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toyotas4all · 07-26-2011, 10:32 AM

What do you call the pillars on the side of the doors in the center of the car?

I just noticed for the first time that the Corolla S has them in black instead of silver like on my silver LE. I prefer the black a lot more. Does anyone know where I can get stuff to stick over it, or do I have to get it painted?

leonvx671 · 07-26-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by toyotas4all

What do you call the pillars on the side of the doors in the center of the car?

I just noticed for the first time that the Corolla S has them in black instead of silver like on my silver LE. I prefer the black a lot more. Does anyone know where I can get stuff to stick over it, or do I have to get it painted?

You mean the "pillars" right? lol well...you could either do black vinyls...

or mix it up and get some carbon fiber pillars like Dim has lol

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK:MESINDXX:IT

toyotas4all · 07-26-2011, 11:23 AM

Hmm do these stick on kinds get ruined after raining and high heat from the sun?

leonvx671 · 07-26-2011, 11:26 AM

Well lets just put it this way. The carbon fiber pillars have a longer lifespan than the vinyls. Basically anything under heat has a lifespan lol...

Dimaoala · 07-26-2011, 11:41 AM

I would say the window trim since its the whole thing, but the pillar you are talking about is known as the 'B-Pillar'. The Xrs and S models still have it painted like yours, we just have a vinyl over our window trim.

toyotas4all · 07-26-2011, 03:08 PM

Dimaola, just to clarify what you mean

You're saying that the S models, do not have it painted black, but rather its black vinyl around it?

Shft99 · 07-26-2011, 03:17 PM

^Yes. Its black thick vinyl

gold94corolla · 07-26-2011, 07:47 PM

I *simply* spray painted mine black

Shft99 · 07-26-2011, 09:24 PM

^Damn. That's tight. What type of paint you used. Still holding strong?

leonvx671 · 07-26-2011, 09:26 PM

^^ Dang! Those mirrors are tight! lol but yeah I'm curious to know what kind of paint you used...I might try to restore the 97 Tercel lying around my house.

gold94corolla · 07-26-2011, 10:08 PM

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^Damn. That's tight. What type of paint you used. Still holding strong?

Krylon Fusion for plastic. It worked well enough, it never came off or anything at all, but over the years, it did fade unevenly.

Instead, people have been having remarkable results with plasti-dip!!!

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Originally Posted by leonvx671

^^ Dang! Those mirrors are tight! lol but yeah I'm curious to know what kind of paint you used...I might try to restore the 97 Tercel lying around my house.

lol, those mirrors were funny! I put some LEDs in them and they were super bright!

***SuperchargedMR2*** · 07-27-2011, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by toyotas4all

What do you call the pillars on the side of the doors in the center of the car?

I just noticed for the first time that the Corolla S has them in black instead of silver like on my silver LE. I prefer the black a lot more. Does anyone know where I can get stuff to stick over it, or do I have to get it painted?

That area is called your "B" pillar.

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Originally Posted by gold94corolla

Krylon Fusion for plastic. It worked well enough, it never came off or anything at all, but over the years, it did fade unevenly.

Maybe if you applied a clear coat over it the fading could be prevented?