How do you remove the A, B, C pillars?

Bishop · 03-15-2008, 04:09 PM

Just did a bit of searching and couldn't really find what i was looking for.... I'm in the process of painting the tan interior pieces a flat black to match the dash, and i have run into a wall. I cant, for the life of me figure out how to remove the A, B, C pillars (windshield, between the front and rear doors, and the rear windshield) if anyone who knows how to remove these... please chime in as im in the process of painting a few other pieces and would like to knock it all out at once

Phame · 03-15-2008, 04:47 PM

bump, cuz I wanna know too!

haroman311 · 03-15-2008, 05:03 PM

just pull basically, the front pillars i removed when installed my gauge, its just a christmas tree style pop in clip. all are, there are no visible bolts or nuts.

Bishop · 03-15-2008, 05:10 PM

Start at top or bottom first? i was pullin like a madman but i quit and created this thread cause i didnt want to end up breaking something

haroman311 · 03-15-2008, 05:13 PM

when i did the fronts i pulled from the top and it just popped out, pull towards the center of the car. if u can get it try to pry on it a little bit and try to see with a flashlight in it. that way you can get a general idea on it.

Bishop · 03-15-2008, 05:17 PM

Phame, ill let you try it first and lemme know how it goes.... im kinda scared to put any more pressure on those clips if thats all it is.... i was pulling pretty hard

Phame · 03-15-2008, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bishop

Phame, ill let you try it first and lemme know how it goes.... im kinda scared to put any more pressure on those clips if thats all it is.... i was pulling pretty hard

LOL THANKS!

Bishop · 03-15-2008, 05:22 PM

lol well i would go for it, but im headed out for the night and dont really have the time to pull all my pillars right now... if you get it, please take some pics so i know what im up against, ill hopefully pull em tonight when i get home, pending updates, and paint em over night so i can put the car back together tomorrow

Phame · 03-15-2008, 05:29 PM

I'll ***Attempt*** it, but everytime I try to do something to my interior, it breaks.

Bishop · 03-16-2008, 10:19 PM

Phame, i removed the A pillars tonight, successfully painted em, and just finished popping em back in....
I was going about it the wrong way before, its actually quite easy

sorry no pics
1) at the top of the pillar, work your fingers between the pillar and the windshield, then pull along the windshield toward the center of the windshield, not the center of the car.... theres 3 clips holding the pillar in.... once you get the top clip however, its CAKE to take off.... remove and rejoice
2) i hit my pillars w/ 4-5 coats of black Plasti-Dip (same stuff i used on the silver dash pieces around shifter, radio, hazard button) and it came out great IMO.... i waited and waited and finally slapped em back in, got a little finger printy on the driver side... wiped down w/ a microfiber cloth and they look fine... slapped on some rubber gloves and did the passenger side... still some finger print smudges, but w/ a wipe of the microfiber they look fine (in the light of my garage

..... anyway, have confidence, once i figured out the direction they were supposed to go, removal was a snap

as for the B and C pillars.... you gotta remove the seat belts etc.... and since i gotta drive the car to work tomorrow blah blah blah.... its not something i shoulda waited to try on a sunday night.... i think if i can take the car apart for a day, paint, and reassemble, i'll be money

lemme know if you end up trying this... ill take some pics later and post if you would like

ucsti · 03-16-2008, 10:32 PM

yea could you put up some pics. I never thought about doing this but sounds interesting

Bishop · 03-17-2008, 09:15 AM

Very happy with end result, it really goes well w/ the black dash... i also painted my center trim pieces (silver pieces around hazard, radio, shifter) the same black, still have to do the vent rings though.... everything looks much better now

STI-DMNHNTR · 03-17-2008, 09:37 AM

very nice i was just sitting here at work thinking about doing this mod, maybe the subaru gods like me this week (laughs at self) so how bout some pics of the paint too as well as before and after which ever ones you can do thanks

-andy

Bishop · 03-17-2008, 12:37 PM

I hadnt thought about it but maybe i'll to a how-to write up, get a little how-to contributor badge thing.... I'll include the dash pieces as well as the A pillars... would you guys just like pics in this thread, and i can wait? or i can post one large write up when i do the vent rings, B pillars, and C pillars..... the only problem would be the A pillars and some dash trim is already painted... but i can take em back out and take pics and such

Bishop · 03-17-2008, 10:08 PM

K, write up is 85% done... still missing some stuff but its here and its my 1st try at a write up of any sort.... took a long ass time surprisingly

How To: Flat Black Interior (work in progress)

Hope this helps those who wanted it

03-15-2008, 04:09 PM	#1
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,332 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? Just did a bit of searching and couldn't really find what i was looking for.... I'm in the process of painting the tan interior pieces a flat black to match the dash, and i have run into a wall. I cant, for the life of me figure out how to remove the A, B, C pillars (windshield, between the front and rear doors, and the rear windshield) if anyone who knows how to remove these... please chime in as im in the process of painting a few other pieces and would like to knock it all out at once This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-15-2008, 04:47 PM	#2
Phame Professional STI Driver Car: 05 WRX (STi Clone) Fav Mod: JDM Fogs Location: NY Posts: 409 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? bump, cuz I wanna know too!

03-15-2008, 05:03 PM	#3
haroman311 Professional STI Racer Car: 2006 Subaru WRX STI Fav Mod: Maddad DP and P&L Catback, stage 2!!! Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 603 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (9)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? just pull basically, the front pillars i removed when installed my gauge, its just a christmas tree style pop in clip. all are, there are no visible bolts or nuts.

03-15-2008, 05:10 PM	#4
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,332 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? Start at top or bottom first? i was pullin like a madman but i quit and created this thread cause i didnt want to end up breaking something

03-15-2008, 05:13 PM	#5
haroman311 Professional STI Racer Car: 2006 Subaru WRX STI Fav Mod: Maddad DP and P&L Catback, stage 2!!! Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 603 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (9)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? when i did the fronts i pulled from the top and it just popped out, pull towards the center of the car. if u can get it try to pry on it a little bit and try to see with a flashlight in it. that way you can get a general idea on it.

03-15-2008, 05:17 PM	#6
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,332 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? Phame, ill let you try it first and lemme know how it goes.... im kinda scared to put any more pressure on those clips if thats all it is.... i was pulling pretty hard

03-15-2008, 05:22 PM	#8
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,332 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? lol well i would go for it, but im headed out for the night and dont really have the time to pull all my pillars right now... if you get it, please take some pics so i know what im up against, ill hopefully pull em tonight when i get home, pending updates, and paint em over night so i can put the car back together tomorrow

03-15-2008, 05:29 PM	#9
Phame Professional STI Driver Car: 05 WRX (STi Clone) Fav Mod: JDM Fogs Location: NY Posts: 409 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? I'll *Attempt* it, but everytime I try to do something to my interior, it breaks.

03-16-2008, 10:19 PM	#10
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,332 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? Phame, i removed the A pillars tonight, successfully painted em, and just finished popping em back in.... I was going about it the wrong way before, its actually quite easy sorry no pics 1) at the top of the pillar, work your fingers between the pillar and the windshield, then pull along the windshield toward the center of the windshield, not the center of the car.... theres 3 clips holding the pillar in.... once you get the top clip however, its CAKE to take off.... remove and rejoice 2) i hit my pillars w/ 4-5 coats of black Plasti-Dip (same stuff i used on the silver dash pieces around shifter, radio, hazard button) and it came out great IMO.... i waited and waited and finally slapped em back in, got a little finger printy on the driver side... wiped down w/ a microfiber cloth and they look fine... slapped on some rubber gloves and did the passenger side... still some finger print smudges, but w/ a wipe of the microfiber they look fine (in the light of my garage ..... anyway, have confidence, once i figured out the direction they were supposed to go, removal was a snap as for the B and C pillars.... you gotta remove the seat belts etc.... and since i gotta drive the car to work tomorrow blah blah blah.... its not something i shoulda waited to try on a sunday night.... i think if i can take the car apart for a day, paint, and reassemble, i'll be money lemme know if you end up trying this... ill take some pics later and post if you would like

03-16-2008, 10:32 PM	#11
ucsti Junior STI Driver Car: Blue w/ a crapload o Fav Mod: anything I can do myself Location: LA Posts: 193 Join Date: Aug 2007 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? yea could you put up some pics. I never thought about doing this but sounds interesting

03-17-2008, 09:15 AM	#12
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,332 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? Very happy with end result, it really goes well w/ the black dash... i also painted my center trim pieces (silver pieces around hazard, radio, shifter) the same black, still have to do the vent rings though.... everything looks much better now

03-17-2008, 09:37 AM	#13
STI-DMNHNTR Amateur STI Driver Car: BLACK 07 STI Fav Mod: painted headlights Location: Santa Clarita,CA Posts: 18 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? very nice i was just sitting here at work thinking about doing this mod, maybe the subaru gods like me this week (laughs at self) so how bout some pics of the paint too as well as before and after which ever ones you can do thanks -andy

03-17-2008, 12:37 PM	#14
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,332 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? I hadnt thought about it but maybe i'll to a how-to write up, get a little how-to contributor badge thing.... I'll include the dash pieces as well as the A pillars... would you guys just like pics in this thread, and i can wait? or i can post one large write up when i do the vent rings, B pillars, and C pillars..... the only problem would be the A pillars and some dash trim is already painted... but i can take em back out and take pics and such

03-17-2008, 10:08 PM	#15
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,332 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: How do you remove the A, B, C pillars? K, write up is 85% done... still missing some stuff but its here and its my 1st try at a write up of any sort.... took a long ass time surprisingly How To: Flat Black Interior (work in progress) Hope this helps those who wanted it This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.