car. I went to the body shop that installed my Xpel and asked them to paint the A pillars torch red to match the car. They only charged $200 including removal and re-installation. I'm much happier with the look. Way cheaper than the the aftermarket ones and you know they fit perfectly.

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Before
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After

Im with you George, not sure why it does not come like that...:thumbs:

that's good news. I still wonder why the vendor selling them decided to omit the runners.....😕 I would use a small nut/bolt assembly, and stay away from the rivets.

Agreed!

That looks very nice indeed -- and well worth the $200. I could not tell if you also got the halo bar painted black which I think would really complete the look. I will be getting a C7 soon and I want the body color arc on each side with 100% black down the middle from bottom of windshield to bottom of rear window. There's a yellow one done that way that has been shown on this Forum that looks super...

Thanks for sharing.

Fred, I did not get the halo painted but that would have looked really nice. I wanted to be able to return the car to original easily. All I would have to do is buy the A Pillar trim from Chevy and change things back. I agree the black really looks good on yellow. I'm subscribed to this thread so add some pictures of your car when you get it. Good luck.