[ottowrkr]

How many of you guys with 93-97 Intrepids have had to change the black plastic trim on the rear "C" posts of your cars. I have seen many that have turned white . Just wondering.

 

[rarewolf]

My '93 had the black stuff chipping and flaking off... so I taped it all off and repainted them with a semi gloss black, sealed it up with clear cote. Was good after that.

My '97, never had a problem... (yet). Looks good after 4 years and 91k miles.

 

[knighttrepid]

How did you remove the c pilar things and paint them?

 

[rarewolf]

You don't remove them. Get some good masking tape, have a lot of patience and steady hands, and tape them off from the rest of the car. Then tape on newspaper around them and spray away...

-R

 

[1mz-fe]

mine did the same thing. 4 hot texas summers will do that. i'm actually pretty impressed with the factory clear coat, the paint is immaculate except for a strange drip mark down the front bumper(looks like someone dripped a little black ink and let it roll down, if i had a camera i'd take a picture - at any rate, nothing will get it off and i'm pissed). nice to know that those C-pillars aren't a factory defect on my rig

 

[accordkiller]

I've had yhe same problem on my 95 es. I'm pretty picky and like to keep her looking new so I went down to my local dealer (when I was in the states) and ordered some new ones. The guy at the counter said they where the most requested part for that car. I suppose thats why they could get $75 out of me for each one. Must say it was well worth it to me to keep her looking new.

 

[gary680]

When I bought my car they were already faded off and the previous owner never cared to replace them....that was one of the first things I did...the same weekend I went to the dealer and payed $54 for each side. It was definitely worth it though

 

[RCE2WIN]

Why pay $50-$75+ to get new C-pillar covers when for $10 in primer/paint you can pull 3 screws, pop them off(without taping off the whole car and worrying about overspray), prime them, and paint them with a gloss black paint? They're only held on with those 3 screws, located near the door seal, and those spring clips. I've had mine off, painted them, and it looks good. Certainly looks better with that extra cash in my pocket. Just a thought.