Another Carbon Fiber Pillar Project [56K beware]
10-08-2005, 04:06 PM
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Another Carbon Fiber Pillar Project [56K beware]
Like many of our TL, the B-pillar are flaking off. "UglyPsycho" did his carbon fiber pillar project and I wanted to do the same. So I bought the CF sheets...problem is that it wasn't the same type that UglyPsycho used. He had a very flexible sheet, the sheet I bought is the thinnest 0.2mm, but the top clear layer was a thin and hard instead of a more flexible. So insted of wrapping it around the pillar, I had to cut them to size.
I bought Hayame Carbon Fiber Sheet 9.7x24, Twill 2x2, backside adhesive online. I bought 2 sheets...but end up using 1
I took of the pillars, I forgot to take pictures when I stated...very simple to take off. No need to remove the entire weahter strip...just need to bend it back a bit and slide out one side...remove the 4 screws...and lift "UP and OUT" motion to remove it.
I then got some brown wraping paper to make the mask.
I moved along the edge and made a mask and remove the extra paper
After I got that, I placed the mask on the CF sheet
Place the pieces next to each other, saves me 1 cut
After Cut
Done and Installed....kinda hard to take pictures of CF and get the true "3D" effect of it.
I bought Hayame Carbon Fiber Sheet 9.7x24, Twill 2x2, backside adhesive online. I bought 2 sheets...but end up using 1
I took of the pillars, I forgot to take pictures when I stated...very simple to take off. No need to remove the entire weahter strip...just need to bend it back a bit and slide out one side...remove the 4 screws...and lift "UP and OUT" motion to remove it.
I then got some brown wraping paper to make the mask.
I moved along the edge and made a mask and remove the extra paper
After I got that, I placed the mask on the CF sheet
Place the pieces next to each other, saves me 1 cut
After Cut
Done and Installed....kinda hard to take pictures of CF and get the true "3D" effect of it.
10-08-2005, 04:16 PM
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Nice job! I have the same piece of carbon fiber laying somewhere in my garage. Don't know what to do with it. Now I know what to do with it 
You need to come to the meet so we can see in person 
Thanks for sharing with us. btw, did you get it at SuperAutobac?
You need to come to the meet so we can see in person Thanks for sharing with us. btw, did you get it at SuperAutobac?
10-08-2005, 04:45 PM
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I have the same Hayame CF sheet sitting at home too. I bought a kit on eBay a while back that covered the B-Pillars the same way and I noticed that the company basically did what you did. The kit also covered the small pillars by that little rear window. So if you have extra pieces, you can use it for that.
I was planning on covering the burlwood door inserts with the Hayame CF that I have.
I was planning on covering the burlwood door inserts with the Hayame CF that I have.
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10-08-2005, 05:49 PM
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wow that looks pretty good, i don't know if cf would look good on my car though, any way possible to color match the car or something? how much is a new pilliar from acura?
10-08-2005, 10:32 PM
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Very nice job- I just received my glossy black vinyl from Rvinyl for the same job. I was trying to remove the pillars off the car once before (just to see how complicated it was), and I still haven't been able to get them off the car. Can you give additional details about how to get them off? Thanks in advance. I'll post my pics with the black gloss vinyl once I do this to my car.
10-09-2005, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by LacViet
Nice job! I have the same piece of carbon fiber laying somewhere in my garage. Don't know what to do with it. Now I know what to do with it You need to come to the meet so we can see in person Thanks for sharing with us. btw, did you get it at SuperAutobac?
You need to come to the meet so we can see in person Thanks for sharing with us. btw, did you get it at SuperAutobac?
10-09-2005, 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by FreDroRN
I have the same Hayame CF sheet sitting at home too. I bought a kit on eBay a while back that covered the B-Pillars the same way and I noticed that the company basically did what you did. The kit also covered the small pillars by that little rear window. So if you have extra pieces, you can use it for that.
I was planning on covering the burlwood door inserts with the Hayame CF that I have.
I was planning on covering the burlwood door inserts with the Hayame CF that I have.
About covering the burlwood door inserst...the 0.2mm Sheet can bend to the shape of the inserts..but the adhesive won't be strong enough to hold the shape...you probably need to use a stronger adhesive or get a more "moldable" sheet.
10-09-2005, 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by badazzTL
wow that looks pretty good, i don't know if cf would look good on my car though, any way possible to color match the car or something? how much is a new pilliar from acura?
The replacement pillar from Acura where $40-50 each from acura247.com or acuraautomotiveparts.org . Some one posted that their dealer replaced all 4 pillars for $80 (labor included)...i don't know if all dealers would do this. Another memeber posted that he got Acura replacements and they started flaking again in months.
10-09-2005, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by t0ast
Very nice. Did ya save the brown paper templates? Maybe you can pass em around so people don't have to remove the pillars to make templates.
The way I cut the CF pieces..I extended them pass the bottom on the outer weather strip/exterior trim. If you don't want to remove the pillar, you can cut the CF piece shorter a bit
10-09-2005, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by erdoc48
Very nice job- I just received my glossy black vinyl from Rvinyl for the same job. I was trying to remove the pillars off the car once before (just to see how complicated it was), and I still haven't been able to get them off the car. Can you give additional details about how to get them off? Thanks in advance. I'll post my pics with the black gloss vinyl once I do this to my car.
10-09-2005, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by WHITE3.2TL-S
looks great..wonder how it would look on all the black trim by the windows..but def doin this project soon.. 
So if you wanted to do that...it's better to get the CF sheet from the guy UglyPsycho bought it from ebay...since it will wrap. But I think it would look hot
10-09-2005, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by mtxbass1
Damn, that looks nice. Is ebay the only place where you can buy CF like that?
The ebay on had the UK seller that sells a "more flexible" sheet...that one seems like you can wrap around the pillar.
If you don't want to do all the work....when I was searching for CF...i ran across a store that sold them already pre-cut...i think it was $75. I'll try to find that e-store again.
10-09-2005, 04:22 AM
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For anyone who doesn't want to do all the labor work, this place sells pre-cut CF
http://www.autoaccessorystore.com/ho...=detail&id=689
I don't know what type or the quailty of the CF...e-mail them if you want more info
http://www.autoaccessorystore.com/ho...=detail&id=689
I don't know what type or the quailty of the CF...e-mail them if you want more info
10-09-2005, 05:03 AM
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10-09-2005, 05:13 AM
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There is an excellent writeup of removing the B-pillars by AcuraTLFan I just found- this might be a cheap, easy fix for all of us with the B-pillar problem:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124277
I'm doing mine in the next few days (when it stops raining in NJ
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https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124277
I'm doing mine in the next few days (when it stops raining in NJ
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10-09-2005, 05:52 AM
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AcuraTLFan, what did you use to cut the carbon fiber? Did you use a straight edge to make the cuts so clean? I installed it on my driver door and my cuts weren't so clean, so I had to buff the edges to make them round by using a nail file. What did you use?
Sorry for all the questions but I want mine to be a natural looking thing.
Thanks!
Sorry for all the questions but I want mine to be a natural looking thing.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by monkiboy48
AcuraTLFan, what did you use to cut the carbon fiber? Did you use a straight edge to make the cuts so clean? I installed it on my driver door and my cuts weren't so clean, so I had to buff the edges to make them round by using a nail file. What did you use?
Sorry for all the questions but I want mine to be a natural looking thing.
Thanks!
Sorry for all the questions but I want mine to be a natural looking thing.
Thanks!
