A pillars

KRY57L · 25-04-2013, 12:50 PM

I bought my astina last Monday, it's an awesome little car & ****s on my last one but I don't have any A pillar strips which just looks tacky.

I've tried the wreckers without luck. Short of taking them of someone else's car, which is a bit mean. Lol. Does anyone have a tried & tested option?

I've read the sticky tread & come up empty.

Clean_Cookie · 25-04-2013, 01:41 PM

Pay a lot of money for some new ones is the only real option.

KRY57L · 25-04-2013, 03:17 PM

Has anyone had any made?

project.r.racing · 25-04-2013, 03:28 PM

Yes. Seen people use the original clips and make then out of metal and paint them black.

KRY57L · 25-04-2013, 06:33 PM

I don't even have clips!!

I'll get the boys to have a look on Monday & see if anyone has a brain wave.

Rupewrecht · 25-04-2013, 06:40 PM

There's FRP ones on eBay, from memory

KRY57L · 25-04-2013, 10:54 PM

Do you have a link by any chance?

BrownDog · 30-04-2013, 02:18 PM

Kevaclone [my father] has some black Aluminum ones here for sale, they've been cut/folded 100+ times

send us a pm if your interested?

Kevaclone · 30-04-2013, 08:32 PM

They are stainless steel custom folded and tig welded to fit the BG, Painted black but needs either repainting or cleaned and polished

$100 if you want them

32WEEE · 09-10-2013, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevaclone

They are stainless steel custom folded and tig welded to fit the BG, Painted black but needs either repainting or cleaned and polished

$100 if you want them

Do u still have them? Is it for the pair or just 1?

BrownDog · 09-10-2013, 10:17 PM

Yeah we still have em, is a pair

32WEEE · 10-10-2013, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrownDog

Yeah we still have em, is a pair

Sweet email me for postage cost etc mrcm4@bigpond.com

BrownDog · 10-10-2013, 08:43 AM

Email sent

VippiN · 10-10-2013, 08:50 AM

I find tonnes down in Adelaide wrecking yards, removing them without breakage is the hard part..

Astina Gold · 05-01-2014, 06:13 AM

I'm just putting this out there........

The trick is.... after removing the one black tapping screw at the top, pull them up along the pillar towards top of roof - they should slide off NOT pull off outwards.

I've been reading on here that people just say "pull them off" which is wrong. That's how one breaks the clip retainers on the back of the mouldings.

Slide them up slowly using a bit of downward pressure at the same time.

25-04-2013, 12:50 PM	#1
KRY57L Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Newcastle Car: 323 Astina Posts: 32	A pillars I bought my astina last Monday, it's an awesome little car & ****s on my last one but I don't have any A pillar strips which just looks tacky. I've tried the wreckers without luck. Short of taking them of someone else's car, which is a bit mean. Lol. Does anyone have a tried & tested option? I've read the sticky tread & come up empty.

25-04-2013, 01:41 PM	#2
Clean_Cookie obsessed-incomplete-broke Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch Posts: 5,441	Pay a lot of money for some new ones is the only real option. __________________ Worklog

25-04-2013, 06:40 PM	#6
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	There's FRP ones on eBay, from memory __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

30-04-2013, 08:32 PM	#9
Kevaclone Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Queensland Car: Landcruiser Posts: 193 View Photos By: Kevaclone	They are stainless steel custom folded and tig welded to fit the BG, Painted black but needs either repainting or cleaned and polished $100 if you want them __________________ If you can't run with the dogs, Stay on the Porch 2009 3 Door SWB Prado 1999 100 series Landcruiser TD 2003 BA Falcon XLS Ute 1995 323 BA Astina 1991 323 Astina SP-Wrecking Now. PM for info

09-10-2013, 10:17 PM	#11
BrownDog Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Beachmere Car: 1997 BA "The Red Baron" Posts: 704	Yeah we still have em, is a pair __________________ The Red Baron Roses are Red Violets are Blue My Madza 323 Goes... SSSSSSSSTUUTUUTUU

25-04-2013, 03:17 PM	#3
KRY57L Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Newcastle Car: 323 Astina Posts: 32	Has anyone had any made?

25-04-2013, 03:28 PM	#4
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	Yes. Seen people use the original clips and make then out of metal and paint them black.

25-04-2013, 06:33 PM	#5
KRY57L Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Newcastle Car: 323 Astina Posts: 32	I don't even have clips!! I'll get the boys to have a look on Monday & see if anyone has a brain wave.

25-04-2013, 10:54 PM	#7
KRY57L Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Newcastle Car: 323 Astina Posts: 32	Do you have a link by any chance?

30-04-2013, 02:18 PM	#8
BrownDog Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Beachmere Car: 1997 BA "The Red Baron" Posts: 704	Kevaclone [my father] has some black Aluminum ones here for sale, they've been cut/folded 100+ times send us a pm if your interested?

10-10-2013, 08:43 AM	#13
BrownDog Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Beachmere Car: 1997 BA "The Red Baron" Posts: 704	Email sent __________________ The Red Baron Roses are Red Violets are Blue My Madza 323 Goes... SSSSSSSSTUUTUUTUU

10-10-2013, 08:50 AM	#14
VippiN Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Adelaide, Australia Car: 02' WRX STI & 94' Astina SP Posts: 18	I find tonnes down in Adelaide wrecking yards, removing them without breakage is the hard part.. __________________ 1981 Ford Laser KA E5 :: 2002-2003 1989 Ford Laser KE TX3 BP :: 2003-2007 75fwkW 1998 Subaru Impreza WRX EJ20G-T :: 2007-2010 144awkW 1990 Ford Laser KF TX3 BP :: 2010-2011 1991 Ford Laser KF TX3 BP-T :: 2011-2013 109fwkW 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STI EJ207-T :: 2011- 219awkW* 1994 Mazda Astina BG SP BP :: 2013-*

05-01-2014, 06:13 AM	#15
Astina Gold Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: SE QLD Car: BG Astina \| Ford Laser KN Posts: 91	I'm just putting this out there........ The trick is.... after removing the one black tapping screw at the top, pull them up along the pillar towards top of roof - they should slide off NOT pull off outwards. I've been reading on here that people just say "pull them off" which is wrong. That's how one breaks the clip retainers on the back of the mouldings. Slide them up slowly using a bit of downward pressure at the same time.