Re-trimming 'A' Pillars

[Renshaw]

looking to do this some time either this week or next (hopefully), ready for a new tweeter mount, but im not all that sure where to get the fabric from. i havent got a clue where my nearest half decent fabric shop is or anything!! i want to use a similar fabric to that on my door cards in my dynamic so they blend in well with the interior. its that plain kinda greyish/blue colour with the foam backing! does anyone know where i can can something similar??

(same as in this pic.)

ps has anyone else got any pics of their a pillar mods? with or without speakers

thanks guys
Renshaw

 

[kpowell911]

lol thats my car on my drive

 

[Renshaw]

lol thats my car on my drive

is it?? really sorry bout that i just uploaded an image i had saved on my desktop!! wasn't sure where it came from. do u mind me using it?? sorry again!

anyway you do a bit of diy build dont you?... can u suggest where to get some propper material??

 

[kpowell911]

No no worries dude

I get all my material from Dunelm or Ebay

 

[fUbAr]

i trimmed mine in genuine alcantera to match the rest of the interior. Did this over a year ago and no fading at all

 

[Renshaw]

cool. where did you source the alcantera?? they look so much better than the original silly light grey plastic ones in my dynamique!!

 

[fUbAr]

yeah, they do look awsome even if I do say so myself.

Got the alcantera from a local fabric wholesalers... £54 sq/m!!

 

[kpowell911]

how muc hdid you buy!

Theres genuine Alcantara on the bay for £30 sq/m

 

[fUbAr]

trust me, that stuff isn't genuine. I bought some of the ebay "genuine" stuff to start with and it was shite... certainly not genuine and it cost me £35. ended up in the bin.

I bought 2 sq/m of the genuine stuff.

 

[weebaws]

How difficult is it to remove and replace the A pillars?

I had a read of your thread on trimming them.. useful stuff! If getting them of and back on again is straightforward enough, I'll give it a go myself.

 

[fUbAr]

How difficult is it to remove and replace the A pillars?

an angle grinder would help speed up the process of removing the A pillars... but they form a structural part of the car so be careful.

 

[quikshine]

How difficult is it to remove and replace the A pillars?

an angle grinder would help speed up the process of removing the A pillars... but they form a structural part of the car so be careful.

lol.. are you joking... like everything renault...they just pull off.. though you may need to press a clip in at the top to get them out!

 

[N!CK R]

How difficult is it to remove and replace the A pillars?

an angle grinder would help speed up the process of removing the A pillars... but they form a structural part of the car so be careful.

:lolup:

I think he must mean the A-Pillar trim.
So, in answer to your question, you pull down the rubber seal and pull the plastic trim off and at the same time press the clips that are located on the inside of the trim.
2 second job.

 

[weebaws]

:rasp: Oops! No, I'm not planning on turning my 182 into a cab any time soon!

Cheers for the answer though.. I'll post some picks up once they're done.