Has anyone had the plastic over their A-Pillar warp? Is there anything I can do about this short of replacing that whole piece of molding? Both sides are warped at least 3/4" from the body, and are starting to rub against the dash pad.

 

Sure, lots can be done to prevent them from warping. Leave the windows open a crack, put a reflectorized sun protector in the windshield when parked, park in the shade or garage, move to a cooler climate in the Summer. Ultimately you will need to replace them. These are readily available at the local Pick-a-Parts and show up regularly on eBay. I picked up a nice RH one Friday at the Pick-a-Part yard.

 

reattaching the a-pillar trim panels so that they don't rattle and fall off the a-pillar can be troublesome.

order some new a-pillar trim clips from the dealer ahead of time. also pick up a tube of glue from the hardware store.

 

Do they attach with clips? If so, how many? I'd like to know what I'm up against when I take it off so I don't break anything.

Thanks for all the info so far.

 

Yes it attaches with two different style of clips. P/n 363137 & p/n 20462090 as I recall there are 3 of each. They are available from the dealer. Don't worry about breaking the clips, the ones that attach at the roof HAVE to be broken to get it off. You may be able to save the style of clip that attaches it to the A-pillar, but just get them all new ahead of time and you'll be fine. Lon

 

d00d believe me replacing those thing is alot harder than you think. I wne to an auto shop and bought the clips needed for like $3 a box. But the only thing i never got was how you get them in, the hole for them to go into is so thin that the clips would never go in. I hit them with a hammer and the just snapped. I gave up and mine are still really stupid looking, heres a pic of how they look



notice up in the top left corner how the molding is not connected to the car only by the sdcrew thats up at the t-top.

Anyone got a solution for thius please help me too.

 

well new update just looked atthose clip p/ns someone gaveand saw that one of them i have butthe other made of metal i dont. I guess i'll have to make something ike it. When i do i'll post some pics on howto do it.

 

don't remember if you ever saw that my drivers side a-pillar was missing, I didn't have one for about 3 months because it was so warped when I did the int. swap with Tom that I just threw it away and got a replacement a-pillar from the classifieds. I got the clips from the dealership and it wasn't to hard putting it on.

 

how much are those clips, not the ones i already got though?