zoink

Hate to see finger marks on the pillars... has anyone tried this yet? How's the look, fit & finish? Good or bad?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...45138828QQrdZ1

V12Godspeed

Don't all AMG's come with carbon fiber pillars? My C32 has it.

zoink

my E does... not my C55.... the pillars are only regular black plastic / fibers....

Hmm... didn't realize C32 has CF... so if I want to get a good fit (not just an add-on like the one in eBay), I think I could buy C32 pillars instead...

gochin

Correct me if i'm wrong but i thought the C32's came with a carbon fiber "look" pattern on the door pillars. I heard they are called brushed aluminum? But i bought a pair of carbon fiber door pillars from ebay also and i love the look! i'll try to take some pics later

zoink

Is it the stick-on cover like the one I linked above? If so, what's the fit & finish? Precise? Some close-up pictures of edges will be helpful.

Thanks!!!

360_iti

zoink, no, C32 does not come with carbon fiber B pillar. It's plastic but with pattern trying to mimic carbon fiber. But they're not even close IMO.

If Jody420 has real CF b pillars, then they must be aftermarket.

gochin, would love to see some close up pictures of your CF, especially on top where it stops at a small plastic trim, and the bottom as well. Thanks.

gochin

sorry i don't have any pics available but i'll try to take some this weekend

amgmark

I believe the C32 pillars are aluminum and have a carbon fiber look.. How do you guys feel about the 3M double sided tape.. seems kind of cheap to just stick these on the car.. any problem with them peeling off?

Kev04C320

I ordered a set of those for my E55 and ended up not putting them on my car coz I think they looked cheap.

360_iti

OK. We don't want any cheap looking stuff on our car. So we need to overlay them with real CF sheets. Now, does anyone know how to remove B-pillars ?

Renault78law

sticking fake carbon fiber to the pillars is absurd

zoink

It says "real" carbon fiber....

Kev04C320

It is "real", but it's just a tiny thin layer of CF with resin overlaid on top of it. I took mine out of the trunk today and two of them have bent due to the low temperature. I lay them on my car again to see how it would look and I still wouldn't put them on.

FrankW

MB discontinued making the CF looking plastic b-pillar trims in 03. Only 02-older have these pillars. 2002 C32's the only W203 AMG with these pillars.

Dead Ringer

this is the reason I bought an 02.....................

360_iti

Frank, r u saying that stock 03 & 04 C32s have real cf pillars ? or is it a different finish material ?

FrankW

03-present have the cheap shiny plastic b-pillar trim.

mk2tmr2

Correct. My '03 just has plain, shiny black b-pillars. I haven't examined them super-close, but I thought they were painted black. Could just be plastic, tho. They don't look extraordinarily cheap, IMHO.

I don't see why anyone would want to call attention to this relatively benign part of the car with CF or any other mods. I'd rather save the money for use on more performance-oriented mods or aesthetic mods with more prominance.

zoink

'Coz this "mod" is considered as an aesthetic mod

Neah.... I don't call it a mod.... it's just to make my eyes happier Aren't you annoyed by finger marks, little scratches and swirl marks on the pillars? I am.... if you're not, good for you.

Gochin: Waiting for the pics

gochin

I'll try to take some pics sometime this week, i've been pretty busy and haven't had ANY time for playing

zoink

No worries... I emailed the one you referred.... he hasn't replied back to me yet anyway... Plus I think I just escaped from flu... Was on drugs all day yesterday

360_iti

u call this playin ? this is a serious matter ..