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WARNING: Prussian Blue Pillar Stickers.. DO NOT BUY!!

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Old 05-01-09, 06:34 AM
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Default WARNING: Prussian Blue Pillar Stickers.. DO NOT BUY!!

Well I just got a surprise package last night from an order I placed at luxury bippu.com?... Garson neckpads are AWESOME!!! however, to my great disappointment, I saw what the prussian blue chrome pillars looked like... It was a huge sticker that basically was cut to the size of our pillars.. for a hundred bucks I was a bit disappointed.. although luxurybippu describes this to be a sticker, carson's description got me confused..

ok, so i figured to roll with it and as excited as i was, put it on the car.. air bubbles were EVERYWHERE!!!

no matter how much i used a squeegee and credit card to take them out, it was to no avail.. the quality of the shininess of the sticker was pretty nice.. but not for a 100 or 123 dollars listed on carson's site.. on their site, it doesnt even specify it as a sticker but uses the word "garnish" to describe the part thus confusing me even more...

Eyelids are also called garnishes as well but they arent stickers.. Anyhow, just wanted to warn everyone that this is a deal too good to be true.. the best bet is the junction produce ones.. i figured i would be the guinea pig and try out the prussian blue ones and now just letting you all know, its not worth it...

Maybe it was because that i have no experience putting on stickers, but this is absolutely something that should be done by a shop so if there are bubbles, you can yell at them and theyll have nothing to say...

now onto the jp side pillars... once i get more money..
Old 05-01-09, 07:12 AM
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its a sticker? i know it would be an overlay but i didnt think it would be a roll on sticker.
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straight up sticker...
Old 05-01-09, 07:15 AM
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damn you would of been better off with chrome tape at that point. ive had cf pillars on my previous car and atleast they were cut to size and pretty much a direct overlay.
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do you have the jp ones?
Old 05-01-09, 07:33 AM
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damn that sucks man sorry to hear that.
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figured id put this out so that people will know not to get this.. very disappointed at prussian blue.. im sure that yahoo auctions has this for 3 bucks..
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did you take any pics? sorry to hear about your experience, thx for the heads up. however, i would think that if the prussian blue sticker was professionally installed by a window tint company, you would have had better luck.
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true.. but just the fact that such a reputable company would think up a mod like this.. i guess you can just paint the side pillars chrome too if you wanted.. but yeah, i agree that a better job would have been done should a window tint company have done it..
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I can't stand chrome pillars. Not knocking anyone who has them. It's just not my thing.
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Yup they are stickers, thats why the JP pillars are like 300+
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Originally Posted by maying856
Yup they are stickers, thats why the JP pillars are like 300+
and that's why the prussian blue sticker is in the $100 range (not cheap by any means), but the real deal pillars will cost you alot more.
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still for over 100 bucks it shouldnt be a roll on sticker. i could see a pre-cut rigid overlay, not some cheap sticker.
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
still for over 100 bucks it shouldnt be a roll on sticker. i could see a pre-cut rigid overlay, not some cheap sticker.
unfortunately, nothing from japan comes cheap, esp JDM stuff
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well that is the exact reason i put this thread up. because i wanted to see if it was too good to be true and it was!!! this is just a thread to warn people and prevent them from getting it unless they wanna ghetto rig that part of the car... even when done professionally, im sure itll look good but anyone that takes a closer look will know that it is a sticker... this is just a fyi.. public announcement


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