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Old 11-15-09, 07:27 PM
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wanted to replace my stock black ones because the driver-side is faded pretty badly but I was wondering if anyone had a pic of what they look like on a red SC300 with tints.. don't want to over due it but they actually the same price for "gloss black" on eBay.
Old 11-15-09, 07:34 PM
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chrome pillars = played/ugly, imo.

put vinyl over your pillars.

Black.
Old 11-15-09, 07:42 PM
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doesnt sound like too bad of an idea but woulden't have the slightest guess on where or how to do that. Gloss black ones on eBay look stock anyone ever bought a pair?
Old 11-15-09, 10:13 PM
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with no paint on the b pillars its already chrome. you can probably just sand the paint off down to the polished metal and give it a nice buff. but i just sanded mine and painted them flat black.
Old 11-15-09, 10:24 PM
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don't buy the ebay ones!! i bought those and they are just flimsy pieces of plastic that looks terrible and don't even fit plushly. i just had to take mine off.i can't even believe how long i kept them on there they looked awful...just a heads up
Old 11-15-09, 10:51 PM
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Paint em yourself, don't do chrome
Old 11-16-09, 12:27 AM
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oh ok thanks for the heads up..sounds like a good idea not too sure on what paint would look right as I've never painted anything but the house Lol any suggestions?
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Take off your window trim and respray it black
Old 11-16-09, 09:52 AM
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i was thinking about vinyl wrapping mine with carbon fiber..
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yeah man i hate my chrome stupid things. im actually gonna tell thepaint sop to spray them black and clear coat themto match the car
Old 11-18-09, 11:07 AM
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can anyone direct me to the right color paint to use? gloss? flat? clearcoat? sorry lol im just going for the best look thats already been done I will have all the windows tinted shortly after so best combo
Old 11-20-09, 10:55 AM
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bump? anyone? satin black?
Old 11-20-09, 03:08 PM
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black realy isnt a color is a shade. but what u want to do is to scuff the piller. use wax and grease remover sealer base and clear that simple i used vht base or SEM paints .
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i thought about spraying mine white..
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I pulled mine off one night, stripped off the paint and polished them. They were pretty jacked up so something had to be done. Not too sure if I want too keep it that way tho.











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