Here are some photos of how I repairs some of the pillars after I put in the new headliner. I did not mess with the A pillars due to the fact that the lower end is wedged into the dash and the upper end is bolted. I trimmed some plumbers tape and used a hot glue gun. The holes aided manipulation and mechanical strength.
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Nice Franco. Ill be doing this today, or at least bringing the pillars in the house while I find some metal. wooot. Mine are falling off.
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I used an old hacksaw blade to do the fix. Using dikes and visegrips, you can snap hacksaw blades like crackers. Then, hot glue it. I used another hacksaw blade to cut the groove i needed, which guarantees the width is the same. Getting the depth right is the most important part. Ill only have to remove them one more time when I get some black carpet and black door felts. I used some metal i bought at lowes on the lower pillars before the hacksaw blade discovery.
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2001 | DINAN 7 Sport | S62 Swapped 6-Speed
DINAN Springs & Exhaust | 750 Brakes | M-Pars | Monsoons | NBT Nav/Radio
Dual Pane Glass | Black & Sand Int.
2001 | 750iL | AlpineWeiss III
@scotthduke on Instagram
As soon as you realize that you are going to bust a bunch of clips it's no sweat. the trickiest part is around the sunroof.
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How did you determine exact location to glue in the flat blade pieces onto pillars?
I found some acrylic glue that seems to work well on the plastic to repair cracks and broken pieces. I am tempted to epoxy some light cloth onto pillar covers to add a bit of strength to them.
Do you think pieces of Velcro would hold pillars in place if I don't try to glue in clips and flat pins?
I bought some 'real' Alcantara fabric that does not have foam backing to recover the headliner, sunroof panels, and pillar covers on my car. Its a nice match with the leather seats. I just need to finish repairing pillar covers and 'defoam' the headliner and other pieces.
Has anyone tried 3D printing new pillar covers?
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