Removed the B Pillar black vinyl strips

[CTScott]

A while ago I purchased carbon fiber trim pieces for the B pillars.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29422

They looked great when I first installed them, but after about 6 months they started to curl on the corners. Also, since the were real, very thin carbon fiber pieces they were ridiculously sharp on the edges, where I actually drew blood a couple of times while washing the car. So, I decided to remove them. The adhesive was supposed to be removable, but it turned out to really not be.

I tried heat and every adhesive remover out there to get the residue off of the OEM Vinyl pieces, but it wouldn't come off. So, I decided that the easiest way to rectify the situation would be to peel the OEM vinyl pieces and order a new set. After removing the vinyl pieces I stepped back and noticed that it actually looked pretty good without the black there, so I think I will go without them:

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[Kioshi]

OMG....that DOES look good....who would have thought.

Lots of stuff to do this Spring break for me :D

Would this make the window visors look funny a bit?

[Gogogordy]

Like!

[TOLMACH]

like

your front windows are tinted?

[CTScott]

like

your front windows are tinted?

Yes. My front, rears and hatch are tinted with 37% tint.

[enviri]

eh I dont like it :P I'm gonna leave my vinyl on...well i dont really have much of a choice, since my OEM visors cover it :P Great find though! the vinyl wasnt a pain in the butt to take out?

[TOLMACH]

Yes. My front, rears and hatch are tinted with 37% tint.

Thanks

I am thinking about tinting my windows.. the problem is that due to some strange reasons tinting of front windows is prohibited.. was thinking about 25 for rears and 50 or 75 for fronts (not to cause lots of attentions from police)

[CTScott]

eh I dont like it :P I'm gonna leave my vinyl on...well i dont really have much of a choice, since my OEM visors cover it :P Great find though! the vinyl wasnt a pain in the butt to take out?

The vinyl came off fairly easily with a heat gun. Zero residue remained.

I didn't like the look when I first pulled it, but it has grown on me.

[CTScott]

Thanks

I am thinking about tinting my windows.. the problem is that due to some strange reasons tinting of front windows is prohibited.. was thinking about 25 for rears and 50 or 75 for fronts (not to cause lots of attentions from police)

Every state down here is different. For CT, 35% all around is legal. The 37% + the OEM 98% keeps things in the legal range.

[yPod09]

I really like it with the black stuff gone on the pillars!
Great discovery!

[cali yaris]

Like! I'm doing this tomorrow.

[fnkngrv]

nice wheels and tires...wonder where you go those?

[CTScott]

nice wheels and tires...wonder where you go those?

And I wonder why one of the tires is on backwards?

[Chuck G]

I like it!

[amishpimpdaddy]

Thank you!!

I was considering getting the exact carbon fiber pieces for my car, after I read your post when you first purchased them. Procrastination wins again!!!

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

A while ago I purchased carbon fiber trim pieces for the B pillars.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29422

They looked great when I first installed them, but after about 6 months they started to curl on the corners. Also, since the were real, very thin carbon fiber pieces they were ridiculously sharp on the edges, where I actually drew blood a couple of times while washing the car. So, I decided to remove them. The adhesive was supposed to be removable, but it turned out to really not be.

I tried heat and every adhesive remover out there to get the residue off of the OEM Vinyl pieces, but it wouldn't come off. So, I decided that the easiest way to rectify the situation would be to peel the OEM vinyl pieces and order a new set. After removing the vinyl pieces I stepped back and noticed that it actually looked pretty good without the black there, so I think I will go without them:

45776

spray the trim piece by mirror 8T0 also.....

[cali yaris]

^ It's a great day. I agree with you. :clap:

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

^ It's a great day. I agree with you. :clap:

OH SNAP, are the worlds aligned???

[eTiMaGo]

it *is* 2012 after all, the beginning of the end?

But back on topic, I'm liking it!

[suckerface]

Probably that solar storm that's hitting us today...

[CTScott]

spray the trim piece by mirror 8T0 also.....

I like that idea. I have been meaning to shoot my fog trim pieces with 8T0, so I might as well do the ol' triangles as well. I also have a spare front grill that I have been toying with the idea as well.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Upper AND lower grill? Otherwise just one might look a bit off to me.

[TOLMACH]

I like that idea. I have been meaning to shoot my fog trim pieces with 8T0, so I might as well do the ol' triangles as well. I also have a spare front grill that I have been toying with the idea as well.

I am actually against this idea with triangles.. Yaris has a nice window line.. painting this black stuff will change the cars appearance to the worst (imo)

Due to the same reason I chose avs crappy quality sun visors to nicer quality weathertechs which have different shape.. weathertecks sort of divide the car in two parts

avs
http://photo.qip.ru/users/tolmach/96608749/127319522/

weathertechs
http://www.car-stuff.com/includes/secure/popup.php?type=more&image=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jYXItc3R1ZmYuY29tL3N0b3JlL2lt YWdlcy9wcm9kaW1hZ2UvaW1hZ2VzL3dlYXRoZXJ0ZWNoL1M3L3 cyNDcwNDA4XzEuanBn&title=V2VhdGhlcnRlY2ggVmVudCBWaXNvcg==&text=RWFzeSBpbnN0YWxsYXRpb24gd2l0aCBubyBleHRlcmlvc iB0YXBlIG5lZWRlZC4=

[CTScott]

Upper AND lower grill? Otherwise just one might look a bit off to me.

Exactly. I just did a quick photoshop and am not so sure now about painting the grills:

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[TOLMACH]

This stuff might match your hood
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/150517819361?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

[CTScott]

OK - Triangles would look strange painted:

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[KCALB SIRAY]

With the 4 door you are already losing the length of the door over the 2 door. Painting the triangles makes it look even more "scrunched". =/

[mr_miles]

This stuff might match your hood
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/150517819361?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

"Create differentiate to your beloved YARIS today "

I lol'd.

I've been thinking about painting my triangles too....

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

I am actually against this idea with triangles.. Yaris has a nice window line.. painting this black stuff will change the cars appearance to the worst (imo)

Due to the same reason I chose avs crappy quality sun visors to nicer quality weathertechs which have different shape.. weathertecks sort of divide the car in two parts

avs
http://photo.qip.ru/users/tolmach/96608749/127319522/

weathertechs
http://www.car-stuff.com/includes/secure/popup.php?type=more&image=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jYXItc3R1ZmYuY29tL3N0b3JlL2lt YWdlcy9wcm9kaW1hZ2UvaW1hZ2VzL3dlYXRoZXJ0ZWNoL1M3L3 cyNDcwNDA4XzEuanBn&title=V2VhdGhlcnRlY2ggVmVudCBWaXNvcg==&text=RWFzeSBpbnN0YWxsYXRpb24gd2l0aCBubyBleHRlcmlvc iB0YXBlIG5lZWRlZC4=

check out my garage for the 8T0 shots i did a few years ago...

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

OK - Triangles would look strange painted:

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with that color blue you chose id say yes.

[TOLMACH]

check out my garage for the 8T0 shots i did a few years ago...

I am also thinking about paining the vertical trim pieces on both sides of the head unit into the car body color (my a pillars are already painted magnetic grey)

http://photo.qip.ru/users/tolmach/96608749/127319659/

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

I am also thinking about paining the vertical trim pieces on both sides of the head unit into the car body color (my a pillars are already painted magnetic grey)

http://photo.qip.ru/users/tolmach/96608749/127319659/

my came out minty UNTIL i had the HVAC tsb done and tech destroyed them taking them off....

[SailDesign]

I love it! Wonder how it looks on a black car .....

D'uh! Nemmind! :tongue:

[marlondog]

how were you able to get the hood to feel so nice n snug? i tried filing down the hinge, but i still couldn't get it to fit.

[kimona]

Didn't think I'd like it... but I do! Looks good.

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

I love it! Wonder how it looks on a black car .....

D'uh! Nemmind! :tongue:

IF you paint it then it would look BETTER.....

[cali yaris]

OK, so this didn't work out for me. Probably because I have a 3-door. LARGE HOLE ALERT:

http://www.microimageonline.com/images/misc/B-pillars.jpg

[CTScott]

That's pretty wild. Was the trim piece more than a vinyl sticker on the 3 door?

[cali yaris]

It's a substantial black plastic trim piece, with plastic "tabs" (2) and a long L strip that slides into that bottom opening. GEEEZ.

I'm going to make a nice CF cover for it, now that it's off.

[Spidermandud]

^I'm beginning to think you're modding your car just to mod it.


..I like it :D

[SailDesign]

OK, so this didn't work out for me. Probably because I have a 3-door. LARGE HOLE ALERT:

http://www.microimageonline.com/images/misc/B-pillars.jpg

Oopsie! :smile:

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

OK, so this didn't work out for me. Probably because I have a 3-door. LARGE HOLE ALERT:

http://www.microimageonline.com/images/misc/B-pillars.jpg

OOPS, forgot to tell the 3 door people this.....

[fullmonte60]

I started removing the driver's front door pillar vinyl. wished I had read about the heat gun...lol. have about 2/3 off, no damage to the paint but slowwwwwwwwww. I do have residue left though. any suggestions to remove? goo gone didn't help. i'll borrow a heat gun tomorrow. Thanks

[CTScott]

I started removing the driver's front door pillar vinyl. wished I had read about the heat gun...lol. have about 2/3 off, no damage to the paint but slowwwwwwwwww. I do have residue left though. any suggestions to remove? goo gone didn't help. i'll borrow a heat gun tomorrow. Thanks

That adhesive was a bear to remove. Nothing that I tried solvent-wise worked. Heat and rubbing was the key (and painfully so).

[fullmonte60]

i had that feeling :) didn't want to try anything like brake fluid that might dissolve the paint. at this point i'll be happy to at least save time using a heat gun to get the vinyl off. were you able to get the bottoms without taking the belt molding off? thanks.

[CTScott]

i had that feeling :) didn't want to try anything like brake fluid that might dissolve the paint. at this point i'll be happy to at least save time using a heat gun to get the vinyl off. were you able to get the bottoms without taking the belt molding off? thanks.

Yes - I was able to get them off completely. They barely tuck under the edge of the belt molding.

[fullmonte60]

i'll post a pic after I get one done.

[fullmonte60]

the heat gun removed the rest of the drivers door tape but left glue also. time for piano black pillar covers....lol. trying to remove 8 yr old glue is a bad idea.

[IllusionX]

Ahh.. I wonder how it would look like on my white sedan? Lol

Mine is pretty scratched up now..

[fullmonte60]

gotta be better than scratches...lol

[bairjo]

Ahh.. I wonder how it would look like on my white sedan? Lol

Mine is pretty scratched up now..

I always felt the black always seemed to attract the slightest fingerprint or imperfections from various contact. I'm considering removing it.

[fullmonte60]

take a look, no wait....how can I import an image without a URL?

[fullmonte60]

never mind. I was in quick reply. take a look>

[Pinchlite]

A while ago I purchased carbon fiber trim pieces for the B pillars.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29422

They looked great when I first installed them, but after about 6 months they started to curl on the corners. Also, since the were real, very thin carbon fiber pieces they were ridiculously sharp on the edges, where I actually drew blood a couple of times while washing the car. So, I decided to remove them. The adhesive was supposed to be removable, but it turned out to really not be.

I tried heat and every adhesive remover out there to get the residue off of the OEM Vinyl pieces, but it wouldn't come off. So, I decided that the easiest way to rectify the situation would be to peel the OEM vinyl pieces and order a new set. After removing the vinyl pieces I stepped back and noticed that it actually looked pretty good without the black there, so I think I will go without them:

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I know this is old...but those covers just come off and are only attached with 2 suded tape?

I have 2 door yaris and want to remove aswell.