beacher Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 In the last couple of weeks I've noticed the plastic door pillar on my 96 SC400 turns milky when it rains and clears when it dries leaving me to suspect it may be allowing water to penetrate at the door edge. Anyone come across this phenomenon and is there a fix? If it persists or gets worse, I'm thinking of installing the carbon fibre pillars that MimoUSA advertise. Anyone tried them and with what results? Easy to install? Do they look as if they belong? Thanks for any feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
option00002 Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 In the last couple of weeks I've noticed the plastic door pillar on my 96 SC400 turns milky when it rains and clears when it dries leaving me to suspect it may be allowing water to penetrate at the door edge. Anyone come across this phenomenon and is there a fix? If it persists or gets worse, I'm thinking of installing the carbon fibre pillars that MimoUSA advertise. Anyone tried them and with what results? Easy to install? Do they look as if they belong? Thanks for any feedback. Mine were chipped and I had them repainted the factory gray. I would encourage that endeavor. I don't believe I have ever seen faux carbon fiber look like it 'belongs' FWIW. Or the real deal for that matter. Clearly a value judgement on the part of the owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beacher Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 In the last couple of weeks I've noticed the plastic door pillar on my 96 SC400 turns milky when it rains and clears when it dries leaving me to suspect it may be allowing water to penetrate at the door edge. Anyone come across this phenomenon and is there a fix? If it persists or gets worse, I'm thinking of installing the carbon fibre pillars that MimoUSA advertise. Anyone tried them and with what results? Easy to install? Do they look as if they belong? Thanks for any feedback. Mine were chipped and I had them repainted the factory gray. I would encourage that endeavor. I don't believe I have ever seen faux carbon fiber look like it 'belongs' FWIW. Or the real deal for that matter. Clearly a value judgement on the part of the owner. Thanks for that, but they actually advertise them as real not faux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
option00002 Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 In the last couple of weeks I've noticed the plastic door pillar on my 96 SC400 turns milky when it rains and clears when it dries leaving me to suspect it may be allowing water to penetrate at the door edge. Anyone come across this phenomenon and is there a fix? If it persists or gets worse, I'm thinking of installing the carbon fibre pillars that MimoUSA advertise. Anyone tried them and with what results? Easy to install? Do they look as if they belong? Thanks for any feedback. Mine were chipped and I had them repainted the factory gray. I would encourage that endeavor. I don't believe I have ever seen faux carbon fiber look like it 'belongs' FWIW. Or the real deal for that matter. Clearly a value judgement on the part of the owner. Thanks for that, but they actually advertise them as real not faux Still highly suspect in regard to a buttoned up look, but good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beacher Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 In the last couple of weeks I've noticed the plastic door pillar on my 96 SC400 turns milky when it rains and clears when it dries leaving me to suspect it may be allowing water to penetrate at the door edge. Anyone come across this phenomenon and is there a fix? If it persists or gets worse, I'm thinking of installing the carbon fibre pillars that MimoUSA advertise. Anyone tried them and with what results? Easy to install? Do they look as if they belong? Thanks for any feedback. Mine were chipped and I had them repainted the factory gray. I would encourage that endeavor. I don't believe I have ever seen faux carbon fiber look like it 'belongs' FWIW. Or the real deal for that matter. Clearly a value judgement on the part of the owner. Thanks for that, but they actually advertise them as real not faux Still highly suspect in regard to a buttoned up look, but good luck. I guess. Did you have to remove the plastic before repainting? Is it plastic or acrylic or what? Does it remove easily? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da cougrdad Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 In the last couple of weeks I've noticed the plastic door pillar on my 96 SC400 turns milky when it rains and clears when it dries leaving me to suspect it may be allowing water to penetrate at the door edge. Anyone come across this phenomenon and is there a fix? If it persists or gets worse, I'm thinking of installing the carbon fibre pillars that MimoUSA advertise. Anyone tried them and with what results? Easy to install? Do they look as if they belong? Thanks for any feedback. Mine were chipped and I had them repainted the factory gray. I would encourage that endeavor. I don't believe I have ever seen faux carbon fiber look like it 'belongs' FWIW. Or the real deal for that matter. Clearly a value judgement on the part of the owner. Thanks for that, but they actually advertise them as real not faux Still highly suspect in regard to a buttoned up look, but good luck. I guess. Did you have to remove the plastic before repainting? Is it plastic or acrylic or what? Does it remove easily? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da cougrdad Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 post piece is stainless steel,I used paint remover to get stain look,looks great to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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